We are almost through week 5! Time is ticking by and it still is hard to believe that we will be a family of 3 next year! I have copied some info on what is going on with the baby development in week 5...
Deep in your uterus your embryo is growing at a furious pace. At this point, he's about the size of a sesame seed, and he looks more like a tiny tadpole than a human. He's now made up of three layers — the ectoderm, the mesoderm, and the endoderm — which will later form all of his organs and tissues.
The neural tube — from which your baby's brain, spinal cord, nerves, and backbone will sprout — is starting to develop in the top layer, called the ectoderm. This layer will also give rise to his skin, hair, nails, mammary and sweat glands, and tooth enamel.
His heart and circulatory system begin to form in the middle layer, or mesoderm. (This week, in fact, his tiny heart begins to divide into chambers and beat and pump blood.) The mesoderm will also form your baby's muscles, cartilage, bone, and subcutaneous (under skin) tissue.
The third layer, or endoderm, will house his lungs, intestines, and rudimentary urinary system, as well as his thyroid, liver, and pancreas. In the meantime, the primitive placenta and umbilical cord, which deliver nourishment and oxygen to your baby, are already on the job.
So I have decided to work on becoming a coupon queen. I heard of this great website http://www.southernsavers.com/. This morning I sat with my computer and printed out coupons and mapped out my afternoon grocery shopping. I went to Publix and Bi-Lo... spent about 1 1/2 hours (its hard to get the darn coupons organized... I was struggling). I picked up $175 worth of grocies, spent only $110... saving $65. AMAZING! I got food for all this week and then some! It was a very successful trip... especially for my first time coupon clipping. It is like a game and I can't wait to see what I can save next time!
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