8 Weeks

Renee sent this to us this morning. How can it not blow your mind when thinking about the stages of a human person being formed? To watch God literally create and shape a new body and soul day by day... it's just awesome.

The unborn child, called a fetus at this stage, is about three quarters of an inch from crown to rump. The tiny person is protected by the amniotic sac, filled with fluid. Inside, the child swims and moves gracefully. The arms and legs have lengthened, and fingers can be seen. The toes will develop in the next few days. Brain waves can be measured.

Thanks Renee. Lord, have mercy. P.S. And for those math geniuses out there, no, we haven't even been married for 8 weeks yet, but the above method of calculating fetal age doesn't go from the date of conception. If that were the case, he/she would only be 6 weeks old today. :)