I didn't know that!

One of the books we picked up when we first found out we were pregnant was this pregnancy journal. It gives updates on the baby's development day by day, what is happening with the mom, and some great nutrition (and random) facts. This book give you LOTS of information and our reaction to most of it is just "wow." As of today - day 47 - we have learned that:

• Much of the time is measured in weeks, not months. So the pregnancy should last 40 weeks (approximately 9 months).
• By day 21 the heart has already started forming.
• By day 27 a tiny liver has formed.
• By day 36 the cerebellum has started developing
• Day 44 marks the day when the earliest recordable brain waves will occur
• If the baby grew as fast right after birth as it is growing right now (first 45 days), it would measure 15 feet tall by the time it was one month old!
• The baby now measures between 1/2 and 2/3 of an inch in length. It might be tight, but two babies this size could play in the cap of a liter-size plastic bottle.

Brad observed that the vitamins Jill needs reads like a bingo board - Vitamin B12, K, B6, A, E, B2, D, B1, and B5 (and these are just the vitamins that Brad can pronounce.)

If we have learned this much in just 47 days, just think about how much there is in the remaining 219!