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ORIGINAL POST:
1st Month
Your baby is an embryo consisting of two layers of cells from which all her organs and body parts will develop.
2nd Month
Your baby is now about the size of a kidney bean and is constantly moving. He has distinct, slightly webbed fingers.
3rd Month
By now your baby is about 3 inches long and weighs nearly an ounce. Her tiny, unique fingerprints are now in place.
4th Month
Your baby is now about 5 inches long and weighs 5 ounces. His skeleton is starting to harden from rubbery cartilage to bone.
5th Month
Eyebrows and eyelids are now in place. Your baby would now be more than 10 inches long if you stretched out her legs.
6th Month
Your baby weighs about a pound and a half. His wrinkled skin is starting to smooth out as he puts on baby fat.
7th Month
By now, your baby weighs about 3 pounds and is more than 15 inches long. She can open and close her eyes and follow a light.
8th Month
Your baby now weighs about 4 3/4 pounds. His layers of fat are filling him out, making him rounder, and his lungs are well developed.
9th Month
The average baby is more than 19 inches long and weighs nearly 7 pounds now, but babies vary widely in size at this stage
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