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Pregnancy.
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1st Month.
The baby is an embryo the size of a poppy seed. -
2nd Month.
It's about the size of a kidney bean. -
3rd Month.
It's about the size of a lime at this stage. -
4th Month.
Right now, he's about the size of an avocado. His head is more erect than it has been, his eyes have moved closer to the front of his head. The ears are close to their final postion as well. -
5th Month.
From head to heel, he is about the length of a banana. He's swallowing more these days, which is good. -
6th Month.
The baby right now is about an inch long. Picture an ear of corn. He'll soon start to plump up. His brain is also growing quickly now, and his taste buds are continuing to develop. -
7th Month.
By this week, your baby weighs two and a quarter pounds (like a Chinese cabbage) and measures 14.8 inches from the top of her head to her heels. She can blink her eyes, which now sport lashes. -
8th Month.
By now, your baby weighs 3.75 pounds (pick up a large jicama) and is about 16.7 inches long. She now has toenails, fingernails, and real hair (or at least respectable peach fuzz). -
9th Month.
She now weighs almost 6 pounds (like a crenshaw melon) and is more than 18 1/2 inches long. At the end of this week, your baby will be considered full-term. ost likely she's in a head-down position. -
10 Month.
It's hard to say for sure how big your baby will be, but the average newborn weighs about 7 1/2 pounds (a small pumpkin) and is about 20 inches long. His skull bones are not yet fused, which allows them to overlap a bit if it's a snug fit through the birth canal during labor.
