At 7 weeks...already a miracle

Today begins Week 7 of our pregnancy.

Here's what the medical field says about our baby:

At 3 weeks:

Days 19- 22 the heart begins to beat

The neural tube forms which becomes the spinal cord

At 26 days the brain cells grow, also leg and arm buds appear and grow out from body

At 5 weeks:

40 pairs of muscles present

Eyes, legs, hands begin to develop

At 6 weeks:

Muscles begin to move

Brain waves are detectable

Mouth, and lips are present

At 7 weeks:

Now 1/2 - 3/4 inch long (roughly the size of a raspberry)

Weighs only 1/30th of an ounce but has all the internal organs of an adult

Nerves and muscles work together for the first time

At 43 days brain wave patterns can be recorded

Here's what the Bible says about our baby:
You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother's womb. Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous - and how well I know it. You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion, as I was woven together in the dark of the womb. You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed. - Psalm 139:13-16

I am in absolute awe that every part of our baby forms according to God's perfect design and plan. It is impossible for me to fully grasp that our baby, who weighs only 1/30th of an ounce, has all internal organs that I do. That is not only fascinating, but it is an absolute miracle. I pray for a strong heart. I pray for healthy organs. I pray for every inch of our baby to develop as God has fearfully and wonderfully planned. What a privilege to be a part of this miracle.