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- This week your baby
finally comes to his senses.
That's right, all five
senses are now operational.
Even though your little one
is just over three pounds,
and only 16 to 18 inches long,
he's now prepared to fully experience
the world that waits just
outside his quiet cocoon.
His eyes can now perceive light
with fully functioning irises
that dilate and contract.
And those ears, so
tiny, not only can hear,
they can distinguish sounds.
Studies show that fetal heart rates
actually speed up and slow down
in response to different music.
And, while there's no air under water
for your little minnow to breathe in,
his nose is ready for
smelling. And sniff he does,
getting a sense of your
scent from the amniotic fluid
that passes through his nasal passages.
Once he emerges, those first
real inhalations of air
will take in your special momma aroma,
further imprinting it as
the one closest to his heart
and helping him feel
as at home in your arms
as he did in your womb.
He's also exploring with his new senses,
playing with his nose,
toes, umbilical cord
and your uterine walls to
hone his sense of touch.
And, by opening his little mouth
and tasting and sucking his thumb,
he's getting really for the good stuff
that'll be coming down the
pike in just a few short weeks.
Now that his brain is processing
the barrage of signals
coming in from his senses,
cranial connections are
multiplying at an astonishing rate.
Cerebral development is in high gear
and will crank along at break-neck speed
for the next several weeks,
even after your budding genius
has made his grand entrance.
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