In week 11, our baby's fingers and toes have separated and are distinct.Amniotic fluid begins to accumulate as the kidneys start functioning. This fluid also helps to protect the baby inside mommy and allows for the baby to move freely around in it. Our baby can suck and swallow along with it's new skills: flex fingers, form a fist, punch, kick, arch the body, and wrinkle his/her little forehead. The baby's muscles in the intestinal walls begin to practice contractions that digest food. The tiny little skeletal bones throughout the baby's body are beginning to harden and even little tooth buds are forming. Now that all major organs have formed, the most critical period in development has passed.
Our baby, just over 1 1/2 inches long (size of a fig), is now almost fully formed.
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