Week Four is an exciting time, indeed.
We’ve got black dots on either side of the massive head section. One day soon, these will change into eyes and start moving around the head until they settle in the front of the face.
And all the organs have begun to form.
Better than that, the heart has taken its fledgling steps from structural formation into functioning. It is practice-pumping at eighty beats per minute.
In other exciting news, we have the very first nubs of arms and legs (although, at this point they are still overshadowed by the prominence of the large tail.
That said, we’re moving away from a reptilian or seahorse-ish little pickle into something a bit more walrus-y. Now, that is probably a dominant trait from daddy’s genes!
Here’s a dramatic re-enactment of what would happen if the embryo were to meet a Smurf. Sike, the little embryo is dong its best to grow quickly, but is still no larger than a BB pellet.
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