Day 49

Over the next three days, the baby's arms will lengthen somewhat and begin bending at the elbow. The fingers and thumb have appeared, and are short and webbed with folds of skin between.

Did you know? The baby's arms at this point are only as long as this number 1.

Food Facts...Vegetables, including potatoes, provide vitamins, minerals, fiber and phytochemicals and are important sources of vitamins A and C. One serving size equals one cup of raw, leafy vegetable, 1/2 cup chopped or cooked vegetable; or 3/4 cup vegetable juice.

This has been another installment of "The Pregnancy Journal" by, A. Christine Harris, Ph. D.

On a side note...IT'S COLD IN VERMONT. As rumored, it IS colder today. When Nic and I woke this morning, our thermometer outside was reading -19! Needless to say, we're going to be late for work. Neither of our vehicles want to start. Thankfully, we have a block heater for the Dodge and it's currently 'plugged-in' and should be started shortly. Nic's Jeep is just giving up altogether. It gave 2 or 3 attempts and flat lined! Thank goodness for AAA! Hopefully he'll be able to make it to work eventually, otherwise, it's a snow day! HAHAHA Welcome to the North East!