21 Weeks - Large Carrot Baby

Little Baby-Schaefy weighs almost a pound and is about 10.5 inches long - the length of a carrot. Her eyebrows and eyelids are fully developed, and I am feeling her move more and more everyday. Besides loving to stretch all four limbs simultaneously, she is relatively still, and has only woken me up in the middle of the night once so far with her movements. She continues to swallow amniotic fluid, in which she can slightly taste what I eat, mostly strong tastes - like spicy Mexican food.


The picture on this post is from a surgery that was done back in 1999 on a 21 week fetus to fix some major Spina Bifida defects. The baby's hand looks so tiny next to the doctors finger! It is a really neat story and the baby was born and is a healthy little boy now. There is a lot of speculation surrounding this picture - especially when it comes to abortion advocates and anti-abortion activists - and whether or not the baby was holding the doctors hand...good grief. Regardless it is a miracle to me and there is no doubt in my mind that it is human and alive...if you want to read more about the story go to...

Baby Samuel