Day 6

I had the baby today after 5th period, the same arm pains and time consummation at lockers as before.

Day 5 Dad Blog

I did not have the child today, but no regrets. I am not looking forward to having the baby on Friday or over break.

Day 4 Dady Blog

 I am so tired of the baby, its such a pain to eat lunch with. Opening my locker is an absolute mess, because I can only hold 1/2 as amount of stuff because the baby is in one hand.

Day 3Dady Blog

I had the baby for the first time today, and even writing in class was difficult. At my locker it took me an extra 10 or 15 seconds just to get my locker open let alone grab the books I needed. i am staring to realize how much responsibility is involved in the care of a child.

2/14 Dady Blog

My partner Chelsea was not in school today so I did not receive the baby, but tomorrow I look forward to having La-La the whole day.

2/11 Blog

Today was the first day we had our little baby girl La-La. Unfortunately Chelsea got to have her for today and the weekend. I can only imagine how much her arms hurt from carrying him around.

Day 5 Daddy Blog Contuined

Life Card- Polyhydraminos is a medical condition describing an excess of amniotic fluid in the amniotic sac. The risks include premature rupture of the membranes, placental abruption, preterm labor and delivery, growth restriction  resulting in skeletal malformations and postpartum hemorrhage. Stillbirth occurs in about 4 in 1000 pregnancies that suffer from polyhydramnios vs. about 2 in1000 pregnancies with normal fluid levels. Many cases of polyhydramnios are easily treated and do not result in complications if the pregnancy is monitored closely. Monitoring would include frequent sonograms measuring growth, biophysical profile and fetal assessment. Other treatments could include medication, a process in which the sac is drained and giving birth.

Timeline(17-24)

• Week 17:  The baby, in the 15th week of development, is about 4.4 to 4.8 inches from crown to rump and has doubled in weight in the last two weeks to about 3.5 ounces. Fat begins to form, helping your baby's heat production and metabolism. The lungs are beginning to exhale amniotic fluid, and the circulatory and urinary systems are working. Hair on head, eyebrows and eyelashes is filling in. 
• Week 18:  Your baby measures 5 to 5.6 inches from crown to rump and weighs about 5.25 ounces. The rapid growth spurt is tapering off, but reflexes are kicking in. It can yawn, stretch and make facial expressions, even frown. Taste buds are beginning to develop and can distinguish sweet from bitter tastes. The baby will suck if its lips are stroked and it can swallow, and even get the hiccups. The retinas have become sensitive to light, so if a bright light is shined on your abdomen, baby will probably move to shield its eyes.   
• Week 19:  Your baby measures about 5.2 to 6 inches from crown to rump and weighs about 7 ounces. Skin is developing and transparent, appearing red because blood vessels are visible through it. Creamy white protective coating, called vernix, begins to develop.
• Week 20:  The fetus measures about 5.6 to 6.4 inches from crown to rump and weighs about 9 ounces. Your baby can hear sounds by now -- your voice, heart and your stomach growling, as well as sounds outside your body. It will cover its ears with its hands if a loud sound is made near you, and it may even become startled and "jump." The baby is moving for example -- twisting, turning, wiggling, punching and kicking.
• Week 21:  Your baby measures about 7.2 inches from crown to rump and weighs about 10.5 ounces. The fetus is steadily gaining fat to keep warm. Growth rate is slowing down but organ systems, like digestion, are continuing to mature. A waxy film, called the vernix caseosa, is being produced by your baby's oil glands and covers the skin to keep it supple in the amniotic fluid. Buds for permanent teeth are beginning to form.
• Week 22:  Your baby measures about 7.6 inches and weighs about 12.3 ounces. The muscles are getting stronger every week now, and the eyelids and eyebrows are developed. Your baby's acrobatics are pretty constant, and since he responds to sound, rhythm and melody, you can try singing and talking to him. After he's born, the same sounds will soothe him.  
• Week 23:  The baby is about 8 inches from crown to rump and weighs almost 1 pound. The body is becoming proportioned more like a newborn, but skin is still wrinkled because your baby still has more weight to gain. Lanugo hair on the body sometimes turns darker. 
• Week 24:  Your baby, now about in its 22nd week of development, is 8.4 inches from crown to rump and weighs about 1.2 pounds. It is starting to produce white blood cells, mostly for combating disease and infection, and may respond to your touch or sounds. If you haven't felt hiccups yet, you might feel some jerking motion now. 

Day 5 Daddy Blog

Life Card- I got a new job at the nuclear power plant. This will negatively effect the baby and anyone else I am around. When the baby is exposed to the radiation, can cause harmful health effects. It can result in permanent damage of the tissues. Sunburn, melanoma or different types of cancers are caused by overexposure to nuclear radiations.
Time-line:

• Week 8:  Your embryo, now the 6th week of development, is about the size of a grape. The arms have grown longer and bend at the elbows. The eyelid folds and ears are forming and even the tip of the nose is visible. Places where fingers and toes eventually will grow are becoming noticeable.
• Week 9:  The embryo measures about 0.9 inches to 1.2 inches about the size of a size of a strawberry. The arms and legs are longer. The head is more erect and neck is more developed. The baby now moves its body and limbs, and this movement can be visible during an ultrasound, but the mother won't be able to feel the movements yet.
• Week 10:  At week 10 the baby becomes a "fetus".  It looks a little like a medium shrimp, measuring 1.25 to 1.68 inches from crown to rump, and weighing a little less than two-tenths of an ounce. The eyes are covered by skin that will eventually split to form eyelids.You will be happy to note that most physical malformations, when they happen, have occurred by the end of this week, so the most critical part of your baby's development is safely behind you. But other developmental processes, such as those affecting behavior and intelligence, will continue.
• Week 11:  The fetus, about the size of a lime, measures about 1.75 to 2.4 inches from crown to rump and weighs about .3oz. Fingernails and external genitalia are showing distinguishing characteristics, and the baby is swallowing and kicking, although you still won't feel it.
• Week 12:  The fetus now measures about 2.5 inches and is between three-tenths of an ounce and half an ounce. The fetus fully formed, from tooth buds to toenails, and your baby's job now is to continue getting larger and stronger for the rest of your pregnancy. With the fetus being fully developed, the chance of miscarriage drops considerably after this week.
• Week 13:  the complete fetus, now in about its 11th week of development, measures 2.6 to 3.1 inches  and weighs between half an ounce and seven-tenths of an ounce, about the size of a peach. The head is still abnormally bigger than the body, but the rest of the body is growing rapidly. In fact, your baby is growing tremendously these days. By this time all twenty teeth (baby teeth) have formed and are waiting. The face is starting to look more human, with eyes moving closer together. Toes and fingers are clearly separate, and ankles and wrists have formed. External genitalia are becoming visible.
• Week 14:  Your baby measures about 3.2 to 4.1 inches from crown to rump now and weighs almost an ounce. The ears are shifting from the neck to the sides of the head, and the neck is getting longer and chin more prominent. Facial features and unique fingerprints are all there. Your baby is beginning to respond to outside stimuli. For Example if you poked your abdomen is , the fetus will try to wriggle away.
• Week 15:  Your 13-week-old fetus now measures about 4.1 to 4.5 inches from crown to rump and weighs about 1.75 ounces.Your child may even be sucking his thumb by now. Its body is covered by an ultrafine hair, called lanugo, which is usually gone before birth. Eyebrows and hair on the top of the head are beginning to grow.
• Week 16:  Your baby now measures about 4.3 to 4.6 inches from crown to rump and weighs about 2.8 ounces. Fingernails are well-formed and the  lanugo, may grow on the head. The baby goes to the bathroom every 40-45 minutes. The nervous system is functioning and muscles are responding to stimulation from your baby's brain. You may be able to hear the baby's heartbeat in the doctor's office.

Dady Blog Day 4

1.The the term for the differentiation of cells is Cell Differentiation. Cell differentiation is a process in which a generic cell develops into a specific type of cell in response to specific triggers from the body or the cell itself. This allows single celled organisms to develop into organisms with billions of cells.
2. http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Cellular_differentiation



3. The steps in Cell Differentiation are the Morula stage, the Blastula stage the Gastrula stage, and the Neurula stage.




4. Germ Layers
Endoderm

The endoderm produces tissue within the lungs, thyroid, and pancreas.
The endoderm is one of the germ layers formed during animal embryogenesis. The endoderm forms: the stomach, the colon, the liver, the pancreas, the urinary bladder, the lining of the urethra, the epithelial parts of trachea, the lungs, the pharynx, the thyroid, the parathyroid, and the intestines.

Mesoderm

The mesoderm aids in the production of cardiac muscle, skeletal muscle, smooth muscle, tissues within the kidneys, and red blood cells.
The mesoderm germ layer forms in the embryos of triploblastic animals. During gastrulation, some of the cells migrating inward contribute to the mesoderm, an additional layer between the endoderm and the ectoderm.
The mesoderm forms: skeletal muscle, the skeleton, the dermis of skin, connective tissue, the urogenital system, the heart, blood (lymph cells), and the spleen.

Ectoderm
 

The ectoderm produces tissues within the epidermis, aids in the formation of neurons within the brain, and constructs melanocytes. The ectoderm is the start of a tissue that covers the body surfaces. It emerges first and forms from the outermost of the germ layers. The ectoderm forms: the central nervous system, the lens of the eye, cranial and sensory, the ganglia and nerves, pigment cells, head connective tissues, the epidermis, hair, and mammary glands.