9 weeks 5 days.

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Well, would you look at that. What a big change from my last ultrasound two weeks ago! Our sprout doesn't look like a wad of gum anymore. There's actually a noticeable head, arms and legs. The heartbeat is fine, everything's going good. Now I don't have to go back to the doc for another four weeks.

Speaking of sprout, I've noticed that pretty much every pregnancy book, magazine, and website refers to the different sizes/stages of an embryo using food comparisons. He/She's been a grain of rice, then a lentil, a pea, a cashew, and now a martini olive. Not just an olive, but a martini olive. Very specific. It's kind of weird, but then again, what else would you compare the sizes to? A pinky toe nail? A deer tick? Snake eye? Pencil eraser? I'm starting to understand the food reasoning now.