Project In Biology

This is what my mom said about me during her pregnancy and as I grew up as a child. I am a wonderful blessing, my mom blurted out. I'm the second of two siblings, conceived during my mother's pediatric residency. My mom's pregnancy was uneventful, albeit her busy & hectic duty schedules but with cravings for coconut meat, siopao buns & native rice cakes (puto), I was delivered via elective Caesarian section at Mother Seton Hospital, Naga City. I was a playful but sensitive child according to my father. I walked at 15 months old and was talkative at age 2 with some words of my own meaning. At age 3 I entered preschool with new friends. I loved school and studying. I was fond of reading, writing and dancing. I had ballet lessons at six till 13 years old. I spent my elementary years in a public school in Tabaco City, joined school activities, programs and contests. At times I may be shy & reserved but I excelled in my academics. What I am today & what...

My mother shared to me that I was born in the standard timeline of how long it takes before a baby is born. So, I researched a Pregnancy Timeline and this is how it goes.  First Trimester Week 3  This is the baby-in-the-making, a ball of cells called a blastocyst. The blastocyst already contains a full set of DNA from you and your partner, which determines sex, eye color, and other traits. Week 4 The ball of cells has officially become an embryo and is about the size of a  poppy seed . Over the next six weeks, all of your baby's organs will begin to develop, and some will start to function. Week 5 The baby's tiny heart begins to beat – at twice the rate of the mother. The entire "body" is only about the size of a sesame seed. Week 6 Facial features (like eyes and nostrils) are beginning to form, and little buds appear where arms and legs will develop. Week 7 The baby's body is already forming every organ it will need — includ...