It’s time to ossify, baby! How many times in your life do you get to use a word like that? Anyway, that’s exactly what’s starting to happen in babylyman’s life. Until now, baby’s bones had been developing but were still soft. This week, they begin to harden, or ossify. Some of the first bones to ossify are those in the clavicles and the legs.

In other news, the ears move to their final position and they stand out from the head. And it’s time for us to start brushing up on our lullabies in the coming weeks, the baby will probably be able to hear! The bones of the middle ear and the nerve endings from the brain are developing so that the baby will hear sounds such as Meg’s heartbeat and blood moving through the umbilical cord. He or she may even be startled by loud noises! Babylyman’s eyes are also developing, they’re now facing forward rather than to the sides. Thank goodness!