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All ArticlesBattery in the smoke detectorNovember 8th 2008 | No Comments Week 31 Baby is eleven inches long head to rump and sixteen inches head to toe. Baby weighs about three and a half pounds. This week alone baby will grow about three eighths of an inch. His head has also grown about three eighths of an inch in circumference due to rapid brain growth. About this [...] |
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