Blog 3

As a human development major, I am required to take a course in human physiology. Science classes have never been my favorite and I wasn’t sure what to think coming into the course. As it has progressed, however, I have become fascinating with the amazing complexity of our bodies. It is unbelievable that everything has a small or non-existent margin of error, yet we are all still functioning. Although I am only scratching the surface of understanding how our bodies work, I am in awe. Everything has to be exactly right all of it grows into place from a simple egg and sperm combining. In my Infancy and Early Childhood class, we are learning about each week of pregnancy. At only three weeks it begins to have a heartbeat. It grows and develops inside a woman until it is ready to come out into the world. I have always known this, but taking the time to really study it and think about it has made me consider the reality of what we so often take for granted. Trillions of processes have to be working right all of the time for us to function and survive. Our lives are a miracle and each person is an incredible creation. As I study for these classes, the facts that I know, but so often overlook, have hit me afresh and given me perspective as to how cool each and every person is.