He placenta begins absorbing nutrients and oxygen from the mother's body.

The placenta develops within the first couple of weeks of pregnancy. The placenta is the lifeline of the fetal body and soon after the placenta is developed and in place, it begins starting to absorb nutrients for the developing fetus. This all occurs in the first trimester.

precisely the author keeps the interest of readers not describing clearly the   kind of relationship in giselle's family. by doing this, readers had to imagine and assume how it was.   instead, the author described better scenes with dark star and the influence of books about horses in giselle's life and actions.   also the fact that she broke her arm but not referring to it in detail leads the readers to imagine and guess what could have occurred.