Good afternoon all!
Well, I am having a very uneventful week. Work has been steady. Justin and I have worked on the house a little, and I am just resting up. Last Saturday, my beautiful, glowing cousin Lindsay and her husband Ross came over for dinner. And the women beat the boys in spades-because we are the best! Lindsay is expecting a girl at the end of October. It is really fun going through pregnancy together.
As uneventful as my work week has been so far, the baby has been very busy! (see update below). I have grand plans to clean up this blog more and add pictures soon, as I feel that I am beginning to show.
On a personal note: Justin and I are celebrating our 5 year wedding anniversary on Saturday. I can not believe that we met 9 years ago at The Abbott's annual July 4th party after we all graduated from High School. I look back and feel that we are so blessed to have met and grow together at an age when so many couples grow apart. If you had told me at the age of 18 I was going to meet my future husband and be married by 22 with a child on the way at 27, I would have laughed in your face. More proof, that my "plan" was not God's plan. I look so forward to enjoying the new stage of our life as a married couple with a beautiful child on January 6, 2009.
12 Week update:
How your baby's growing:
The most dramatic development this week: Reflexes. Your baby's fingers will soon begin to open and close, his toes will curl, his eye muscles will clench, and his mouth will make sucking movements. In fact, if you prod your abdomen, your baby will squirm in response, although you won't be able to feel it. His intestines, which have grown so fast that they protrude into the umbilical cord, will start to move into his abdominal cavity about now, and his kidneys will begin excreting urine into his bladder.Meanwhile, nerve cells are multiplying rapidly, and in your baby's brain, synapses are forming furiously. His face looks unquestionably human: His eyes have moved from the sides to the front of his head, and his ears are right where they should be. From crown to rump, your baby-to-be is just over two inches long (about the size of a lime) and weighs half an ounce.
Hope to have more updates on a regular basis!
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
11 Week Update.
On the home front: Still working on slowly unpacking some boxes. It is just a lot of work to go. I was hoping to get many things done this past weekend, but that did not happen!
On the baby front: 11 weeks today! So I have decided not to get the genetic testing. I did research and it is very invasive, so I did not feel that it is not worth the miscarriage risk. Besides that, the exhaustion is fading a little bit. Now the new big issue is, I am hungry ALL THE TIME. I can not eat enough in one sitting, so I am trying to find "filling, healthy snacks". Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
I plan on trying to find a way to add our sonogram picture and a few other pictures so you can all see this.
In case you wanted to know, this is what the baby is doing this week, development wise:
Your baby, just over 1 1/2 inches long and about the size of a fig, is now almost fully formed. His/Her hands will soon open and close into fists, tiny tooth buds are beginning to appear under her gums, and some of her bones are beginning to harden.
She's already busy kicking and stretching, and her tiny movements are so effortless they look like water ballet. These movements will become more frequent as her body grows and becomes more developed and functional. You won't feel your baby's acrobatics for another month or two — nor will you notice the hiccupping that may be happening now that her diaphragm is forming.
On the baby front: 11 weeks today! So I have decided not to get the genetic testing. I did research and it is very invasive, so I did not feel that it is not worth the miscarriage risk. Besides that, the exhaustion is fading a little bit. Now the new big issue is, I am hungry ALL THE TIME. I can not eat enough in one sitting, so I am trying to find "filling, healthy snacks". Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
I plan on trying to find a way to add our sonogram picture and a few other pictures so you can all see this.
In case you wanted to know, this is what the baby is doing this week, development wise:
Your baby, just over 1 1/2 inches long and about the size of a fig, is now almost fully formed. His/Her hands will soon open and close into fists, tiny tooth buds are beginning to appear under her gums, and some of her bones are beginning to harden.
She's already busy kicking and stretching, and her tiny movements are so effortless they look like water ballet. These movements will become more frequent as her body grows and becomes more developed and functional. You won't feel your baby's acrobatics for another month or two — nor will you notice the hiccupping that may be happening now that her diaphragm is forming.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Heard a heartbeat!
On the baby front:
That was the most calming, wonderful sound. Made all my fears about the pregnancy to date fall to ever so small levels. After such a worrisome beginning to the pregnancy, seeing and then hearing the heart is a wonderful feeling. The doctor officially signed me off as "risk of miscarriage - small". In fact, I do not have to go see him for a month, which after seeing him every week or two weeks since May is a relief.
I am supposed to set up a test with the doctor that screens for down syndrome and other genetic defects. I have to do that in the next three weeks. Kind of scary, but they said if I bring a VHS tape I will get a video of the baby. Pretty Cool! I will be scheduling that tomorrow.
On the home front:
I have been too dang tired to try and even pretend to work on the house. So there is nothing going on at the house!!!!
That was the most calming, wonderful sound. Made all my fears about the pregnancy to date fall to ever so small levels. After such a worrisome beginning to the pregnancy, seeing and then hearing the heart is a wonderful feeling. The doctor officially signed me off as "risk of miscarriage - small". In fact, I do not have to go see him for a month, which after seeing him every week or two weeks since May is a relief.
I am supposed to set up a test with the doctor that screens for down syndrome and other genetic defects. I have to do that in the next three weeks. Kind of scary, but they said if I bring a VHS tape I will get a video of the baby. Pretty Cool! I will be scheduling that tomorrow.
On the home front:
I have been too dang tired to try and even pretend to work on the house. So there is nothing going on at the house!!!!
Monday, June 9, 2008
10 weeks pregnant tomorrow!
My first post!!!
On the baby front:Only 2 more weeks and I am out of the first trimester and in the safe zone for this pregnancy. I have a doctor's appointment on Wednesday and I hope to hear the heartbeat. I have been very lucky so far, as I have not had any morning sickness. I am having the tender chest and extreme fatigue and in the last week or so, and my clothes are a little tighter in the waist. All very normal stuff. Since I was supposed to be at trial this week for work and I do not have to go now, it has been really nice getting to rest when I feel like I need to.
So far, I have been very blessed to have a very easy pregnancy to date. However, I know that could change in a heartbeat.
On the home front:
In other parts of my life, my dear husband, Justin had his bottom wisdom teeth removed this morning. He had to get stitches and everything. As we speak, he is lying in bed on some strong pain meds.
Justin is also off this weekend so we plan on unpacking a few more boxes this weekend. Maybe the future nursery will be a few boxes lighter by Sunday. That would be wonderful!
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