Saturday, November 26, 2005

14 Weeks= 2nd Trimester= Yea!

Well, as of tomorrow I'll be 14weeks along, officially in my 2nd trimester. Woo-hoo! The idea of having a baby is becoming more and more real to me. We go for another doctor's appointment on Wednesday, I'm really hoping that he'll do an ultrasound. The last time we got to see the baby's hands move, but they just looked like little dots, the baby is now a lot bigger and more active than it was at that appointment 4 weeks ago. I'm just getting really excited, but I still have looming nervousness and anxiousness. Hopefully this next appointment will help me relax a bit more.

Here's what's happening with the baby this week:
By this week most of the major structures are formed in the baby and they continue to grow for the remainder of your pregnancy. The baby begins practicing inhaling and exhaling, sending amniotic fluid in and out of the lungs. This is believed to be an important part of proper formation of the air sacs.

Other changes that are happening:
~The baby is beginning to use it's thumb in opposition to other fingers.
~The baby's spleen will start to work with the liver to remove old red blood cells and to create antibodies.
~The baby's muscles in the cheeks are strengthening with sucking motions ans salivary glands are beginning to function.

Baby's size (head to rump) this week: About 3.5 to 4 inches.

Weight: About 1 ounce.

Right now your baby is about the size of your computer mouse or small fist.

I'll post a picture tomorrow!

Sunday, November 20, 2005

13 weeks...

Okay, so now I'm 13 weeks along. According to some sources I'm now in my second trimester, but according to others I still have a week to go. Either way I'm sooo excited about my pregnancy being a third of the way over! I've heard that from this point on time flies by. In some ways it feels like it already is, but in others it feels like time is standing still. Let's see what's going on with me? I've got morning sickness up the wazoo! I'm not throwing up, but I feel like I'm always nauseous and I'm gagging/dry heaving from the time I get up in the morning until the time I go to sleep. It's definitely gotten worse over the last week. Hopefully this will go away as I make my way into my second trimester.

This is what is going on with baby this week:
The growth of your baby is rapid and the head to rump length will double in the next 3 weeks. The baby's vocal cords are developing in the larynx but the baby will not make sounds until birth. This week all of the baby's twenty baby teeth have formed in the gums!

Other changes that are happening:
~Your baby's external genitalia are starting to show distinguishing characteristics.
~The baby's intestines are moving from the umbilical cord to the abdomen.
~The baby's pancreas is now producing insulin.

Baby's size this week: About 2.5-3 inches.
Right now your baby is about the size of a nectarine.

Also, hopefully I'll get another picture posted within the next couple of days.

Saturday, November 12, 2005

12 weeks and expanding...



Okay, so tomorrow I'll officially be 12 weeks along. Yea! I'm really expanding in the belly area, and thank God not much elsewhere! But I am now pretty exclusively in maternity pants or jogging pants, everything else just starts cutting into my stomach. And for those wondering why I am already so big in the middle, if you've ever been pregnant you know that you are constantly filled with gas (sorry if TMI!), I'm always burping! Being in my first trimester I've been REALLY tired. Hopefully that will go away soon. I really want to get back into my walking routine, that way I can curb some of the inevitable weight gain. Anyways, I'm also hoping to get over my morning (more like all day) sickness soon. It sucks because I'll just randomly get nauseous and start dry heaving, even in the middle of a conversation. I'm praying that it's gone VERY soon!

Here's the info for week 12 from Babyfit.com:
Both you and the baby are growing right along. By now you have probably gained 2-4 lbs. The baby's palate has formed. The palate divides the mouth from the nose, making it possible to eat and breathe at the same time.
Other changes that are happening:
~Your baby's fingernails and toenails are beginning to grow.
~The baby's brain has the basic structure that it will have at birth.
~The baby's digestive tract is becoming functional and developing the ability to push through food.
Baby's size (head to rump) this week: About 2.5 inches.
Right now your baby is about the size of a billiard ball.

This pic was taken on 11/12/05 at 11weeks and 6days.

Tuesday, November 08, 2005

11 weeks and counting...

So, I am now 11weeks, 2days along. Only approx. 28weeks, 5days more to go. Here is the baby's development as of this far.

Your belly continues to grow outward. To support you and the baby from this week on, you will experience a 40-50% total increase in blood volume (most of the gain is in the liquid called plasma and not the red blood cell count).
Other changes that are happening:
~Your baby's head now makes up more than half of its entire length.
~Although weight will fluctuate a great deal, your average gain in the 2nd trimester is about a pound a week.
~The baby's skin, though very thin and transparent, is forming and becoming thicker.
Baby's size this week: About 1.5 to 2.5 inches.
Right now your baby is about the size of a lemon.
(Courtesy Babyfit.com)

Monday, November 07, 2005

Me before I was pregnant....


I know that some of you guys don't see me that often, so here is a pic of me taken in August, right around the time I got pregnant.

Thursday, November 03, 2005

My first post...



Well, I guess the title speaks for itself. I'm officially "coming out" with the news that I'm pregnant! Some people already knew, but this is the first public endeavor. I am 10weeks 4days along and absolutely loving it! We've known since I was 3weeks 6days, so the last almost seven weeks has seemed like it has taken forever! We are so excited, and there is nothing like seeing your baby move on the ultrasound machine, which is exactly what we got to see yesterday at our doctor's appointment. We saw him/her (depends on who you ask!) moving it's little hands around. It was sooo amazing! We also heard the heartbeat for the second time, which for us is the most wonderful sound in the world! I'm so excited!! I can't stop smiling! Only 29weeks 2days (give or take) until we will actually be able to hold our child. Wow!
Oh yeah, this pic was taken on 9/17/05.