15 Weeks! :)

How your baby's growing:

Your growing baby now measures about 4 inches long, crown to rump, and weighs in at about 2 1/2 ounces (about the size of an apple). She's busy moving amniotic fluid through her nose and upper respiratory tract, which helps the primitive air sacs in her lungs begin to develop. Her legs are growing longer than her arms now, and she can move all of her joints and limbs. Although her eyelids are still fused shut, she can sense light. If you shine a flashlight at your tummy, for instance, she's likely to move away from the beam. There's not much for your baby to taste at this point, but she is forming taste buds. Finally, if you have an ultrasound this week, you may be able to find out whether your baby's a boy or a girl! (Don't be too disappointed if it remains a mystery, though. Nailing down your baby's sex depends on the clarity of the picture and on your baby's position. He or she may be modestly curled up or turned in such a way as to "hide the goods.")

14 Weeks :)

How your baby's growing:

This week's big developments: Your baby can now squint, frown, grimace, pee, and possibly suck his thumb! Thanks to brain impulses, his facial muscles are getting a workout as his tiny features form one expression after another. His kidneys are producing urine, which he releases into the amniotic fluid around him — a process he'll keep up until birth. He can grasp, too, and if you're having an ultrasound now, you may even catch him sucking his thumb.

In other news: Your baby's stretching out. From head to bottom, he measures 3 1/2 inches — about the size of a lemon — and he weighs 1 1/2 ounces. His body's growing faster than his head, which now sits upon a more distinct neck. By the end of this week, his arms will have grown to a length that's in proportion to the rest of his body. (His legs still have some lengthening to do.) He's starting to develop an ultra-fine, downy covering of hair, called lanugo, all over his body. Your baby's liver starts making bile this week — a sign that it's doing its job right — and his spleen starts helping in the production of red blood cells. Though you can't feel his tiny punches and kicks yet, your little pugilist's hands and feet (which now measure about 1/2 inch long) are more flexible and active.

First official baby bump picture :) 14 weeks

My Little One's Growth This Week ~ 13 Weeks ~

Fingerprints have formed on your baby's tiny fingertips, her veins and organs are clearly visible through her still-thin skin, and her body is starting to catch up with her head — which makes up just a third of her body size now. If you're having a girl, she now has more than 2 million eggs in her ovaries. Your baby is almost 3 inches long (about the size of a peach) and weighs nearly an ounce. 

Time to update :)

I know it's been a while.....I can tell how long it's been because I have a bunch to update on.  First things first......I made it to 12 weeks. :)  Almost out of the first trimester. I think that's a good sign.  I checked baby's heartbeat yesterday. It was 174.  I have an OB appointment on September 3rd.  Just a checkup.  But, since I have my home doppler and I've been able to hear the heartbeat almost on a daily basis.....I'm not too worried about the checkup. Everything should be just fine.

Next on the news table.....we're moving into a 3/2 condo the first week of September. :) I'm super excited.  When we moved down here, Daniel's parents very kindly walled off part of their home and made us our own little studio apartment.  It has been great living here, financially, because they didn't charge any rent or anything like that. They really have been very, very good to us. However, now with the baby on the way, we definitely need some more space. I'm very happy that we've been able to upgrade a little bit so that the baby can have a room on its own.  Apartments and condos are very expensive down here, so we signed the lease with Daniel's buddy that he works with.  His buddy has been looking to upgrade out of his employee housing as well, so it worked out perfectly.  He won't be there all the time, though, due to working two jobs and now about to go to fire school.....but him living there has helped us to be able to afford it so we are very thankful!

Now for the super EXCITING update......:) tomorrow as soon as Daniel gets off work, we are headed for Orlando until Monday. :) Daniel is in a wedding on Saturday, but the rest of the time we will get to spend with my family. I am so looking forward to seeing everyone.  I haven't seen any of them since June and it's been REALLY hard for me emotionally. :/ guess it's just these crazy pregnancy hormones lol.

Oh.....let me throw in an update about school.  Week 2 of nursing school and we still have yet to meet one of the instructors, our lab/clinical day has yet to be posted, and it has been canceled both weeks so far. :/  Everything is kind of chaotic and confusing, but I am hoping that after a couple more weeks maybe everything will smooth itself out.

I think that's it for updates. :)  Maybe I will take some pictures with everyone in Orlando and post them this weekend.  We will see :) Ta Ta for now. <3

Little Gummy Bear's Development This Week ~ 12 Weeks ~

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 2 inches long (about the size of a plum) and weighs half an ounce.

My little gummy bear's growth this week

How your baby's growing:

Your baby, just over 1 1/2 inches long and about the size of a lime, is now almost fully formed. 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.