1st Prenatal Exam

Today I saw Debbie Crowder, a midwife, who I just love. Emira went with me since she had a dr appt right after mine. Besides lots of paperwork, I had my usual pelvic exam, pap, etc. My weight was a whopping 261 boo hoo! I have been a bit sick and tired but nothing like I was with Ainsley or Emira. I did get some B-natal lollipops for my nausea, they are so good! Monday I have an u/s appt for 1pm to get an accurate due date. Then I will see Dr. Webb, who I am hoping to have deliver again for us, in a few weeks and will hear the heartbeat then.

ETA: We declined all genetic testing once again even though I am a carrier for CF (as is almost everyone in my family). We are Christian and very Pro-Life so this holds no bearing on our decision to love and cherish our baby even if it's not healthy. God is in control and we know he never, ever gives us more than we can handle.

11 weeks

How your baby's growing:

Your baby, just over 1 1/2 inches long and about the size of a fig, 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.

10 Weeks

How your baby's growing:

Though he's barely the size of a kumquat — a little over an inch or so long, crown to bottom — and weighs less than a quarter of an ounce, your baby has now completed the most critical portion of his development. This is the beginning of the so-called fetal period, a time when the tissues and organs in his body rapidly grow and mature.

He's swallowing fluid and kicking up a storm. Vital organs — including his kidneys, intestines, brain, and liver (now making red blood cells in place of the disappearing yolk sac) — are in place and starting to function, though they'll continue to develop throughout your pregnancy.

If you could take a peek inside your womb, you'd spot minute details, like tiny nails forming on fingers and toes (no more webbing) and peach-fuzz hair beginning to grow on tender skin.

In other developments: Your baby's limbs can bend now. His hands are flexed at the wrist and meet over his heart, and his feet may be long enough to meet in front of his body. The outline of his spine is clearly visible through translucent skin, and spinal nerves are beginning to stretch out from his spinal cord. Your baby's forehead temporarily bulges with his developing brain and sits very high on his head, which measures half the length of his body. From crown to rump, he's about 1 1/4 inches long. In the coming weeks, your baby will again double in size — to nearly 3 inches.

It's Official!

I had an appt today to get my test confirmed. And it is POSITIVE. I just seen the nurse, peed in the little cup and had my weight and blood pressure. They said my due date is November 14th going by my lmp. Of course that doesn't matter really since I'll be having another cesarean and they will do that 1-2 weeks before my due date.

I haven't made my first prenatal appt yet, their computers were down. But I will probably wait til May to see the dr.

I also had my first real day of morning sickness! Not just nausea this time, the real deal! Yippee what I have to look forward to each day LOL.

9 Weeks

Please Welcome Nausea back to my life!

I got my first real dose of the icky tummy feeling driving home from FILs house on Sunday night. Then wouldn't you know Monday morning it was back and then hit again full force while I was grocery shopping. Somehow the frozen food aisle was just enough to make me have to run to the checkout. Thankfully I was able to hold it down, that would have been terribly embarrassing lol.

For those of you who have asked, I have not seen the dr yet. I will call and see about making an appt this week though I don't feel it's really necessary to see a dr so soon. My pap is up to date so they will probably not do much. They will set me up for an u/s to get my due date since my cycles were not yet regular when I got pg and that is always exciting but again, not necessary. This is my 3rd pg and as long as I don't feel anything is wrong, I know baby and I will be fine without seeing a dr for a bit longer.

How your baby's growing: Your new resident is nearly an inch long — about the size of a grape — and weighs just a fraction of an ounce. She's starting to look more and more human. Her essential body parts are accounted for, though they'll go through plenty of fine-tuning in the coming months. Other changes abound: Your baby's heart finishes dividing into four chambers, and the valves start to form — as do her tiny teeth. The embryonic "tail" is completely gone. Your baby's organs, muscles, and nerves are kicking into gear. The external sex organs are there but won't be distinguishable as male or female for another few weeks. Her eyes are fully formed, but her eyelids are fused shut and won't open until 27 weeks. She has tiny earlobes, and her mouth, nose, and nostrils are more distinct. The placenta is developed enough now to take over most of the critical job of producing hormones. Now that your baby's basic physiology is in place, she's

8 Weeks

According to my LMP which was either Feb 8 or 12 (duh can't remember which but I know it was one of those days lol), I am about 8 weeks pg.



Your baby is now 5/8 of an inch long, about the size of a kidney bean. New this week: Webbed fingers and toes are poking out from your baby's hands and feet, his eyelids practically cover his eyes, breathing tubes extend from his throat to the branches of his developing lungs, and his "tail" is just about gone. His arms have lengthened, too, and his hands are now flexed at the wrist and meet over his heart. His knee joints have formed, and his feet may be long enough to meet in front of his body. In his brain, nerve cells are branching out to connect with one another, forming primitive neural pathways.