I am 15 weeks today!!! Baby Hall has been moving like crazy!!! I can feel it from the inside but so far, we have not been able to feel it from the outside of my belly yet. I love feeling the little movements:) We have gotten a heart beat doppler and we have been able to get the baby to hold still to listen to the heartbeat only a couple of times, the rest of the times when we find it the baby moves!! Our next doctor visit is on September 8. We will also be able to find out the sex of the baby in 2 weeks on September 11!!!! I can not wait to see if we will have a house full of blue or to add some more pink to our home!
On another happy note, Anna started school this week and has absolutely LOVED every minute of it!!! She has enjoyed playing with other kids and making new friends!! She wants her baby to be here soon so she can take it in for show and tell...she is so funny!!!
WEEK 15
If you could see your baby right now, you'd laugh as she tests out her developing muscles by making lots of funny faces -- squinting, frowning, even smiling in the womb. You'd be astonished by her paper-thin skin, through which a network of fine blood vessels runs like a series of miniature roads. She is developing lanugo, a fine, downy hair that covers her body and protects her skin. Lanugo begins to disappear before birth, but some babies -- especially those born early -- may still have a fine covering of it on their shoulders, backs, and foreheads as they come into the world. This hair usually disappears within a week or so after birth. Beneath her skin, your baby's skeleton is hardening, transforming from cartilage to bone as she continues to absorb calcium. Her bones will stay flexible, however, so that she can easily make the journey through your birth canal. They won't harden enough for her to stand until she's a toddler.
Her ears are nearly in position, and she can turn her head. She can make fists and point her toes too, though most of the time these movements are reflexive. Her hair has started to grow, and it may have a little color as the pigment cells of her hair follicles kick in. You'll need to decide soon whether you want to know the sex of your baby before you give birth; the external sex organs are nearly complete, so an ultrasound can reveal whether you're having a boy or a girl.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Monday, August 16, 2010
BIG WEEK FOR BABY HALL
Last Wednesday was our 12 week doctor appointment. I was seeing the midwife (Christy). After a bad midwife experience with anna, I was a little worried but she was so great!! She talked with me for a while about how things are going and went on then to use a doppler to find the heart beat. She tried for about 5 minutes and was only detecting my heartbeat so she took me down to the utrasound room where I was #5 on the waiting list. Talk about a scary time, I felt like I waited for hours but really it was only about 15 minutes. The ultrasound lady found the baby right away but it was moving around soooo much, she had a hard time getting a solid reading to get the heart rate (HUGE SIGH OF RELIEF). After about 7-10 minutes of chasing the wild child around my belly, she finally got a solid reading of 156 BPM and she said "WOW, no wonder Christy couldn't find a good reading, that baby is bouncing all over the place". I was so excited to be able to see our little peanut again and especially to see that it is doing well and growing right on schedule!! Baby Hall was measuring right on 12 weeks and 6 days.
Also happening last week, my belly seemed to pop right out!! No denying there is a baby in there now :)
Also happening last week, my belly seemed to pop right out!! No denying there is a baby in there now :)
Monday, August 9, 2010
Week info 12 & 13
WEEK 12
Your baby can swallow by now, and he might even get the hiccups! He's a whopping 3 inches long, and his head, which was half the size of his body last month, is now just a third as big as the rest of him. He's also less hunched over. His face is almost fully formed, and his nose, eyelids, and ears are almost completely developed. He's even got an upper lip.
Blood has started to pump through your baby's umbilical cord, carrying nutrients and oxygen from your body through the placenta to support your baby. The umbilical cord also works in reverse to rid your body of the baby's waste products now that his kidneys are excreting urine.
All of the major organ systems have finished forming by the end of your 1st trimester, so now they only need to grow. Your baby has opposable thumbs too, and his motions are more purposeful. In fact, some researchers say they can detect variations in personality even this early, such as whether your baby will be active or calm, a thumb sucker or not. Most of his motions right now are reflexes, but his muscles are starting to respond to his brain signals; he can kick and curl his toes. If you could prod your baby's hands right now, they would probably close because of reflex. He'll be holding your finger with a good, firm grip before too long.
WEEK 13
Your baby-to-be is almost done with the first trimester! In the first trimester, he went from a collection of cells to a fully formed individual in a matter of a few weeks. In the coming weeks, his basic body structure will add tissue -- and every part of his body will become more defined. He'll also become stronger. Sometime this trimester you might also be able to feel your baby kick and wiggle!
Probably one of the most important happenings this week is that your baby-to-be has a functioning kidney and urinary tract system. In other words, he's starting to pee in utero. This is normal and helps his body systems begin to process what he ingests.
Your baby's body skeleton is also adding layers to the rudimentary beginnings of bone. Tissue in his arms, legs, and face will be added to in the coming days. In fact, your baby's arms and legs are more proportionate to the size of the rest of his body.
Another change you can begin to see in the sonogram image is the relation of your baby's head size to the rest of his body. Up until now, his head overshadowed the rest of his body by half. Now, as his body has elongated, his head is only 1/3 the size of his growing frame.
Your baby can swallow by now, and he might even get the hiccups! He's a whopping 3 inches long, and his head, which was half the size of his body last month, is now just a third as big as the rest of him. He's also less hunched over. His face is almost fully formed, and his nose, eyelids, and ears are almost completely developed. He's even got an upper lip.
Blood has started to pump through your baby's umbilical cord, carrying nutrients and oxygen from your body through the placenta to support your baby. The umbilical cord also works in reverse to rid your body of the baby's waste products now that his kidneys are excreting urine.
All of the major organ systems have finished forming by the end of your 1st trimester, so now they only need to grow. Your baby has opposable thumbs too, and his motions are more purposeful. In fact, some researchers say they can detect variations in personality even this early, such as whether your baby will be active or calm, a thumb sucker or not. Most of his motions right now are reflexes, but his muscles are starting to respond to his brain signals; he can kick and curl his toes. If you could prod your baby's hands right now, they would probably close because of reflex. He'll be holding your finger with a good, firm grip before too long.
WEEK 13
Your baby-to-be is almost done with the first trimester! In the first trimester, he went from a collection of cells to a fully formed individual in a matter of a few weeks. In the coming weeks, his basic body structure will add tissue -- and every part of his body will become more defined. He'll also become stronger. Sometime this trimester you might also be able to feel your baby kick and wiggle!
Probably one of the most important happenings this week is that your baby-to-be has a functioning kidney and urinary tract system. In other words, he's starting to pee in utero. This is normal and helps his body systems begin to process what he ingests.
Your baby's body skeleton is also adding layers to the rudimentary beginnings of bone. Tissue in his arms, legs, and face will be added to in the coming days. In fact, your baby's arms and legs are more proportionate to the size of the rest of his body.
Another change you can begin to see in the sonogram image is the relation of your baby's head size to the rest of his body. Up until now, his head overshadowed the rest of his body by half. Now, as his body has elongated, his head is only 1/3 the size of his growing frame.
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