Happenings in the baby's life this past week

Our growing baby now measures about 4 inches, crown to rump, and weighs in at about 2 1/2 ounces (about the size of an apple; not the weight of the apple). Baby is busy moving amniotic fluid through the nose and upper respiratory tract, which helps the primitive air sacs in the lungs as they begin to develop. Little legs are growing longer than the arms now, and baby can move all of joints and limbs. Although eyelids are still fused shut, our baby can sense light. If I shine a flashlight at my tummy, for instance, baby likely to move away from the beam.

Last day of week 15

You know this is all so confusing.... LOL... I am 14 weeks and 7 days, or otherwise considered the last day of week 15.... All I can say is YEA!!!!! No cravings yet, but maybe the nausea is starting to subside... I still throw up each day but at least not at every meal. Thanking God for small favors. My heartbeat fetal doppler should be in today or tomorrow; I can't wait!!!! Just hoping to find the heartbeat right away so that I don't stress over not being able to find it.

Happy Black Friday... 15 Weeks and 2 Days

Not sure how many brave souls decided to get out this morning. This is the first year in 8 years that I didn't go out... Being 15 weeks sure put a damper in my usual rush out the door. I didn't want to get mowed down by people who don't have the time of day. Of course, Brian didn't want me going out either.. Half of this baby is his too and he didn't want me getting in harms way for a few deals...

15 weeks... Day 1

Well, the first day of the 15th week falls on Thanksgiving Day... I am so happy and so excited that the Lord has let me carry this baby this far. Brian and I are looking forward to a little "ya ya" (Brian's termilogy --for a small child) Still waiting for the Heartbeat doppler to arrive... I was hoping that it would be here today so that I could take it and let our friends and family hear the heart beat... Oh well... I still hvae so much to be thankful for... even if I can't keep down the Thanksgiving dinner; I will be spending time with family and friends. I am hoping everyone has a Happy Turkey Day...

HAPPY THANKSGIVING DAY TO ALL

I am Thankful for...

Thorns...

OK many of you may be wondering why I would be thankful for such a thing...Let me explain...

We always thank God when things are going well (these are the roses and rose petals). I have had many lessons to learn over the past four years (many thorny lessons) After six miscarriages and really depressed and upset with God that He would allow such things to happen in my life I realize that there are lessons to learn in all of the thorns placed among us. He placed the thorns among the roses. There are 10x as many thorns on one Rose stem compared to that one little rose. The Rose has to grow among the thorny stem so that we may enjoy and love it's beauty. Remember the Thorns in our life are not a bad thing. Christ had a crown of thorns placed upon His head. Thank Him for the thorns in your life.

"My God, I have never thanked You for my thorns. I have thanked You a thousand times for my roses, but never once for my thorns. Teach me the glory of the cross I bear; teach me the value of my thorns. Show me that I have climbed closer to You along the path of pain. Show me that, through my tears, the colors of your rainbow look much more brilliant."

Praise Him for the roses; thank Him for the thorns. God Bless all of you. Be thankful for all that the Lord does for you. "Live simply, love generously, care deeply, speak kindly, and leave the rest to God." We often try to fix problems with WD-40 and Duct tape. God did it with nails.

13 weeks 7 days... End of Week 14

Our baby can now squint, frown, grimace, pee, and possibly suck thier thumb. Thanks to brain impulses, facial muscles are getting a workout as the tiny facial features form one expression after another. Baby's kidneys are producing urine, which release into the amniotic fluid around our baby — a process "Tiger Paw" keep up until birth. Our baby can grasp, how amazing is that. Our baby's stretching out. From head to bottom, our little one measures 3 1/2 inches — about the size of a lemon — and he weighs 1 1/2 ounces

HI bebe Prenatal Heart Fetal Doppler/ Monitor # BT-200

I just won this on Ebay to be able to listen to our Dear baby's heart beat....I think it will be so nice to bond in a way just listening the the miracle of a heartbeat... (also might give me some peace of mind to know that the baby is doing fine in between Dr. visits)

Another Belly picture....

This is me at 13 weeks and 4 days... I am just now starting to like the way I look. I am in my 14th week...Can't wait for Thanksgiving day...

It's my Birthday...

... and I'll cry if I want to.... Well, I don't want to cry~~ I am happy, have a great husband, have my health, pregnancy is going well and I am 29. Brian said to enjoy this year because it is 30 after this and life seems to move so much faster. I think life moves pretty fast now as it is.

Also, today marks the start of week 14. I am 14 weeks 0 days... I am 94 days into this pregnancy with 188 days to go....

Somebody asked...

.. for a belly picture? Well here it is!!!

The last day of week 13

How your baby's growing:

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

Dr.'s Appointment

First of all, the appointment went great... Brian took the latter part of the day off from school to come and be there with me. They found the heart beat.... and we heard it.... YEAH~~~~~ Heart beat was 157 (a great normal) is what the Dr. said...they measured... I am measuring a (day) early... LOL (didn't know that was possible) Iron was up finally to 11.6 Yeah!!! it has been low... Urine sample test (whatever they all include) came back great... and I LOST another 3 lbs... Dr. Rivera said to enjoy it while it lasted because soon (3 weeks or less) I should starting gaining. Still vomiting quite a bit, but hey it comes with the whole pregnant thing right? ... some women are lucky enough not to have morning sickness during their pregnancy. I can't say how happy either of us were to hear that little, but fast pumping heart... I would like to thank everyone for their prayers and well wishes. I will have a blood test run at my next appointment.. YEAH :O( more blood to be drawn and taken.. LOL And I am about to look into get a heart doppler monitor so that we can hear the heart beat whenever... It was so neat and so amazing

~What I am looking for is this: HI-bebe by Bistos

Last Day of the First Trimester

Today is the last day of the first trimester... WOW... The baby has grown so much and has also caused "baby's" mama so much pain already... but a pain that I would gladly take no matter how difficult. Mama is happy to go through this (well about 5 minutes after each bout of vomiting).




More about the baby: (this is what has been happening for the last seven days)
The most dramatic development this week: Reflexes. Our baby's fingers will soon begin to open and close, toes will curl, eye muscles will clench, and the mouth will make sucking movements. In fact, if I poke or push on my abdomen, our baby will squirm in response, although we won't be able to feel it. The intestines, which have grown so fast that they protrude into the umbilical cord, will start to move into the abdominal cavity about now, and the kidneys will begin excreting urine into the bladder. From crown to rump, our baby-to-be is just over two inches long, (about the size of a lime) and weighs half an ounce.

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I would Die for that....

In a world of so many orphans, the act of adoption and so many women facing infertility.. this song really touches my heart. After 4 + years of marriage and trying to conceive, looking into adoption (which we still plan to do~adopt) We have finally by God's miraculous hand conceived,and hope to carry this baby to term. Please enjoy this video clip ... click on the line below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqfGqOx2iDQ

> 200 days left or 86 days into the Pregnancy

I have 198 days left till the EDD (estimated due date) this in reality should be EGD (estimated guess date) as less than 5% of children are born on their EDD... Talked to my mom over the weekend... only 1 out of her 5 children were born on the due date... The rest of us were late; probability says I will be late, as well. Out of her other 4 children we ran from 5 days late (me) to 3 weeks late... OH MY!!!!! My next appointment is just EIGHT DAYS AWAY!!!!! Just realized that Nov. 7th will end my first trimester... YEAH!!!! More to come later. Thanks so all the many prayers and kind words that have been coming our way.