The first one was at 7 weeks so you can't see a whole lot but you can definitely tell what it is!
Friday, January 29, 2010
January 26, 2010, Week 9: Bahama Mama, Papa and Baby
This week we were off to the Bahamas with Carlysle’s parents. I went a loooong time ago (I think I was a sophomore in HS) and I had forgotten how BEAUTIFUL it was! The people were SO incredibly nice, the food was amazing and we had such a wonderful time we didn’t want to leave. We stayed at Atlantis resort (it is humongous) and went fishing, swam with the dolphins and enjoyed some R & R on the beach. I was sure to avoid the 60 foot pyramid water slide you see on the commercials, I just don’t think that’s a good idea for pregnant people...maybe next time.
The day after we got back from the Bahamas, we went to Dallas for Melissa and Adam's wedding (Melissa was my Zeta little sister and Financial Planning classmate). The wedding was gorgeous in true Dallas style, the ceiling above the dance floor was dripping with crystals and chandeliers brought in to accent her winter - silver- snowflake theme. It was so great to see Dallas friends and catch up on everything!
Weekly Womb Workings: This week, the baby will grow to between 20 and 28 millimeters from crown to rump, or about an inch. Weighing in at one gram, the baby is very active, although I can't feel its movements. He now has all the major organs, muscles and nerves. Eyelids are beginning to form and the trunk is straightening and elongating.
The day after we got back from the Bahamas, we went to Dallas for Melissa and Adam's wedding (Melissa was my Zeta little sister and Financial Planning classmate). The wedding was gorgeous in true Dallas style, the ceiling above the dance floor was dripping with crystals and chandeliers brought in to accent her winter - silver- snowflake theme. It was so great to see Dallas friends and catch up on everything!
Weekly Womb Workings: This week, the baby will grow to between 20 and 28 millimeters from crown to rump, or about an inch. Weighing in at one gram, the baby is very active, although I can't feel its movements. He now has all the major organs, muscles and nerves. Eyelids are beginning to form and the trunk is straightening and elongating.
January 19, 2010, Week 8: Haute Baby
Thank goodness for best friends, co-workers and sister-in-laws who have been through this pregnancy thing before. Not only have they been through it, but they have great taste. This week Tiffany brought me a whole closet full of beautiful maternity and baby clothes—thanks again!! Additionally, my friend and former co-worker Julie gave me two giant Rubbermaid tubs full of girl clothes (I called dibs on them back in August...always the planner!). If we have a little girl, this child will have so many outfits I will have to change her clothes three times a day for a year just so she can wear them all. And this is only week 8 people! This kiddie couture collection includes everything from rhinestone embellished baby shoes to rose petal infused tutus to bathing suits.
Still no morning sickness, but at this point I am REALLY tired, like all the time. Now, I have never been one for taking naps during the day but the other day I fell asleep for THREE hours! And this was not just any old cat nap, we’re talking coma-like sleep conditions. I’m guessing the extreme fatigue has something to do with the fact that my body is working overtime making lungs, a brain and eyelids this week
This Saturday we went to my good friend Jill’s wedding (Zeta pledge sister) near Waco and it was absolutely beautiful! It really was a perfect Texas wedding on a fun, secluded ranch. She was delivered to the alter by her Dad via horse and carriage at sunset and we enjoyed great food and music all night .... and she put the whole thing together in less than a month! I will miss her so much; she and her husband Ryan are moving from Houston to Singapore February 10th.
Weekly Womb Workings: The baby's head is quite big, due to the rapid growth of the brain. The upper limbs resemble paddles and the heart begins to separate into four chambers, and blood is circulating throughout the body. Intestines form within the umbilical cord, but will later migrate back into the abdominal cavity. In the next few days, foot plates, with the beginnings of toes, will appear. The external ears are now present. He is now 10 to 13 millimeters long -- about the size of a cherry. Muscle contractions are beginning, but these early "movements" are not yet perceptible.
Still no morning sickness, but at this point I am REALLY tired, like all the time. Now, I have never been one for taking naps during the day but the other day I fell asleep for THREE hours! And this was not just any old cat nap, we’re talking coma-like sleep conditions. I’m guessing the extreme fatigue has something to do with the fact that my body is working overtime making lungs, a brain and eyelids this week
This Saturday we went to my good friend Jill’s wedding (Zeta pledge sister) near Waco and it was absolutely beautiful! It really was a perfect Texas wedding on a fun, secluded ranch. She was delivered to the alter by her Dad via horse and carriage at sunset and we enjoyed great food and music all night .... and she put the whole thing together in less than a month! I will miss her so much; she and her husband Ryan are moving from Houston to Singapore February 10th.
Weekly Womb Workings: The baby's head is quite big, due to the rapid growth of the brain. The upper limbs resemble paddles and the heart begins to separate into four chambers, and blood is circulating throughout the body. Intestines form within the umbilical cord, but will later migrate back into the abdominal cavity. In the next few days, foot plates, with the beginnings of toes, will appear. The external ears are now present. He is now 10 to 13 millimeters long -- about the size of a cherry. Muscle contractions are beginning, but these early "movements" are not yet perceptible.
January 12, 2010, Week 7: 1 Body, 2 Heartbeats
Today is the BIG DAY (well the first of many big days in our child’s life). We had our first ultrasound today! This is definitely indescribable; any Mom who has experienced this can tell you that there is nothing like seeing your baby’s heartbeat for the first time. From this moment on, I just felt like my number one priority was to make sure this little baby was safe and happy and growing inside me. All the day-to-day minutia that I usually worry about just seemed so insignificant compared to the Mount Everest-like 33 weeks of pregnancy that were still to come. Reading some of those baby books can really make you anxious and apprehensive; some of them make it sound like almost everything you come in contact with on a day to day basis can be potentially harmful to your baby…talk about cause for worry! But today was a happy day, I had no worries at all as I saw that little heartbeat flutter at nearly 180 beats per minute; and of course, I cried (again). At this point, all of our family knew the news but this level of excitement was making it impossible to keep it from friends!
So now it was time to talk to the doctor about important decisions…so many questions: where do I want to deliver? When do I want to have chromosomal abnormality testing done? What kind of prenatal vitamin did I want? And Oh, by the way, we need about twelve vials of blood from you....
Weekly Womb Workings: The baby is the size of a small bean, measuring in at approximately 9 to 11 millimeters, crown to rump. Dark spots, mark the early formation of the eyes. Pits indicate the formation of nostrils and ears. His brain is developing rapidly, and limbs and facial characteristics are now forming. The heart now has a right and left chamber. The esophagus and trachea are changing and differentiating into separate tubes, with lungs positioned on either side.
So now it was time to talk to the doctor about important decisions…so many questions: where do I want to deliver? When do I want to have chromosomal abnormality testing done? What kind of prenatal vitamin did I want? And Oh, by the way, we need about twelve vials of blood from you....
Weekly Womb Workings: The baby is the size of a small bean, measuring in at approximately 9 to 11 millimeters, crown to rump. Dark spots, mark the early formation of the eyes. Pits indicate the formation of nostrils and ears. His brain is developing rapidly, and limbs and facial characteristics are now forming. The heart now has a right and left chamber. The esophagus and trachea are changing and differentiating into separate tubes, with lungs positioned on either side.
January 5, 2010, Week 6: Baby Bedding Brainstorming
There’s not much to report on this week. I started brainstorming on ideas for the nursery…if it’s a boy, I want to do an underwater shipwreck theme (good thing my friend Lauren is an expert artist) and have pirate bedding. If anyone can find baby pirate bedding online, let me know! It is so hard to find, I’m starting to think my Mom is just going to have to make it. If it’s a girl, well, I don’t really have any ideas yet! If you have any unique, fun girl ideas, please post in the comments below!
Weekly Womb Workings: The baby's length is now about 3 to 5 millimeters -- about the size of a peppercorn! The brain is forming three separate parts: the forebrain (memory and reasoning), the midbrain (translates messages from the brain to organs and limbs) and the hindbrain (regulates breathing and muscle movement). At this point the embryo is now three-dimensional and completely enclosed in the amniotic sac. His (or Her) heart is now beating and blood circulation is evident. The kidneys and liver are growing fast, and the neural tube, which connects the brain with the spinal cord, closes.
Weekly Womb Workings: The baby's length is now about 3 to 5 millimeters -- about the size of a peppercorn! The brain is forming three separate parts: the forebrain (memory and reasoning), the midbrain (translates messages from the brain to organs and limbs) and the hindbrain (regulates breathing and muscle movement). At this point the embryo is now three-dimensional and completely enclosed in the amniotic sac. His (or Her) heart is now beating and blood circulation is evident. The kidneys and liver are growing fast, and the neural tube, which connects the brain with the spinal cord, closes.
December 29, 2009, Week 5: Baby Ski Bunny
This baby had no idea that he would be a world traveler faster than you can say first trimester. This week we went skiing with my parents in Crested Butte, Colorado and it was absolutely beautiful, perfect weather all week. I took it easy of course, I only skied three out of the five days and just stuck with the blue (intermediate) slopes. One day my Mom and I went into the adorable little town of Crested Butte and shopped, had lunch and saw a movie. As far as the notorious, evil side effects of pregnancy, I hadn’t experienced many at this point…no morning sickness, mild fatigue, I felt great even at almost 13,000 feet! The only things I had to forgo were the parties in the hot tub every night (apparently, you’re not supposed to get in a hot tub when you’re pregnant) and the champagne toast on New Year’s Eve. I have a feeling the end result will be worth it though.
Weekly Womb Workings: The baby's heart will start early contractions, which later become distinct beats. By the end of this week, the length of the embryo is about 1.5 to 2 millimeters long. All of our baby's major organs are under development, and facial features, such as ears and eyes, begin to form. The neural tube, which will later be referred to as the spinal cord, will fuse this week. And buds appear that will soon be the arms and legs.
Weekly Womb Workings: The baby's heart will start early contractions, which later become distinct beats. By the end of this week, the length of the embryo is about 1.5 to 2 millimeters long. All of our baby's major organs are under development, and facial features, such as ears and eyes, begin to form. The neural tube, which will later be referred to as the spinal cord, will fuse this week. And buds appear that will soon be the arms and legs.
December 22, 2009, Week 4: OH BABY!
After the standard-first-time-Mom’s 12 positive pregnancy tests, it finally sunk in that I was actually pregnant! (P.S. the cost of those things is enough to stop any woman dead in her slingbacks, maybe you could get a better deal if you bought them in bulk at Sam's.) The initial feeling is almost impossible to describe; it is about 1,000 intense emotions all at once… excited, scared, happy, lucky, nervous, blessed, but most of all love. It’s amazing to me how much I love this little guy (I think it’s a boy and I really don’t like the idea of calling my child “it”) and at this point he’s no more than a conglomeration of thousands of cells hard at work.
After our shock and excitement wore off, we came up with a gameplan to break the news to our family. Now, I know the smart thing to do is to wait to tell people. Some people wait until after the first ultrasound (you get to actually SEE your baby’s heartbeat…so cool!), some people wait until after 10 weeks (this is the landmark where your precious little embryo graduates to an actual fetus) and some people wait until after the first trimester. However, anyone who knows me knows that I am the absolute WORST person in the world at keeping surprises. And I knew there was no way I could keep the news from my Mom for more than a few days so we decided to tell our parents together Christmas Eve. The Gulledges stopped by my parent’s house for their annual Christmas Eve Martini Party (I know my Dad suspected something when I declined one of his famous, delicious white chocolate martinis and opted for a less exciting glass of water) and I just blurted out “I’m Pregnant!” and started crying – The first of many odd emotional breakdowns that are sure to come with the exponential multiplication rate of hormones – it’s so funny looking back on it, everyone just sort of looked around for a minute like “what?” and then they all realized what I had just said. It was the best Christmas Eve ever. We told the rest of our family members on Christmas Day; Carlysle broke the news very nicely without crying.
Weekly Womb Workings: This week the little egg is now called a blastocyst and it has divided into two parts: the first part is forming the placenta and the second part will become the embryo. The two layers that make up the amniotic bag of waters are newly formed, and the very beginning of the connecting stalk -- which will become the umbilical cord -- has appeared. Until the placenta is fully functioning, the yolk sac, now present, will feed the baby. Basically, the "home" for our little one is under rapid construction!
After our shock and excitement wore off, we came up with a gameplan to break the news to our family. Now, I know the smart thing to do is to wait to tell people. Some people wait until after the first ultrasound (you get to actually SEE your baby’s heartbeat…so cool!), some people wait until after 10 weeks (this is the landmark where your precious little embryo graduates to an actual fetus) and some people wait until after the first trimester. However, anyone who knows me knows that I am the absolute WORST person in the world at keeping surprises. And I knew there was no way I could keep the news from my Mom for more than a few days so we decided to tell our parents together Christmas Eve. The Gulledges stopped by my parent’s house for their annual Christmas Eve Martini Party (I know my Dad suspected something when I declined one of his famous, delicious white chocolate martinis and opted for a less exciting glass of water) and I just blurted out “I’m Pregnant!” and started crying – The first of many odd emotional breakdowns that are sure to come with the exponential multiplication rate of hormones – it’s so funny looking back on it, everyone just sort of looked around for a minute like “what?” and then they all realized what I had just said. It was the best Christmas Eve ever. We told the rest of our family members on Christmas Day; Carlysle broke the news very nicely without crying.
Weekly Womb Workings: This week the little egg is now called a blastocyst and it has divided into two parts: the first part is forming the placenta and the second part will become the embryo. The two layers that make up the amniotic bag of waters are newly formed, and the very beginning of the connecting stalk -- which will become the umbilical cord -- has appeared. Until the placenta is fully functioning, the yolk sac, now present, will feed the baby. Basically, the "home" for our little one is under rapid construction!
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