I'll try to give a monthly pregnancy update. I'm now 3 months pregnant, technically 14 1/2 weeks, and I just entered my second trimester. I was feeling pretty nauseated for at least 6 weeks but that seems to have completely passed, although I can't stand the smell of Asian food and I occasionally almost gag if, say, I brush my tongue while brushing my teeth.
From head to bottom, the baby measures about 3 1/2 inches — about the size of a lemon — and weighs 1 1/2 ounces. The baby's body is growing faster than its head, which now sits upon a more distinct neck. By the end of this week, the arms will have grown to a length that's in proportion to the rest of his/her body. (The legs still have some lengthening to do.) The baby is starting to develop an ultra-fine, downy covering of hair, called lanugo, all over its body. The baby's liver starts making bile this week — a sign that it's doing its job right — and the spleen starts helping in the production of red blood cells.
Some think its too early to feel the baby move but I'm just about positive I can feel it move now. Its very subtle and doesn't happen too often but its definitely happening. So far we've had our original ultrasound at 10 weeks and we had our 12 week ultrasound. I've heard of some people being able to see the gender at 12 weeks but we had a very unfriendly U/S tech and she wouldn't even bother looking for us. I'll try to post the pics in a later post. I had my 14 week check up with Dr. Ogryzlo last week and everything looks good. Just as with Violet, she was able to pick up the heartbeat right away which is always so comforting to hear. I wore maternity pants for the first time today. They're super comfortable but won't stay up. I'm determined to actually get a pair that fits this time around.
Our next regular checkup will be May 27 and our 18week U/S will be May 28. As long as the baby cooperates, we'll know whether we're having a boy or a girl in 4 weeks! We haven't even started to think of names because we just want to know what the sex is. We both think its a girl but you never know!
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Violet has moves
Here's a link to a cute little video that Dominic put together one day while I was stuck at work and he was at home with the kids. I've seen it at least 10 times now and can't get sick of watching it, however I need to start turning the sound off because I can't get the song out of my head!
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