Oh how I love saying and writing your name!.... It is finally setting in that you are a boy! I was totally convinced you were a girl until you proved me wrong at the ultrasound.....no second guessing...you were not shy and showed us your "goods" !!!!
A week and 1/2 ago you measured 3.5 inches long and weighed 3oz. So I am guessing you are now over 4oz. and 4 inches long.....about the size of an apple or orange from crown to rump!!!! You are busy moving amniotic fluid through your nose and upper respiratory tract, which helps the primitive air sacs in your lungs begin to develop. We saw you doing this at the ultrasound. You would open and close your mouth and the tech saw amniotic fluid in your belly! Your legs are growing longer than your arms now, and you can move all of your joints and limbs. Although your eyelids are still fused shut, you can sense light. If Mommy would shine a flashlight on her tummy, for instance, you will likely move away from the beam! There's not much for you to taste at this point, but you are forming taste buds. Your head is now resting on your well-formed neck instead of directly on your shoulders. You are beginning to grow eyebrows and eyelashes this week. (All the better to give your Mommy that "Mom, you're crazy" look when you are a teenager!) The hair on your head is also beginning to grow....Hopefully you are blessed with thicker hair than your Mommy has, but chances are....Looking at Mommy and Daddy, there is not much hope in that area! Thank goodness you are a boy!
Although many women don't start feeling the baby move until the 17th week (or later), you have been having your own little party in the amniotic sac that you call home. Mommy has actually felt you move a couple of times, but nothing consistent yet! But it won't be long! As for pregnancy symptoms, Mommy has had a few round ligament pains as the belly continues to grow and her belly button is changing too! One thing for sure, she is still experiencing morning sickness. Some good days and some bad. She is still throwing up several times a week.
We love you Little Mister!
Mimi
A week and 1/2 ago you measured 3.5 inches long and weighed 3oz. So I am guessing you are now over 4oz. and 4 inches long.....about the size of an apple or orange from crown to rump!!!! You are busy moving amniotic fluid through your nose and upper respiratory tract, which helps the primitive air sacs in your lungs begin to develop. We saw you doing this at the ultrasound. You would open and close your mouth and the tech saw amniotic fluid in your belly! Your legs are growing longer than your arms now, and you can move all of your joints and limbs. Although your eyelids are still fused shut, you can sense light. If Mommy would shine a flashlight on her tummy, for instance, you will likely move away from the beam! There's not much for you to taste at this point, but you are forming taste buds. Your head is now resting on your well-formed neck instead of directly on your shoulders. You are beginning to grow eyebrows and eyelashes this week. (All the better to give your Mommy that "Mom, you're crazy" look when you are a teenager!) The hair on your head is also beginning to grow....Hopefully you are blessed with thicker hair than your Mommy has, but chances are....Looking at Mommy and Daddy, there is not much hope in that area! Thank goodness you are a boy!
Although many women don't start feeling the baby move until the 17th week (or later), you have been having your own little party in the amniotic sac that you call home. Mommy has actually felt you move a couple of times, but nothing consistent yet! But it won't be long! As for pregnancy symptoms, Mommy has had a few round ligament pains as the belly continues to grow and her belly button is changing too! One thing for sure, she is still experiencing morning sickness. Some good days and some bad. She is still throwing up several times a week.
We love you Little Mister!
Mimi
