11 Weeks and a Sonogram!
Eleven Weeks... yup, it's true. Just a few days short of my 2nd trimester.
I'm pretty excited about it! Ready to be feeling better and have more energy. Ready to be a little more upbeat about life.
Today actually (week 11, day 3) has marked the day where I could not button my black work pants over my bulging belly. Yes, I know, just 11 weeks, but this is my 2nd kid, I was just pregnant a little over a year ago and never lost all of my "baby weight", plus the fact that I don't have a lot of grow room in these pants equals a small, tiny baby bulge and too small pants.
It's kind of exciting though when you start pooching out. Though it will be many moons probably till any of you notice, I'm just noticing now. I do enjoy that early pooch, especially when it's noticeable enough for other people to know I'm pregnant, but not even near the uncomfortable stage. I think that's in the 20's weeks, those are some good weeks, and not very far off.
I had a sonogram today and was able to see the munchkin for the first time. It definitely looks like a blob, but a cute blob. I wouldn't even say it looks like a peanut, more like a blob. However, it was my favorite blob I've ever seen! :)
Jon wasn't able to make it to the appointment due to work, so my mom came with. We both were wearing HUGE grins as we saw him/her bouncing around and stretching his/her arms. The heartbeat was strong and healthy. It was so precious! It definitely makes it more real when you actually see what's growing inside you.
And I was even two days farther along than I thought. I thought I was 11 weeks 1 day, and I'm 11 weeks 3 days, which puts my due date now at January 18th! Yippee! They can just keep moving it on up if they want to. First I thought it was the 23rd, then the nurse said it was the 21st, then the doctor the 20th, and now the sonogram showed the 18th!
Here is a picture of the munchkin blob baby. It's pretty blurry, but then it's not very "baby" looking anyways, so it doesn't really matter :0
Other fun things happening:
EVIL hemorrhoids, awful constipation and a headache that has lasted 3 days...
First trimesters suck for me, thank the Lord the end is near!
But seriously, that headache has KICKED my butt. I just can't focus and it gets so bad that it makes me nauseous, which makes me puke, which makes my headache all the worse.
Just no fun at all.
Here are the 11 weeks happenings:
In a week's time, your baby's weight has doubled from 5 to 10 grams. He has grown 0.4 inches (a full centimeter) and that growth continues. Your little one now has a neck as well, enabling him to raise his head. He's been moving for a while now, but the future mom can't feel that yet. At this stage, the ovaries and testicles are being formed and all internal organs slowly continue to grow. The heart has been finished now, for example, so that the blood circulation can function and the muscles can strengthen. From this moment on the risk of fetal birth defect will decrease, because once they have been formed organs are less sensitive to external influences.
The head is still disproportionately large - it's about the same size as the body. The eyes are finished, including the whites of the eye, iris and pupil. Up until the sixth month they'll stay closed; only then will the lids open and close. There's no need to see anyway, since it's dark inside the uterus; the only thing he does is grow and happily swim around.
Well that's my baby! I'm excited!!
I'm pretty excited about it! Ready to be feeling better and have more energy. Ready to be a little more upbeat about life.
Today actually (week 11, day 3) has marked the day where I could not button my black work pants over my bulging belly. Yes, I know, just 11 weeks, but this is my 2nd kid, I was just pregnant a little over a year ago and never lost all of my "baby weight", plus the fact that I don't have a lot of grow room in these pants equals a small, tiny baby bulge and too small pants.
It's kind of exciting though when you start pooching out. Though it will be many moons probably till any of you notice, I'm just noticing now. I do enjoy that early pooch, especially when it's noticeable enough for other people to know I'm pregnant, but not even near the uncomfortable stage. I think that's in the 20's weeks, those are some good weeks, and not very far off.
I had a sonogram today and was able to see the munchkin for the first time. It definitely looks like a blob, but a cute blob. I wouldn't even say it looks like a peanut, more like a blob. However, it was my favorite blob I've ever seen! :)
Jon wasn't able to make it to the appointment due to work, so my mom came with. We both were wearing HUGE grins as we saw him/her bouncing around and stretching his/her arms. The heartbeat was strong and healthy. It was so precious! It definitely makes it more real when you actually see what's growing inside you.
And I was even two days farther along than I thought. I thought I was 11 weeks 1 day, and I'm 11 weeks 3 days, which puts my due date now at January 18th! Yippee! They can just keep moving it on up if they want to. First I thought it was the 23rd, then the nurse said it was the 21st, then the doctor the 20th, and now the sonogram showed the 18th!
Here is a picture of the munchkin blob baby. It's pretty blurry, but then it's not very "baby" looking anyways, so it doesn't really matter :0
Other fun things happening:
EVIL hemorrhoids, awful constipation and a headache that has lasted 3 days...
First trimesters suck for me, thank the Lord the end is near!
But seriously, that headache has KICKED my butt. I just can't focus and it gets so bad that it makes me nauseous, which makes me puke, which makes my headache all the worse.
Just no fun at all.
Here are the 11 weeks happenings:
In a week's time, your baby's weight has doubled from 5 to 10 grams. He has grown 0.4 inches (a full centimeter) and that growth continues. Your little one now has a neck as well, enabling him to raise his head. He's been moving for a while now, but the future mom can't feel that yet. At this stage, the ovaries and testicles are being formed and all internal organs slowly continue to grow. The heart has been finished now, for example, so that the blood circulation can function and the muscles can strengthen. From this moment on the risk of fetal birth defect will decrease, because once they have been formed organs are less sensitive to external influences.
The head is still disproportionately large - it's about the same size as the body. The eyes are finished, including the whites of the eye, iris and pupil. Up until the sixth month they'll stay closed; only then will the lids open and close. There's no need to see anyway, since it's dark inside the uterus; the only thing he does is grow and happily swim around.
Well that's my baby! I'm excited!!
Labels: pregnancy
posted by Des at
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
6 Comments:
What a sweet little peanut. :) Hope you're feeling better very soon.
Sooo exciting! What a precious little peanut he is!
I have to stop reading your blogs...I'm getting the fever. I know I know I have a 6 month old, WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME??!!
Seriously though, congrats!!
awwww! :-) How cute! Hope you feel better soon.
So many people having babies, makes me want another one, oh wait, I can't. My tubes are tied, darn.... :) I love the first sono pictures, it is such a miracle!! Makes me cry.
I hate the fact you been having the headaches. they are Def no fun...
But... whats up with the hemmorroids? I think yall need to search out why the Benjamin family struggles with them! I am thinking its a curse on you or something!
:(
blech. no fun.
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