well, i'm definitely showing - a lot. Mom and Dr. Michel both made comments about twins (God - if you are reading this remember Red headed twins please!). So what i've learned is that everyone has a story to share about a family that ended up with triplets or more and/or they have to tell you about the most complicated or tragic pregnancy they've ever heard of. Its like making everyone around you smell the rotten milk jug....why share the worst prego story ever with a newly pregnant woman?
anyway, we are all doing great. luke is really starting to think like a dad and spend some time with my tummy (in a very cute way).
this week (week 7) Nomi is 8 mm long and about .8 grams. He will grow some bones and she will also grow her sex glands. Mouth, nose and lips are recognizable and fingers and toes are present although still webbed.
Thanks for the prayers. time for a mommy nap.
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Out of of the black - into the blue
I can't keep a secret. Luke and I decided not to announce it to everyone until week 8, but its week 6 and Ive started to show a little bit and i just want to tell everyone i meet. So if you find yourself spilling the beans, don't worry about it. I can't even hold myself to my own standards of secrecy.
We are all doing great this week. I'm incredibly tired, which just means our little Nomi is working hard to grow up big and strong. Luke is still doing a great job taking care of me, our baby, our house and the world in general. I bought him his first Father's Day present! It is really neat to be able to celebrate our new roles.
So week 6. This week Nomi is about 5 mm long and weights about .4 grams. The brain and cranial nerves are forming along with the placenta. Also, this week we'll start to grow a face - eyes, ears, mouth, nose, lips, tongue and teeth! We are starting the transition from a fishy looking baby to a little alien. So cute!
Hope all is well.
We are all doing great this week. I'm incredibly tired, which just means our little Nomi is working hard to grow up big and strong. Luke is still doing a great job taking care of me, our baby, our house and the world in general. I bought him his first Father's Day present! It is really neat to be able to celebrate our new roles.
So week 6. This week Nomi is about 5 mm long and weights about .4 grams. The brain and cranial nerves are forming along with the placenta. Also, this week we'll start to grow a face - eyes, ears, mouth, nose, lips, tongue and teeth! We are starting the transition from a fishy looking baby to a little alien. So cute!
Hope all is well.
Saturday, June 7, 2008
The Joy of pregnancy
We are now 5 weeks pregnant and I think we've got this whole thing pretty much figured out....ok not even close.
About mom
I'm feeling better now, although still very tired. My belly has grown a bit, but I think part of it is water weight and bloating. I've grown out of a few pairs of pants and bought some maternity pants, although they are still really baggy (but man are the comfortable!)
About Nomi
This week Nomi is about 2mm long, will grow some limb buds as well as a mouth, jaw and esophagus. Also, Nomi's face and scull are starting to form.
The coolest thing is that by this time next week, Nomi's heart will have started to beat and there will be a very primitive circulatory system. I know the same development brought us all into this world, but already I'm so proud of how my little one is working to grow!
Why the name Nomi?
Maybe you aren't aware of how closely Luke and I follow politics or how involved my family is in politics (mostly we are just involved in debating random subjects). Well, we've decided that instead of calling or baby IT or jumping between he and she, we'll just call him/her The Presumptive Presidential Nominee for 2068 or Nomi for short. Other nicknames include Cletus the Fetus and Mr. T.
Revisiting how Mom feels
As I wrote the last paragraph, I caught of a whiff of something Nomi didn't like. I have officially passed nausea and am now getting sick.
Love you all. Hope you are having a great day!
About mom
I'm feeling better now, although still very tired. My belly has grown a bit, but I think part of it is water weight and bloating. I've grown out of a few pairs of pants and bought some maternity pants, although they are still really baggy (but man are the comfortable!)
About Nomi
This week Nomi is about 2mm long, will grow some limb buds as well as a mouth, jaw and esophagus. Also, Nomi's face and scull are starting to form.
The coolest thing is that by this time next week, Nomi's heart will have started to beat and there will be a very primitive circulatory system. I know the same development brought us all into this world, but already I'm so proud of how my little one is working to grow!
Why the name Nomi?
Maybe you aren't aware of how closely Luke and I follow politics or how involved my family is in politics (mostly we are just involved in debating random subjects). Well, we've decided that instead of calling or baby IT or jumping between he and she, we'll just call him/her The Presumptive Presidential Nominee for 2068 or Nomi for short. Other nicknames include Cletus the Fetus and Mr. T.
Revisiting how Mom feels
As I wrote the last paragraph, I caught of a whiff of something Nomi didn't like. I have officially passed nausea and am now getting sick.
Love you all. Hope you are having a great day!
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Oh the dry heaving
so im still very nauseous and tired, but overall doing well. I've started to dry heave at some smells, but no real upchuck yet (just what you wanted to read about this week huh?)
Luckily, one of our prego books said i should take naps whenever possible and i feel like i need to. Oh, if only I could like the rest of my life by that advice!
This week our baby is about 1 mm long and will start to form a neural tube, heart and circulatory system. By the end of the week, its liver will function. Its amazing how quickly all of this happens!
I'm constantly awed and amazed that God is allowing someone He loves so much to grow in my belly. Its unreal to think we all started as such miracles and that what is happening inside of my happens every day, to hundreds of thousands of women. He knows my child, even before we conceived. Awesome!
Luckily, one of our prego books said i should take naps whenever possible and i feel like i need to. Oh, if only I could like the rest of my life by that advice!
This week our baby is about 1 mm long and will start to form a neural tube, heart and circulatory system. By the end of the week, its liver will function. Its amazing how quickly all of this happens!
I'm constantly awed and amazed that God is allowing someone He loves so much to grow in my belly. Its unreal to think we all started as such miracles and that what is happening inside of my happens every day, to hundreds of thousands of women. He knows my child, even before we conceived. Awesome!
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