Isn’t it glorious? You and your little buckaroo have roped your way right into trimester numero dos! Are you ready to rock!? Okay, okay… maybe just a little rolling and poking and well, needless to say, your baby will definitely be making themselves known in the upcoming weeks. At about 3.5 inches long, their little body and limber limbs are coordinated enough for loads of complicated motions. In fact, their whole body is moving right now!—only their current size is still a bit too small for you to notice. (Movement would be recognizable on an ultrasound. Speaking of which, you shoud be scheduling one with your health care provider—week 16 is the classic date as you can usually determine whether your little one is going to pee standing up or sitting down) Your baby is also starting to develop the ability to move their eyes this week, although the eyelids still remain fused shut. What's more, they can make all sorts of fun facial expressions as they practice squinting, frowning, and grimacing. Cute development of the week: their little hands can grasp at things and they may already be sucking their thumb!
Monday
Saturday
thumpa thump thump
clay and i went to the baby's doctor appointment yesterday. we finally got to hear the heartbeat! it took a little while for the doctor to find, but there it was, sounding strong and healthy. both of us teared up again, we are such an emotional pair! the dr. said he was almost about to put me on the ultrasound after searching with the doppler for a while, but we had success.
in about four weeks i'll go for genetic counseling since i'm 35. they'll do a detailed family background history and we'll have a "super-duper" ultrasound done. i'm not really worried, but it will be good to have it done.
all is well and healthy with Bean, and clay and i are thrilled. happy little family!
How to make a 280 pound, bald, tattooed man cry like a little girl:
Let him listen to his Baby's heart beat. Went to Kim's second appointment today hoping for an ultrasound, but only got a doppler. That was enough to make me look like Niagara falls. Apparently my baby has a STRONG heart beat, and the pregnancy is normal and healthy. We are getting an appointment with a genetic counselor and they will be doing the ultrasound in about 4 weeks. I guess being 35+ and pregnant increases the chances for a downs syndrome baby. So instead of having the sonogram done at the health dept we are going to the genetics clinic so more tests are performed (4 instead of 3, on newer equipment). This means I have a little more time to figure out if I want to know the sex or not. Kim wants to know, but loves me enough to not find out if I don't want to know. If she knows and I don't she is confident she will let it slip. She's so damn cute sometimes, hahaha...
Oh yeah and, my baby is gonna need a stroller and stuff, feel free to inspect our Babies-R-Us Registry at your leisure.
Tuesday
On Friday
We have our second Dr. appointment on Friday. This time they will probably do an ultrasound and listen for the heart beat. Everything we have read says that the baby's sex organs are now formed. I wonder if they will be able to tell us. I am still not sure I want to know what the sex is. Part of me really wants to know, I am conflicted. I guess if we know we can concentrate on just boy or girl names. I think my fear of us imposing gender roles may be something I don't need to worry about. I don't know for sure but if we have the option to know on Friday I think I will want to know. I do know that our baby will have more clothes and stuff than I do before it's born.
Monday
Fetal development in pregnancy week 13
This is your final week in the first trimester and your little weed continues to grow and grow and grow. Of the three trimesters, this one has been the most important for your little one’s development. Assuming you’ve carefully adopted a healthy diet, exercise and ample rest, your little one is set up perfectly for even more growth and development in tri two! Way to go! He or she now weighs about 2.5 ounces and is roughly 3.5” in length. Little hairs, known as lanugo, will start to cover their body this week, as their sense of taste and smell are further refined. Their cozy little amniotic sac is also increasing in size and mass, as it continues to fill with more fluid.
