Baby's first graduation

It may seem a little odd to call it graduation, but the baby has graduated from being called an embryo to a fetus this week. :)

Baby Alexander is 1 and 1/2 inches long right now but the head makes up half of that length. It sounds like the head will be "as big as the body" for quite some time.

Will and I have a baby name book now and another is being shipped to us as I write this. I found a book called 50,001 Baby Names on ebay and can't wait to get my hands on it - how can we possibly be stumped with 50,000 names to ponder? So, now the fun part begins....

10 weeks

I'm 10 weeks pregant now. If you think about it - we're a quarter of the way done because the typical pregnany is 40 weeks long. So far so good!

Here's me at 10 weeks. My stomach is definitely starting to get bigger. Scroll down a bit and you will see me at 6 weeks.

Super Doppler

I heard a heartbeat this week at my 3 month (9 weeks) checkup. It was awesome. Dr. Waterbury warned me that it may be too early to find the heartbeat or that it may be too faint for the doppler to register, but it wasn't. I definitely heard a fast beating heartbeat. :) It was such a cool sound and it's still beating twice as fast as my own heartbeat! When I heard it, I think that's when I realized that there IS definitely a tiny person growing inside of me.

The next appointment will be in 4 weeks at the beginning of the second trimester. I'll only have a tummy check at that appointment. Nothing to see, nothing to hear.... bummer.

Look for another profile picture next week..... I'm getting a tad bigger.

The size of a grape

I'm officially in the beginning of my 3rd month this week so the baby is 2 months old... Here's what it looks like right now and how the development is progressing.

The baby is more than half an inch long crown to rump and has distinct, slightly webbed fingers. The arms and legs may be long enough to meet in front of the body.

The eyelids are fused shut and won't open until 27 weeks. Earlobes have formed, and by week's end, the inner workings of the ears will be complete. The upper lip is fully formed, too, and the mouth, nose, and nostrils are more distinct. All major joints — shoulders, elbows, wrists, knees, and ankles — are working, enabling limbs to move. As for the heart, it has divided into four chambers now, and the valves have started to develop. External sex organs are there, but won't be distinguishable as male or female for another few weeks.....so make your guesses now!