Our baby's development: 6 weeks

This week sees the start of what is called the embryonic period. The embryonic period is extremely important in the development of your baby. This is also the period in which your baby may develop any malfunctions.

Around this week the neural groove will close and the chambers of the brain will begin to form.
The eyes will begin to form
Limb Buds may appear
The heart tubes fuse and heart contractions begin

By this week the crown to rump length of your baby is now between 0.08 to 0.16 inches in length, or about 2-4mm. The crown to rump length is the distance from the top of your baby's head to it's rump or buttocks. This measurement is used as the baby's legs are usually bent.

We have a heartbeat!

Had my doctor's appointment this morning and everything looks great! I can't tell you how worried I was about this appointment. I got a little scared this morning that caused me to call my doctor's office at 1am so they brought me into the office today instead of tomorrow for the ultrasound. Talk about praying like crazy all night....

We got new pictures of the baby today, too! I'm sure they are so tired of me asking for extras. I have my OB appointment on Monday the 26th at 9am.

Will post ultrasound picture soon!

WE'RE PREGNANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yep...you read it right - we are pregnant! Sorry it's taken so long to post, we had a lot of family to tell and really didn't want them finding out via the Internet.

We found out on our last day of vacation in Colorado! I was completely shocked but of course, very excited. We had our first ultrasound on Friday and everything looks great! The nurses have been very pleased with everything and say this is a strong pregnancy.

We go this Thursday for the heartbeat ultrasound and we are very excited about that. The way it looks, I should be due around November 9th. Sounds forever away but some days it sounds very close!! No morning sickness (yet!) to report. I have felt kind of blah in the mornings but that's about it.

Can't wait to keep everyone updated on our progress. Thank you all for your prayers and concerns during the past few months and some of you - the past 2 years.

Today's Adventure

We did our procedure this morning. Everything went great! It's more of a waiting game than anything. We had a different nurse today and I was a little worried because Teresa has done all my stuff but she was great! She actually stayed in the room for about 30 minutes and answered all of our "what if" questions.

I won't go into all the details about our upcoming decisions, but please be in prayer for us. We have a lot to discuss and pray about.

Are you kidding?

Went and had another ultrasound yesterday and the egg grew to 18 1/2 mm. When she measured it and told me the size - all I could say was "Are you kidding?"

So, we go tomorrow for another IUI at 9:00am. We will find out if we're pregnant on March 2nd - on our way home from Colorado!!!!!

A Good Work...

The verse in the Bible that talks about He who began a good work...will be faithful to continue it until the day of Christ came to my mind today when we got disappointing news from the doctor. The increased my Clomid to 200mg this month and much to our surprise, my body did not react to it like it should have. They cannot explain why it responded at 150mg and not 200mg. I go back again on Wednesday to measure the eggs again. Our prayer is that the doctor will allow us to do Clomid another month. After no response on 200mg (which is the max I can go) makes them believe that my body may never respond like it should.

God reminded me that He is the one that began a good work and HE WILL CONTINUE IT. How amazing is that? We cannot control this situation. If God knows the number of hairs on our head, why should we doubt that he can give us a baby? It's hard to see others get pregnant with no effort and even people who didn't plan on having a baby.

But again, God reminds me that He has a plan for my life. Remember when you were little and you would tell your parents "But so-and-so at school is doing it".? What would they tell you? "Well, I'm not their parent, I'm yours". That's what I feel God telling me. Quit comparing your life and situation to others around you. I am teaching them a lesson just like I'm teaching you. Their outcome is different than yours and your baby has a different plan than theirs.

Prayer Requests:

1) Egg growth on Wednesday
2) Wisdom for the doctor
3) Patience for both of us

We cannot say thank you enough for all your prayers and support. At times I wish nobody knew what was going on so that I didn't get a thousand questions constantly - but then I think...I wouldn't get a thousand prayers either. So again - thank you, thank you.

Looking Ahead

Had our doctor's appointment this morning and we are not pregnant. They are increasing my Clomid to 200mg with the hopes that we can get a good egg(s) on day 13. In the past, it's taken a couple more days to get a mature egg.

Looking ahead to important upcoming dates:

February 12th - Day 13 - pray for a mature 18mm egg!
February 14th - Next IUI if egg is mature
February 23rd - LEAVING FOR SKI TRIP!!!!!!
February 28th - Find out if we're pregnant in Colorado

As always, we'll keep you updated. Thank you for all your prayers.