We heard the heartbeat!!!!!!

We had our 2nd OB appointment on Friday and got to hear the baby's heartbeat!! It was the best thing I have ever heard. To top it off, I look over at Ben sitting next to me and he is smiling ear to ear. Dr Maxwell said the heartbeat sounded great and was at an amazing 170bmp - we think it's a girl!!!!

Here's our baby's development for this week:

Your baby is now 60 to 65 millimeters long or about two and a half inches long, and weighs about 14 grams. He or she has the ability to swallow and absorb and discharge fluids. Hands, now complete, are growing fingernails. Even tooth buds are appearing. Your baby's face now has a distinctly human appearance. The amniotic sac contains about 50 cubic centimeters of fluid (one and one half ounces). This week, your placenta takes over the important task of hormone production

Our Baby's Development: 11 Weeks

Your baby is about 50 millimeters crown to rump and weighs about eight grams (about a quarter of an ounce). The irises are now forming. The liver, intestines, brain and lungs are beginning to function on their own. The primitive "tail" is now gone. The intestines are beginning to migrate into the abdominal cavity and the external genitalia are present but difficult to distinguish. Now that most of the major organ work is done, your baby adds such details as hair, fingernails and toenails. While your baby's head is nearly as large as the rest of her body, head growth begins to slow during this period.

Baby Name List - The Final 4

The list has been narrowed down to the following 4 and here are their meanings. Please vote and let us know what you think.

GIRL NAMES
1) Olivia Grace = Peace,Blessing

2) Hayley Nicole = Hero,Victorious People

3) Victoria Lynn = Victory,Beautiful

BOY NAME
Kevin William= Gentle,Lovable,Valiant Protector

Our Baby's Development: 9 weeks

By the end of this week, your baby will have verifiable fingers and toes. The tadpole appearance diminishes as the tail completely disappears. Eyelids fuse and will stay shut until weeks 25 to 27. Both the external ear and upper lip are complete, and the beginnings of external genitalia appear. The average size of your baby-to-be is 27 to 35 millimeters, crown to rump, or 1.06 to 1.38 inches. Your little one weighs in at a hefty four grams!

Our Baby's Development: 8 Weeks

Your baby's head is quite big, due to the rapid growth of the brain. The upper limbs resemble paddles. Your baby-to-be's heart begins to separate into four chambers, and blood is circulating throughout the body. Intestines form within the umbilical cord, but will later migrate back into the abdominal cavity. In the next few days, foot plates, with the beginnings of toe rays, will appear. The external ears are now present. Your baby is now 10 to 13 millimeters long -- about the size of a cherry. The cells that will become either testes or ovaries arrive, but there is no obvious sign of gender yet. Muscle contractions are beginning, but these early "movements" are not yet perceptible.

November 7th

We had our first OB appointment this morning. Everything went great and Ben got to see the heartbeat for the first time. They gave us a due date of November 7th and I measured exactly that! November 7th was also George's birthday (Ben's dad). Do you even know how proud he would have been to know that his grandbaby was born on his birthday? I wish he knew before he died that in 3 years we would be having a baby!!!

Still feeling good. Dr Maxwell felt pretty certain that if I hadn't gotten true morning sickness yet that I may not at all! The baby is getting so big also! No longer just a little dot on the screen.

We go back on April 20th for another appointment and hopefully to hear the heartbeat. I can't wait!!!!! It feels a little more real every day.

Our Baby's Development: 7 Weeks

Your baby is now approximately ½ an inch long, about the size of a raspberry. As he grows, the small tail that extends from his tailbone is shrinking. This week, his elbows are forming and he is bending, flexing, and moving around, making tiny jerky motions. You won’t be able to feel these movements for quite a few weeks though, because he is too small.

His fingers are starting to develop out of their buds and feet are beginning to appear. Toes will start to grow soon. Although he still looks alien, his eyes, ears, and nose are beginning to form.

In his oversized head, his brain is developing into two hemispheres. Teeth begin to develop already under the gums, and baby’s skin is paper-thin. If you were to peer inside your womb, you would be able to see his blood vessels and organs beginning to form through his skin. Speaking of organs, he has started to develop an appendix and pancreas. His liver is producing red blood cells, and his intestine is looping into the umbilical cord. Although the intestines start in the umbilical cord, they eventually all move into the baby’s body.