13 weeks.. onto the 2nd trimester!

Fingerprints have formed on baby Andersen's tiny fingertips, her veins and organs are clearly visible through her still-thin skin, and her body is starting to catch up with her head — which makes up just a third of her body size now. If you're having a girl, she now has more than 2 million eggs in her ovaries. Your baby is almost 3 inches long (the size of a medium shrimp) and weighs nearly an ounce.

new baby pics!

So we had our 2nd ultrasound today, its part of the "quads screening" they do. It was beyond cool. As you can see the baby now looks like a baby! The baby is 7cm long, this measurement only includes the head and torso, so he/she is much longer including the legs. The nurse was trying to get the baby to change positions so she started pushing on my belly and.. the baby started moving and swinging his/her legs and arms all around!!! i could not believe it!!! i wasnt expecting to see the baby doing the front crawl in there, coolest thing ive seen yet! The nurse did count 2 arms, 2 hands, 2 legs and 2 feet. We also saw his/her little fingers. It was an absolutely amazing day.

i think im showing early?!?

im days away from being a full 3 months pregnant and onto the 4th month. my books say this is usually the "almost showing" stage, but i seem to be way ahead of the game. i cannot even pretend to fit into my prepregnancy pants, some shirts i can still wear. i would be convinced this was twins, but we've already had an ultrasound and we only heard one heartbeat.

the other thing that amazes me is that i have this obvious new belly and ive only gained 4lbs(i might be up to 5 now). i feel like ive gained 15! maybe my body is moving fat from other areas and dumping it in my belly? i cant decide if that would be a good thing or not?

p.s. i swear im not pushing out.

12 weeks!

Baby Andersen has hit the 2-inch mark (about the size of a lime) and weighs half an ounce. Her face is beginning to look more human. Her eyes, which started out on the sides of her head, have moved closer together on her face, and her ears are near their final positions on the sides of her head. Your baby's intestines, which have grown so rapidly that they protrude into the umbilical cord, will start to move into her abdominal cavity about now. Her kidneys are secreting urine into her bladder. Her nerve cells have been multiplying rapidly, and synapses (neurological pathways in the brain) are forming. Your baby may have acquired more reflexes by now, including sucking, and she'll even squirm if you prod your abdomen, though you still won't be able to feel her movement for several weeks.

cutest baby item ever..

11 weeks today

Baby andersen, just over 1 1/2 inches long and about the size of a fig, is now almost fully formed. Her hands will soon open and close into fists, tiny tooth buds are beginning to appear under her gums, and some of her bones are beginning to harden.

She's already busy kicking and stretching, and her tiny movements are so effortless they look like water ballet. These movements will become more frequent as her body grows and becomes more developed and functional. You won't feel your baby's acrobatics for another month or two — nor will you notice the hiccupping that may be happening now that her diaphragm is forming.

baby andersen's first photo

this was our first ultrasound taken 9/17/07. we found out then we were 6 weeks and 5 days pregnant! the baby is on the left, kinda looks like a peanut, the "yolk sac" is on the right.