The big news this week:
Hands and feet are emerging from our little one's developing arms and legs! Our baby has doubled in size since last week (Wow!) and now measures half an inch long! If I could see inside my womb, I'd spot eyelid folds partially covering his/her peepers, which already have some color, as well as the tip of the baby's nose. Both hemispheres of our baby's brain are growing (I'm sure he/she will be smart :), and it's liver is churning out red blood cells. The baby also has an appendix and a pancreas! A loop in our baby's growing intestines is bulging into it's umbilical cord, which now has distinct blood vessels to carry oxygen and nutrients to and from it's tiny body. It's crazy to think that my body is providing the nutrients that our baby needs to live off of!
How my life is changing:
My uterus has doubled in size in the past five weeks, and eating is feeling like a chore thanks to my nauseousness that last all day long. Nothing appeals to me and I find myself eating things that I don't even like just to be healthy. I figure I might as well eat something that I don't like since nothing is appealing to me anyway! :) My blood volume has increased and the extra fluid is being processed through my kidneys making restroom trips more frequent. By now, I already have about 10 percent more blood than I did before I was pregnant. Brandon and I were not able to make it to church last night because we had to deliver some jet skis to Hyco and pick up a pontoon for him to power wash. I had planned on helping him with all of this, but he decided to drop me off at home when we had to go by there to pick up something. I went inside with full intentions of exercising and cleaning. I sat down to look through the mail, and after looking through a magazine, I fell asleep for an hour and a half! I've found that if I stop -- I can't help but fall asleep!
I know it may sound silly, but as I drove into work this morning, I was singing "Jesus Loves You" to the baby. As I sang the words to that song, they hit me like they never have before.
"Little ones to him belong ... they are weak ... but He is strong!"
Wow! Tears welled up in my eyes. I praise God that even though our baby is so weak and fragile right now, God has his hand of protection on our baby and He is strong enough and able to give our baby everything that it needs!
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Friday, July 24, 2009
Pregnancy at 6 weeks
So, I've come to realize that even though I am really only 4 weeks along, the doctors would say that I am 6 weeks along. Boy do I have so much to learn! The doctors count out 40 weeks from your last menstrual period. So, even though I was not pregnant the 1st two weeks, they count that as part of the 40 weeks.
For the most part, pregnancy has been pretty good for me so far! (I know I'm really only 4 weeks pregnant, so it can't be but so bad so far!) :) However ... I have experienced some sure signs of pregnancy. It's amazing how quickly your body begins to change. I am in complete awe of how God has created my body to grow and carry another human being!
I have been tired a lot, my breasts have been sore, and I have learned that if I allow myself to get too hungry, I start to become nauseous. Long car rides (which I make everyday from home to work and back) also make me a little nauseous. And sometimes, just eating, will make me a little nauseous. I have been very blessed to not have any morning sickness so far, and even the little bits of nauseousness I have experienced have not been too bad at all.
I love to read about how our baby is growing! So, here are this weeks major developments ... you will be amazed at how much our baby has formed already!
The nose, mouth, and ears that we'll spend so much time kissing in eight months are beginning to take shape. If I could see into my uterus, I would find an over sized head and dark spots where our baby's eyes and nostrils are starting to form. The baby's emerging ears are marked by small depressions on the sides of the head, and his/her arms and legs are protruding buds. It's heart is beating about 100 to 160 times a minute — almost twice as fast as mine — and blood is beginning to course through it's body. The baby's intestines are developing, and the bud of tissue that will give rise to it's lungs has appeared. The baby's pituitary gland is forming, as are the rest of it's brain, muscles, and bones. Right now, our baby is a quarter of an inch long, about the size of a lima bean!
Wow! How neat is that! I have tears filled up in my eyes just thinking of how awesome my God is and how He is taking such good care of my little one!
Brandon and I were talking last night about how we cannot believe that 1 whole month has passed already! Time is flying and we have so much to do to get prepared! Please be in prayer along with us that God would help us as we make some major decisions in our life and as we seek to do His will for our future.
For the most part, pregnancy has been pretty good for me so far! (I know I'm really only 4 weeks pregnant, so it can't be but so bad so far!) :) However ... I have experienced some sure signs of pregnancy. It's amazing how quickly your body begins to change. I am in complete awe of how God has created my body to grow and carry another human being!
I have been tired a lot, my breasts have been sore, and I have learned that if I allow myself to get too hungry, I start to become nauseous. Long car rides (which I make everyday from home to work and back) also make me a little nauseous. And sometimes, just eating, will make me a little nauseous. I have been very blessed to not have any morning sickness so far, and even the little bits of nauseousness I have experienced have not been too bad at all.
I love to read about how our baby is growing! So, here are this weeks major developments ... you will be amazed at how much our baby has formed already!
The nose, mouth, and ears that we'll spend so much time kissing in eight months are beginning to take shape. If I could see into my uterus, I would find an over sized head and dark spots where our baby's eyes and nostrils are starting to form. The baby's emerging ears are marked by small depressions on the sides of the head, and his/her arms and legs are protruding buds. It's heart is beating about 100 to 160 times a minute — almost twice as fast as mine — and blood is beginning to course through it's body. The baby's intestines are developing, and the bud of tissue that will give rise to it's lungs has appeared. The baby's pituitary gland is forming, as are the rest of it's brain, muscles, and bones. Right now, our baby is a quarter of an inch long, about the size of a lima bean!
Wow! How neat is that! I have tears filled up in my eyes just thinking of how awesome my God is and how He is taking such good care of my little one!
Brandon and I were talking last night about how we cannot believe that 1 whole month has passed already! Time is flying and we have so much to do to get prepared! Please be in prayer along with us that God would help us as we make some major decisions in our life and as we seek to do His will for our future.
Monday, July 20, 2009
Friday, July 17, 2009
Dear Little One ...
Where do I begin?
I first and foremost want to thank our Heavenly Father for blessing me and your Daddy with such an amazing & special gift. We feel blessed beyond measure and our hearts are overfilled with gratitude and joy! We are in awe, that He would choose us to be your parents!
We cannot wait to meet you! We wonder what you will look like and what your personality will be like! We talk about you all the time! We pray for you every day as you are forming in my tummy. You see, God, your Heavenly Father, is forming each and every delicate part of your little body, knitting you together in my womb. We praise God, because we know that He is in control and we know that you are being fearfully and wonderfully made! (Psalm 139:13-14)
We are excited, because we will be telling your grandparents and family about you tonight! We know that they will begin to fall in love with you immediately, just like your Daddy and I did!
I'm sure I will write you many more letters as I anxiously await your arrival. I cannot wait to hold you and to look at your sweet little face.
I love you,
Mommy
I first and foremost want to thank our Heavenly Father for blessing me and your Daddy with such an amazing & special gift. We feel blessed beyond measure and our hearts are overfilled with gratitude and joy! We are in awe, that He would choose us to be your parents!
We cannot wait to meet you! We wonder what you will look like and what your personality will be like! We talk about you all the time! We pray for you every day as you are forming in my tummy. You see, God, your Heavenly Father, is forming each and every delicate part of your little body, knitting you together in my womb. We praise God, because we know that He is in control and we know that you are being fearfully and wonderfully made! (Psalm 139:13-14)
We are excited, because we will be telling your grandparents and family about you tonight! We know that they will begin to fall in love with you immediately, just like your Daddy and I did!
I'm sure I will write you many more letters as I anxiously await your arrival. I cannot wait to hold you and to look at your sweet little face.
I love you,
Mommy
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