10 weeks!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Week 10 of Pregnancy: Baby's Bones Develop

Your baby's nearly an inch and a half long and the size of a prune, but not nearly as shriveled. In fact, your baby is really taking a human shape now. Though your baby's arms are developing, each one is only about the size of this number 1.

Your baby's growth is fast and furious when you are 10 weeks pregnant. He or she is nearly an inch and a half long and the size of a prune, but not nearly as shriveled (even with all the time it spends in water). In fact, your baby is really taking a human shape now. Bones and cartilage are forming, and small indentations on the legs are developing into knees and ankles. The arms (complete with elbows) can flex already, but don't run to the store for a baseball bat just yet. Though your baby's arms are taking shape and getting stronger, each one is only about the size of this number 1.



The tooth bud fairy is making her appearance this week, heralding the arrival of your baby's little choppers, which are forming under the gums. (Those pearly whites won't break through the gums until your baby is close to six months old). Other systems are go, too. Your baby's stomach is producing digestive juices, the kidneys are producing larger quantities of urine, and, if your baby's a boy, he's already producing testosterone (yikes!).

like our child, tigger is growing a body

tigger update..

9 weeks 6 days

9 weeks 5 days

Chris has (bravely) begun painting another Winnie the Pooh character on the nursery wall.  So far it looks awesome!!!!!!!!!

9 weeks!

Well today was our long awaited first appointment.  Unfortunately, I couldn't WAIT for it to be over.  I am nauseous all day!!!!!!!!

Today was a lot of talking.  The nurse talked to us about the hospital, different tests, symptoms, etc.

She did a pelvic exam to make sure everything felt ok...which it did!  Then she tried to hear the heartbeat, but couldn't find it.  She said definitely at our next appointment we would be able to hear it.

I was grateful to see the heartbeat on the ultrasound, so I guess I can wait 2 more weeks to hear it!

Back to bed....

the secret is slowly becoming not so secret anymore as we tell more and more people.. been getting lots of good advice which is helpful..

tomorrow (thursday) we get to go to our first official doctor's appointment.. I'm excited to see what lies in that and get our questions answered.

in case you were curious, the latest leading names in the name pool are McKenzie (Girl) and Connor (Boy). though im still going to try and brainwash Kate into loving the idea of Christopher Jr!

8 weeks 4 days

On Friday, a call to the doctor sent us to Wellesley Saturday morning as a precaution.  I had an ultrasound Saturday morning, and everything looked good!  The baby measured 8 weeks and his/her heartbeat was 172 bpm!  They gave me a shot of Rhogam because my blood Rh is negative and sent us on our way with a little momento...

Furniture

Here are the furniture pieces we've picked out!

8 weeks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We've reached 8 weeks!  Our doctor's appointment is one week from today!

Here is what is happening with baby:

Week 8 of Pregnancy: Looking Like a Baby

At a length of about half an inch right now, your baby has graduated from blueberry-sized to raspberry-sized. Baby is growing in your womb about a millimeter each day, and is looking a lot less reptilian and more baby-like, as lips, nose and eyelids take shape.

How's your baby measuring up this week? At a length of about half an inch right now, your baby has graduated from blueberry-sized to raspberry-sized. But weekly growth is getting a bit hard to estimate, and here's why: Growth occurs at about the rate of one millimeter each day, but that growth isn't necessarily just in height. Spurts can occur in the arms, legs, back, and other parts of your baby's body. So, big changes will be occurring every which way in the coming months.

What else is changing at 8 weeks pregnant? A close-up view of your little embryo (say cheese!) would reveal a more baby-like appearance (and thankfully, a less reptilian one). You'd see an upper lip forming, the protruding tip of that cute button nose, and tiny (and very thin) eyelids. And check out those hands and feet! Your baby's webbed fingers and toes are differentiating now, so give your baby a round of applause.

All this growing is exciting for your baby too. How do you know? His or her heart is beating at the incredible rate of 150 times per minute. (That's twice as fast as your heart beats.) Your baby's digs are growing, too. Amniotic fluid increases at a rate of about two tablespoons per week to accommodate your womb's growing tenant.

7 days until our first OB appointment!!

7 weeks 4 days

We are eagerly awaiting our first OB appointment next week!

Until then we are scoping out baby furniture. Here is the crib we'd like to get:

10 days until our first OB appointment!

the completion of pooh!

completed our first mural today.. it came out nice..

pics..

Painting begins..

the evil leg that doesnt match any other part of his body!

body almost done, and pooh's sun tanned leg..

All done!

7 weeks!

We have reached 7 weeks today! We have also been married for 8 months today!


Your Baby in Week 7 of Pregnancy
Your baby is now about the size of a blueberry (and about 10,000 times bigger than he was at conception). Most of that growth is concentrated in the head as new brain cells are generated at the rate of 100 per minute. Your baby's mouth and tongue are forming as arm and leg buds sprout, and those little kidneys are getting ready to do their job (pee production and excretion).

How does your baby grow? Pretty fast, actually. At 7 weeks pregnant, your baby's length is approximately a quarter of an inch — the size of a blueberry. Sounds pretty tiny still? Consider this for a little perspective: Your baby is 10,000 times bigger now than it was at conception a month ago.

The biggest fetal growth this week is your baby's head (the better to store all those smarts in), with new brain cells being generated at the rate of 100 cells per minute. How's that for a budding genius?

And talking about buds, your baby is going out on a limb this week as his or her arm and leg buds begin to sprout and grow longer (and stronger), dividing into hand, arm, and shoulder segments — and leg, knee, and foot segments (though the limb buds look more like paddles than hands or feet at this early stage).

Also forming this week are your baby's mouth and tongue. And although your embryo is just one month old, it's already gone through three sets of kidneys. The ones in place now are the permanent set and are poised to begin their important work of waste management. In about a week, your baby will start producing urine. Lucky for you, there's no need for diapers (yet). As your baby matures inside you, much of that urine will be excreted into the amniotic fluid, swallowed again by your baby, and then excreted again in a continuous cycle.

14 days until our first OB appointment!

the nursery mural

so we started our winnie the pooh mural today.. it's coming along great.. it's a learning process as we go.. here's some pics of the progress so far..

Me starting the outlining

All outlined..

 Kate getting her paint on!

Happy Easter Baby Clough at 6 weeks 3 days

Today is baby's first easter....well, prenatal Easter! There is no doubt he/she will be tasting a few (hundred) kinds of Easter candy today.

Baby has grown a smidge and is now the size of a blueberry!

Happy Easter!

18 days until our first OB visit!

6 weeks!!!!!!!!!!!

So we have reached 6 weeks! Here is what is going on with baby:



You might be coping with full-blown pregnancy symptoms (sorry), but there's plenty of good news too. Your baby's jaw, cheeks, chin, eyes, ears, and nose are beginning to form what will eventually become one adorable face. In addition, her kidneys, liver, and lungs are developing, and her heart is now beating 80 times a minute (and getting faster every day). All this and she's still no bigger than the length of a nail head (about a quarter of an inch) from crown to rump!
Learn more about your baby this week and your baby's head shape.
This week your baby's crown-to-rump measurement is anywhere from a fifth to a quarter of an inch, and growing — making it the size of a sweet pea (your little sweet pea!).
During fetal development, practitioners measure embryos as small as yours from precious little crown to cute little rump. That's because as your baby grows, his or her legs will be bent, making it hard to measure the full length of the body. When you are 6 weeks pregnant, your baby's crown-to-rump measurement is anywhere from a fifth to a quarter of an inch, and growing — making it the size of a sweet pea (your little sweet pea!).

So, if your womb had a view, what would you see? The folds of tissue in the prominent bump on top (the head) are developing into your baby's jaws, cheeks, and chin. And are those little indentations on both sides of the head the adorable dimples you always hoped your baby would inherit from your mom's side of the family? No, they're ear canals in the making. Small bumps on the face will form the eyes and button nose in a few weeks time. Also taking shape this week: your baby's kidneys, liver, and lungs.

21 days until our first OB appointment!