The Doctor Said "It's All Good!"

Today we went in for our first official prenatal appointment! We got to see our baby- he or she is 24mm long from head to tail and has a heartbeat of 180... of course that means it's a girl, but Ricas so wants a boy it's not even funny! We won't find out until July what we will have for sure, but I really don't care.... I just want a healthy baby (with all of his/her body parts) and I pray that they will be very happy! I'm taking polls... What do you think we'll have (better yet, what do YOU want it to be)?

I look at the child growing inside me and I thank God for the blessing... I've always wanted to be a mother and after convincing myself that I'd never have children, God showed me that all things are possible through Him. It's amazing that just 4 weeks ago I went to the doctor because of spotting and had an ultrasound and Baby G was literally a small blob on the screen. And now s/he is beginning to take the form of a real baby! God is truly AMAZING! I can't wait to begin feeling pregnant... so far I haven't really been sick (I get nauseous at times, but no throwing up).


New this week: Your new resident is nearly an inch long — about the size of a grape — and weighs just a fraction of an ounce. She's starting to look more and more human. Her essential body parts are accounted for, though they'll go through plenty of fine-tuning in the coming months. Other changes abound: Your baby's heart finishes dividing into four chambers, and the valves start to form — as do her tiny teeth. The embryonic "tail" is completely gone. Your baby's organs, muscles, and nerves are kicking into gear. The external sex organs are there but won't be distinguishable as male or female for another few weeks. Her eyes are fully formed, but her eyelids are fused shut and won't open until 27 weeks. She has tiny earlobes, and her mouth, nose, and nostrils are more distinct. The placenta is developed enough now to take over most of the critical job of producing hormones. Now that your baby's basic physiology is in place, she's poised for rapid weight gain.