Today we went to the doctor and we were excited about getting to hear the babies heart beat, unfortunately things didn't go as planned. The doctor tried and tried but could not find the heart beat for us to hear, so instead we got to see our baby again. We didn't get pictures or measurements, but the doctor just wanted ust to see that everything was ok and that baby was ok. We saw baby head to toe, s/he is getting so big, and had their legs kicking a mile a minute!!! We go back in 4 weeks for a regular appointment, and then again 2 weeks lates (July 11th) to find out the sex of our baby). I think I'm secretly hoping for a Ma Kayiah, but Ricas really, really wants a Caileb! I guess we'll see... just so long as he or she continues to develop healthy!

Happy Memorial Day!!!

Today we went to our friend's house (Quita & Jason) for a Memorial Day BBQ... for the past few weeks I haven't really had an appetite for anything specific, and when I do eat food nothing has tasted good. But today I ate ALOT and it was all good! I've been sitting around talking with my other JAG wives and I was telling them that I don't really feel pregnant (due to the lack of signs), but the more I talk about being pregnant the more I feel pregnant!

New this week: Fingerprints have formed on your baby'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.

We made it!

On Monday, Ricas and I are officially 3 months pregnant... all of the early chances of not going full term are over (not that we were ever concerned). At any rate, I am just trying to maintain a low stress level while we wind down the last few days of school- between my children who are going insane and all the paperwork I have to complete for the end of the year it is slightly hard. But none-the-less I'll make it and everything will be great! This past weekend my mother & father in law came to town for their anniversary and we took them to an outlet shopping center about 30 minutes away from us. They were very kind (better but my mother was over excited) and they bought us some clothes for baby! It was so sweet and touching, the spare closet has officially become the baby's closet and soon we will begin to transform the room into a nursery!

The most dramatic development this week: Reflexes. Your baby's fingers will soon begin to open and close, his toes will curl, his eye muscles will clench, and his mouth will make sucking movements. In fact, if you prod your abdomen, your baby will squirm in response, although you won't be able to feel it. His intestines, which have grown so fast that they protrude into the umbilical cord, will start to move into his abdominal cavity about now, and his kidneys will begin excreting urine into his bladder.

Meanwhile, nerve cells are multiplying rapidly, and in your baby's brain, synapses are forming furiously. His face looks unquestionably human: His eyes have moved from the sides to the front of his head, and his ears are right where they should be. From crown to rump, your baby-to-be is just over two inches long (about the size of a lime) and weighs half an ounce.

Since we found out that we were pregnant we had a name picked out if it's a boy- Kaileb Gentry (no middle name yet). But we have struggled for the past 6 weeks to find a girls name that we both like and feel would be good for our daughter. Last night my husband came to me and proposed 2 names, the one that I liked best and we both agreed upon is Makyah which mean "Who is like God?" I'm so excited and can't wait to find out what our precious baby will be!

I'm gaining more energy each day, and although the nausea has not subsided it has gotten a little more tolerable! This weekend Ricas and I spent quite a bit of time trying to come up with girl name's that we both liked- so far we are 0 for 0 (if you have any suggestions, let us know).

New this week: Your baby, 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.

This was by far one of the longest weeks ever in history... coupled with the fact that I almost took a nap in class (with my students) at least twice this week, I'm glad it's Friday! At any rate, things are going great with me & baby. No change in the nausea but it's tolerable most days. Oh, good news, the extreme fatigue is s l o w l y going away, I didn't take a nap everyday this week, just 2 out of 5 (that's better than 5 for 5). I can't wait until July to find out what we are going to have, I'm very anxious to start buying specific things for our baby!

At any rate, today I sent my students on a scavenger hunt around the school to find out what my secret is! It was so fun to watch them discover the clues and them try to put things together in their minds about what I was keeping from them. The very last clue was a tie dyed onsie and I thought for sure that they would get it then, but all they could think was that it had to do something with a baby... most of them thought I was just going to bring a baby with me to our Zoo field trip next week (since we're all wearing tie dyed shirts). After several guesses, one student guessed that I was having a baby! When I asked them when (timeline was given in an earlier clue) one student said today?! It took a few of my students a while for the light to click, but once it did they were all cheers and excited!

10 weeks

2 more weeks to the end of the first trimester! I'm beginning to seriously think that I will make it through this pregnancy without any sickness, naseau only (knock on wood and say a prayer). It's funny because I don't think that I'm showing, but everyone at school swears that they're beginning to see the "bump" I try to convince them that it is all pre- existing, but everyone is entitled to their own opinion. I am convinced that this week is going to be a great week, I'm going to get back in the routine of going to the gym and really jump start being fit during this pregnancy. To date I've gained back about 2 pounds (still not to my pre wisdom tooth removal weight, which is a good thing). I have spent the past few days trying to figure out what I'm going to wear for my best friends wedding in September. I am the Matron of Honor, but there are no maternity dresses (or dresses that will fit a 7month pregnant lady) at the store where the other dresses are coming from. I am in the process of finding a pattern to have a dress made.

New this week: hough he's barely the size of a kumquat — a little over an inch or so long, crown to bottom — and weighs less than a quarter of an ounce, your baby has now completed the most critical portion of his development. This is the beginning of the so-called fetal period, a time when the tissues and organs in his body rapidly grow and mature.

He's swallowing fluid and kicking up a storm. Vital organs — including his kidneys, intestines, brain, and liver (now making red blood cells in place of the disappearing yolk sac) — are in place and starting to function, though they'll continue to develop throughout your pregnancy.

If you could take a peek inside your womb, you'd spot minute details, like tiny nails forming on fingers and toes (no more webbing) and peach-fuzz hair beginning to grow on tender skin.

In other developments: Your baby's limbs can bend now. His hands are flexed at the wrist and meet over his heart, and his feet may be long enough to meet in front of his body. The outline of his spine is clearly visible through translucent skin, and spinal nerves are beginning to stretch out from his spinal cord. Your baby's forehead temporarily bulges with his developing brain and sits very high on his head, which measures half the length of his body. From crown to rump, he's about 1 1/4 inches long. In the coming weeks, your baby will again double in size — to nearly 3 inches.