First Pic of Dino Baby

Kara and I went to get our first ultrasound yesterday. It was both exciting and scary. It was exciting because it was an opportunity to see our human seedling sprouting; yet, it was scary because there is always a worst case scenario. What if the baby isn't healthy? Or what if there are octuplets?

Praise God, the baby is perfectly normal, relatively speaking. An 8 week baby looks like a mini dinosaur. It has a tail and a huge reptilian head. Oh well, it will grow out of it (I hope).

On a different note. Having a baby is really a faith thing. You can do so much like eating healthy, getting rest and so forth, but in the end it is out of your hands. It really pushes you to trust in God because you can't trust yourself. So if you are keeping up with this blog, we would appreciate your prayers.

what i'm thinking...

I read this today in one of the many weekly updates I get from pregnancy websites.

What you're thinking - "If I have to smell my co-worker's tuna salad sandwich for one more second, I am going to lose my cookies. Wait, did someone say cookies?"

That pretty much sums up how I've been feeling this week. I'm so food conflicted!

8 weeks

Baby is 8 weeks old as of yesterday and is the size of a raspberry, growing like mad, and is starting to move around. Nuts! (berries and nuts!?!)






I have my first ultrasound tomorrow and am excited/nervous about seeing the baby for the first time and hearing it's little heartbeat. I've been reading all sorts of magazines and websites describing the baby's development, but until I see it for myself, it's just hard to imagine/believe that's really going on inside of me.

And today, we bought our first baby thing at Ikea...

7 weeks

As of yesterday, our little one is officially 7 weeks old and the size of a blueberry. And as of today, I officially feel like crap!




Here's a 3D ultrasound image of a baby at 7 weeks.










I have my first OBGYN appointment and ultrasound next Tuesday.

6 weeks

Here we are at 6 weeks...my little monster is the size of a sweet pea.



Here's a real life picture of a 6 week old embryo.



I don't really feel pregnant. My symptoms have been super mild, although today I am an emotional basket case (but honestly, how different is that from usual?). I'm also super tired, but that's pretty normal for me too.

so, what does this mean?