Week 14
Hello friends and family-
Well we made it to week 14 and have another ultra sound from Dr. Hager showing off our sleeping beauties. Both babies were uncooperative again this week and as usual I asked her if she could tell the sex. I’m dying over here; this waiting game is becoming a bit annoying. They are the size of lemons and I've noticed certain things like bending over are not as easy as before.
Health Update:
Dr. Hager officially diagnosed placenta previa; a condition that is the result of the placenta attaching on the lower part of the uterine wall, partially or totally covering the cervix. With that being said she reiterated that I take it easy. I must have 2 weeks with no spotting of any kind and if it starts up my two weeks starts back at 0.
Sleep and Names:
I’ve been able to make it through the first segment of Chelsea Lately and ultimately the goal is to make it through the entire show. Since I’ve had the body pillow I seem to be less disruptive to my Foxy Father to Be.
Still working on names and tentatively hoping to have our “official sex party revealing” the week of Thanksgiving.
Nursery:
Mimi (Riley gave my mom that name) has decided that her gift to her unborn grandchildren is to take on the nursery task. She and her friend who is an interior decorator are in la la land and so excited that I have given them free reign to do what they want. I’m excited for the surprise myself. I was telling TB that they are talking chandeliers and he does not understand the reasoning. Whatev TB! Every infant needs a chandelier even if its mom and dad have never had one.
As always thank you for your kind words, thoughts, and prayers. Bump pic 14 and an ultra sound pic are attached. Enjoy!
How your baby's growing:
This week's big developments: Your baby can now squint, frown, grimace, pee, and possibly suck his thumb! Thanks to brain impulses, his facial muscles are getting a workout as his tiny features form one expression after another. His kidneys are producing urine, which he releases into the amniotic fluid around him — a process he'll keep up until birth. He can grasp, too, and if you're having an ultrasound now, you may even catch him sucking his thumb.
In other news: Your baby's stretching out. From head to bottom, he measures 3 1/2 inches — about the size of a lemon — and he weighs 1 1/2 ounces. His body's growing faster than his head, which now sits upon a more distinct neck. By the end of this week, his arms will have grown to a length that's in proportion to the rest of his body. (His legs still have some lengthening to do.) He's starting to develop an ultra-fine, downy covering of hair, called lanugo, all over his body. Your baby's liver starts making bile this week — a sign that it's doing its job right — and his spleen starts helping in the production of red blood cells. Though you can't feel his tiny punches and kicks yet, your little pugilist's hands and feet (which now measure about 1/2 inch long) are more flexible and active.
In other news: Your baby's stretching out. From head to bottom, he measures 3 1/2 inches — about the size of a lemon — and he weighs 1 1/2 ounces. His body's growing faster than his head, which now sits upon a more distinct neck. By the end of this week, his arms will have grown to a length that's in proportion to the rest of his body. (His legs still have some lengthening to do.) He's starting to develop an ultra-fine, downy covering of hair, called lanugo, all over his body. Your baby's liver starts making bile this week — a sign that it's doing its job right — and his spleen starts helping in the production of red blood cells. Though you can't feel his tiny punches and kicks yet, your little pugilist's hands and feet (which now measure about 1/2 inch long) are more flexible and active.
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