Well, it’s been a long time coming, but we finally both got a glimpse at our healthy little bambina. This was taken at 9 weeks, 3 days. you can see Emy’s little nubs, and her little head on the right. Next ultrasound isn’t until 18 weeks or so and at that point we’ll learn the sex. Mommy’s gother heart set on a jungle theme so she’s secretly hoping for a boy, but she thinks it’s a girl. I’m still pulling for a girl, but the jungle theme does sound nice. So here’s the photos! (click forbigger versions)
This week I’m working on parchment-like skin that you can see my veins right through. My teeth, palate, and larynx and beginning to take shape and I’m steadily getting bigger by the day. My eyes are continuing to develop this week too. My toes and fingers are prominent with very little, if any, webbing and my upper and lower limbs all show recognizable joints (elbows and knees) and the lower limb bones are starting to ossify this week. My head is still disproportionately larger than the rest of my body. By the end of the week I should be about the size of a large grape.
I’ve felt pretty crappy lately and lost my cookies a few times and tried to loose my cookies many times, but on the bright side it could be worse.
So we had a close call on Sunday. We spent the night in the ER as I was cramping and bleeding some. It was a very sad and scary time for us. I had to have lots of blood-work and tests and after an ultrasound and many hours of waiting we finally found out that we have a baby with a strong heartbeat (150 beats/minute) and Emy is 1 cm. They also confirmed that at the time I was 7 weeks and one day pregnant and everything looks good. They are not sure what or why this happened. I’ve been on bed rest for the week and seem to be doing much better. Just taking it slow and trying to relax. We go to the doctor again on Chris’ birthday and we will have another ultrasound then to again make sure everything is still going well.
Mommy feels blah. But, I guess that’s a good thing. Other than that all is going well.
So we went and talked to the nurse today. Not much going on there. Got our first appointment with the doctor and scheduled the ultra sound. Good news all around. Found out on my birthday we are having Emy, get to see our first pictures of Emy and make sure all is ok on Chris’ birthday, and get to meet Emy for Christmas. What a nice turn of events. Hopefully this will be a sign of things to come.
During this week my eyes continue to develop and begin to develop pigment. My fingers, toes, and outer ears are beginning to take shape and I about an inch long now. My facial features are starting to become visible this week including my mouth and tongue. My major muscle system is developing and pretty soon I will start to move, but mommy won’t be able to feel me cause I’m still too small for her to feel me. I’m working on my own blood type, distinct from mommy’s and my blood cells are working on being produced by my liver now instead of the yolk sac. With all the growing I’m doing it is making mommy not feel so hot, but in the end it will all be worth it.
Emy
