2nd Ultrasound

It's been exactly a month since we found out that we are pregnant! We went for our 2nd ultrasound today since our first one 2 weeks ago was pretty early at just over 6 weeks. Today, we are 8 weeks and 4 days along. The ultrasound showed a much more developed baby than the first time around...the head, arms, and leg buds were very clear, as was the yolk sac (see weird circle/ring in the picture). This yolk sac disappears at around 13 weeks. The heartbeat was fast and strong today and 174. Gabe and I both felt a sense of relief that we're still pregnant and that everything looks great and healthy! Just under 4 weeks til we're in the "safety zone" at 12 weeks! :)

8 Weeks Today!

How your baby's growing:
New this week: Webbed fingers and toes are poking out from your baby's hands and feet, his eyelids practically cover his eyes, breathing tubes extend from his throat to the branches of his developing lungs, and his "tail" is just about gone. In his brain, nerve cells are branching out to connect with one another, forming primitive neural pathways. You may be daydreaming about your baby as one sex or the other, but the external genitals still haven't developed enough to reveal whether you're having a boy or a girl. Either way, your baby — about the size of a kidney bean — is constantly moving and shifting, though you still can't feel it.

7 Weeks Today!

How your baby's growing:
The big news this week: Hands and feet are emerging from developing arms and legs — although they look more like paddles at this point than the tiny, pudgy extremities you're daydreaming about holding and tickling. Technically, your baby is still considered an embryo and has something of a small tail, which is an extension of her tailbone. The tail will disappear within a few weeks, but that's the only thing getting smaller. Your baby has doubled in size since last week and now measures half an inch long, about the size of a blueberry.

If you could see inside your womb, you'd spot eyelid folds partially covering her peepers, which already have some color, as well as the tip of her nose and tiny veins beneath parchment-thin skin. Both hemispheres of your baby's brain are growing, and her liver is churning out red blood cells until her bone marrow forms and takes over this role. She also has an appendix and a pancreas, which will eventually produce the hormone insulin to aid in digestion. A loop in your baby's growing intestines is bulging into her umbilical cord, which now has distinct blood vessels to carry oxygen and nutrients to and from her tiny body.

Baby Lefebvre is on the way!

On September 20th, Gabe and I received some exciting news! We were both thrilled to find out that we are pregnant! The past two weeks have been filled with joy and celebration. We had our first doctor's appointment today and everything looks great. We are 6 weeks and 4 days along and our due date is May 28, 2011. We feel so blessed to share this incredible news and journey with our family and friends!