13 Weeks

Here is our 13-week update. Erika's nausea is continuing to get better. She still has some bouts with it but not as frequent. Hopefully the time when it passes completely will be soon.

This is this week's info from that "Baby Center":

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.

Interesting... if it is a girl she already has ovaries and eggs. Not sure what to think about that...

12-Week Sonogram

I am amazed at the growth of our baby. Last time it kind of looked like a torpedo. This time you can make out the face, hands, and feet:

Look! it has my wavy black lines. Hopefully, however, it will grow up to look like Erika.

There are a few labs we are waiting to hear back about, but so far everything went great in this checkup. The baby is growing and Erika is healthy. We pray that our little one will continue to develop healthily.

12 Weeks

12 weeks and counting! This week we have another OB appointment coming up so hopefully we will have a better sonogram photo of the baby and maybe some other interesting information.

This is this week's info from that "Baby Center":

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] is just over 2 inches long (about the size of a lime) and weighs half an ounce.

11 Weeks

11 weeks! Erika noticed this week that the "bump" is forming:

From "Baby Center," a website Erika reads for general information about our child's growth:

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.

10 Weeks

10 weeks! Only about 30 to go.

9 Weeks

A few of our friends have done this, and we think it is a great way to show the progress of my radiantly pregnant wife. We have hit the nine week mark, and below is a picture of Erika, looking ever-so beautiful in her Sunday-dress.

Each week we will add a new photo to the previous weeks, and eventually we will have a collage documenting her progress and our child's growth. Stay tuned for more...

First OB Visit

We had our first OB appointment on Tuesday (4/17). I was really nervous for a very silly reason. I was a little bit convinced that we were going to get there and someone was going to tell me that I was crazy and that I certainly wasn't pregnant. Quite the contrary. First thing when we were taken back they did an ultrasound and there the little raspberry was:

Heart rate of 160. 8 weeks old. I was honestly quite shocked. It found it a little funny, but the ultrasound tech (who was so sweet) didn't do a whole lot of explaining before she went for it. I sat down on the table and within what felt like seconds she said "and there's your baby!" It was a beautiful moment.

There wasn't a whole lot else to that appointment (except for a prescription for some Zofran and some other tips on helping with the constant nausea!). The next appointment that we have in a month is a big one with lots more tests. I still find this so hard to believe (and of course so exciting)!