17 (Weeks) Turnip 161 days to go

Your baby weighs 5 ounces now (about as much as a turnip), and he's around 5 inches long. He can move his joints, and his skeleton — until now rubbery cartilage — is starting to harden to bone. His sense of hearing is also developing. The umbilical cord, his lifeline to the placenta, is growing stronger and thicker.

16 ( Weeks ) Avocado with toenails

At 4 1/2 inches long (head to bottom) and 3 1/2 ounces, your baby is about the size of an avocado. In the next three weeks, she'll go through a tremendous growth spurt, though, doubling her weight and adding inches to her length. Her lower limbs are much more developed now. Her head is more erect than it has been, and her eyes have moved toward the front of her head. Your baby's ears are close to their final position, too. Some of her more advanced body systems are working, including her circulatory system and urinary tract. Her heart is now pumping about 25 quarts of blood each day, circulating her total blood volume through her body many times. (By the end of your pregnancy, this will increase to about 190 quarts.) The patterning of her scalp has begun, though her hair isn't recognizable yet. Although closed, her eyes are moving (slowly), and she's even started growing toenails.

Baby Wish List

Just an ongoing list of things that we will SOON be registering for that we happen to have not purchased yet.. ( NO MORE BIBS :)

LIST:
Second Diaper Bag ( HERE )
Miracle Blanket
Bouncer ( Fisher Price "Pink Peddles" anything Fisher Price )
Breast Pump ( Medela pump n style )
Travel Kit
Leapster
Play Mat ( Bright Stars "Pretty in Pink" )
Sling
Bumbo
Exergen Temporal Artery Thermometer
My SweetPeace.com ( Graco )
Baby Monitor (HERE) ( Sony Baby Call )
EuroBath
Stationary Entertainer ( Rainforest Jumparoo)
Car Seat (Graco SnugRide) ( Infant (BETSEY) / Convertible / Booster )
Shopping Cart Seat Cover (Sewcuteboutique.com)
Baby In Sight Mega Mirror
High Chair - Fisher Price Healthy Care (Aquarium)


NURSERY:
Furn:
Bassinet / Co-Sleeper ( Arms Reach )
Recliner

MISC:
Humidifier ( Holmes / Honeywell brands )
Breathable Bumper
Diaper Pail (Graco touch free diaper pail)

15 Weeks ( Apple )

How your baby's growing:Your growing baby now measures about 4 inches long, crown to rump, and weighs in at about 2 1/2 ounces (about the size of an apple). She's busy moving amniotic fluid through her nose and upper respiratory tract, which helps the primitive air sacs in her lungs begin to develop. Her legs are growing longer than her arms now, and she can move all of her joints and limbs. Although her eyelids are still fused shut, she can sense light. If you shine a flashlight at your tummy, for instance, she's likely to move away from the beam. There's not much for your baby to taste at this point, but she is forming taste buds. Finally, if you have an ultrasound this week, you may be able to find out whether your baby's a boy or a girl! (Don't be too disappointed if it remains a mystery, though. Nailing down your baby's sex depends on the clarity of the picture and on your baby's position. He or she may be modestly curled up or turned in such a way as to "hide the goods.")

QUICK FACT:

Your baby is slightly more likely to be a boy than a girl. On average in the United States, 1,048 boys are born for every 1,000 girls.

14 Weeks ( 1.5 Ounce Lemon Sucking HER Thumb)

Welcome to the second trimester! 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.

Baby will look more like Steph or Joe ???

So I though I would post the results of the Poll here so I can update it soon with a new one.. Any ideas are welcome..

- Will the Lime have HAIR ?
- Will HIS last name be Shanahan or Minnick ? (I got to get some of my family involved in the voting with this one.. : )
- Will it be a Boy / Girl / Squirrel ?
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In the last poll I pulled it out in the end with a convincing 55% victory over Steph & the Milk Man to win. :)

Will the baby look more like Joe or Steph?
Joe
5 (55%)
Steph
3 (33%)
Milk Man
2 (22%)
Votes so far: 9 Poll closed

12 Week ( Lime ) in your Corona

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-to-be is just over two inches long (about the size of a lime) and weighs half an ounce.

11 Weeks (FIG) with Hiccups

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 (Kumquat / whatever that is..) With Peach-fuzz

So lets visualize.... Left picture with peach-fuzz the size of the Kumquat on the right.... ???? ( I just like to say Kumquate :) Though he's barely the size of a kumquat — a little over an inch or so long, crown to bottom — and weighs less than a quarter of an ounce, your baby has now completed the most critical portion of his development. This is the beginning of the so-called fetal period, a time when the tissues and organs in his body rapidly grow and mature.He's swallowing fluid and kicking up a storm. Vital organs — including his kidneys, intestines, brain, and liver (now making red blood cells in place of the disappearing yolk sac) — are in place and starting to function, though they'll continue to develop throughout your pregnancy.If you could take a peek inside your womb, you'd spot minute details, like tiny nails forming on fingers and toes (no more webbing) and peach-fuzz hair beginning to grow on tender skin.In other developments: Your baby's limbs can bend now. His hands are flexed at the wrist and meet over his heart, and his feet may be long enough to meet in front of his body. The outline of his spine is clearly visible through translucent skin, and spinal nerves are beginning to stretch out from his spinal cord. Your baby's forehead temporarily bulges with his developing brain and sits very high on his head, which measures half the length of his body. From crown to rump, he's about 1 1/4 inches long. In the coming weeks, your baby will again double in size — to nearly 3 inches.

OK.. so maybe not this big just yet.. but I found the pic on line and it looked neat... :)

9 Week ( GRAPE ) No Tail but it has TEETH :)

Your new resident is nearly an inch long — about the size of a grape — and weighs just a fraction of an ounce. She's starting to look more and more human. Her essential body parts are accounted for, though they'll go through plenty of fine-tuning in the coming months. Other changes abound: Your baby's heart finishes dividing into four chambers, and the valves start to form — as do her tiny teeth. The embryonic "tail" is completely gone. Your baby's organs, muscles, and nerves are kicking into gear. The external sex organs are there but won't be distinguishable as male or female for another few weeks. Her eyes are fully formed, but her eyelids are fused shut and won't open until 27 weeks. She has tiny earlobes, and her mouth, nose, and nostrils are more distinct. The placenta is developed enough now to take over most of the critical job of producing hormones. Now that your baby's basic physiology is in place, she's poised for rapid weight gain.

Announcement Day

So we used the pup as a bill board to announce the new arrival.. Kellie didn't quite get it but all in all it was a success.... ( My idea of course :)

8 Weeks ( Kidney bean ) Webbed fingers

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 Half Inch ( Blueberry ) with a TAIL !!!

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.

FIRST APPOINTMENT ( Peanut Sized ) Heart Beat !!!!!!!!!

We have not told anyone yet but it is getting harder.. Steph is sick off and on most of the day. We went in a little early to get an Ultrasound because of some spotting Monday. HE looks like a Peanut on the screen but we got to see a HEART BEAT !!!! She has her next appointment tomorrow morning.. I will post pics from that one soon...

6 Weeks Quarter Inch ( Lentil Bean )

This week's major developments: The nose, mouth, and ears are beginning to take shape. If you could see into your uterus, you'd find an oversize head and dark spots where your baby's eyes and nostrils are starting to form. His emerging ears are marked by small depressions on the sides of the head, and his arms and legs by protruding buds. His heart is beating about 100 to 160 times a minute — almost twice as fast as yours — and blood is beginning to course through his body. His intestines are developing, and the bud of tissue that will give rise to his lungs has appeared. His pituitary gland is forming, as are the rest of his brain, muscles, and bones. Right now, your baby is a quarter of an inch long, about the size of a lentil bean.

To My Wife & our Baby :)

I wanted to do something special just for you. My version of a scrapbook that would enable us to document our journey together while allowing family & friends to be involved. A way we can track the upcoming changes both physical & otherwise ( for both of us :). I am looking forward to everything ahead and am both excited & scared. Either way I know we will embrace all that lies ahead & enjoy the journey along the way.

I love You.

Expectant Mother’s Hospital Checklist

For Mother :
Sleepwear
Bathrobe
Socks
Slippers
Maternity underwear
Nursing bra
Breast pads
Change of clothes and comfortable shoes to wear home
Toiletries, including toothbrush
Hair band, if applicable
Lip moisturizer
Sanitary napkins
Massage oils or lotions
Breath mints and snacks
Relaxation materials: books, magazines, music
Eyeglasses, if applicable
Cell phone and list of important phone numbers

For Coach :
Watch with a second hand to time contractions
Camera/video camera and film/tape
Toiletries, including toothbrush
Change of clothes
Snacks and reading material
Dollar bills or change for vending machines
Cell phone/prepaid phone card
List of important phone numbers

For Baby :
Newborn diapers
Receiving blankets
Newborn clothes
Socks or booties
Infant hat
Infant car seat

Week 5 ( Size of a Sesame Seed )

Baby Center Week 5 Update.

http://www.babycenter.com/6_your-pregnancy-5-weeks_1094.bc