We are 10 weeks!

From my weekly email:

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.

Info from www.babycenter.com

Introducing .. Baby Lash

Ultrasound taken October 2, 2008 .. we were 7 weeks and 3 days



We went to the Dr's office today so they could draw some blood and run all of those good tests. Hopefully all will come out well! But before they did all of that they attempted to find the baby's heartbeat. After a few minutes of probing around she was able to locate it and Ed and I were able to hear the heart beat for the first time! Words cannot even describe what we felt .. it was awesome! Our next office visit is in 4 weeks and we are moving right along!

Yes, we're expecting!

That's right, you read it correctly! We are expecting our first baby! We are surprised, excited, shocked, and nervous all at the same time.

It's still early, but, we wanted to share the exciting news with our friends and family. As of today we are 9 weeks and 2 days pregnant! We actually found out that we were pregnant on September 11, 2008 when I came home with several pregnancy tests. We had several exciting and fun filled football weekends ahead of us and I needed to know. There was no question, but Ed insisted that I take another test just to be sure. We made our first appointment with my Dr. on September 12th where they confirmed that we were going to have a little one. We were so excited, but hated that we could not share with anyone. We kept the news to ourselves for several weeks ... that has been the hardest part!


Our first ultrasound was October 2, 2008! It was so amazing to see such a little thing, heart beating strong, on the screen that would eventually become our little one. She confirmed that our due date would be around May 18, 2009. Ed and I were finally ready to tell everyone the great news and spent the next several days, Ocotober 2nd-5th, driving all over Georgia telling the future grandparents and aunts. They were all very excited for us, which seemed to help with the shock that was still setting in ... it was a great weekend!

So far the pregnancy hasn't been too bad ... keeping my fingers crossed. I have not been sick, just very tired and a little sick to my stomach feeling. Hopefully that will pass in the next few weeks. Wish us luck- I'm still not really sure what to expect at this time! We promise to keep everyone updated on the website as to all of the happenings for Baby Lash!