I have decided to keep track of everything my baby is doing for each week of the pregnancy. I am on week 8 right now, but will be starting week 9 on Wednesday. The websites I am using for week 8 are:
Pregnancy Guide Online
Adoption.com Pregnancy Calendar
Parent's Place.com
If I had an ultrasound done now, I would be able to see the heart beating. I can't hear it yet, but it would at least be visable. My baby should be growing arms and legs, hands and feet, fingers and toes. The face is also devoloping right now. The baby already has a brain stem and spinal cord. Also the intestines are forming and teeth are forming under the babies gums. The baby is starting to move around at this point as well. It is so exciting to think about him/her swimming around in there. The baby's head is the biggest part of its body right now. This is because the brain is developing. The ears are also forming.
The baby's gonads are forming into either ovaries or testes at this point. I am so excited that my baby now has a gender. My husband and I have been wishing for a girl since we first started trying to have a baby over a year ago. However, neither one of us would be disappointed with a boy. We are going to love this baby no matter what. For about three weeks now, I have suspected that we may be having a boy. I guess I will know in a couple months.
The baby is now the size of a cherry, around 10-13 mm. It is hard to believe that something that tiny grows into the baby we see at birth. The size is so amazing.
My development doesn't neccessarily fit with what any web site says I should. Of course, no woman developes the same way at the same time. My chest is getting a bit bigger. I could actually feel my rib cage seperating this week. That was very painful. I have gross blue veins all over my chest. I look kind of like a vampire from Buffy the Vampire Slayer tv show. My stomach is slightly bloated, so my pants are starting to not fit right. I am pretty much on track. Since I haven't had my first doctors apointment, I don't know if I have gained any weight. I really don't think it is significant yet. But that will come in a few weeks.
Posted by Heidi at March 14, 2004 11:37 AM