1st Ultrasound and New Due Date

This morning we went for our first ultrasound for baby #2. They wanted to have a more accurate due date. The issue was that my cycles in general use to run 6 to 10 days longer than average, I am still nursing so I have only had one cycle so far AND I had taken a test earlier and it was negative. All things considered they didn't want to solely base my due date on the 1st day of my last period.

So we are exactly 7 weeks today according to the ultrasound. They are going to go with that date which would give me a due date of St. Patty's day!

It was so amazing to see the baby! We could see the head, the cord, the yok sac, the sack around the baby, the heart beating (looks like a flash), and could kind of make out the little legs. I wish the pictures were as clear as the screen we watched, but theses will have to do!

Our little peanut is about 15mm! Amazing! Check out this website for an update on the baby developments!

Salt

During the past few weeks I have had a change in my taste buds. I have had Justin check that my water tasted OK before I continued to drink it because to me it just did not taste right. Especially last week, when I didn't know I was pregnant. Everything just tasted blah and icky for no apparent reason. I had a delicious pasta dish in front of me and yet it had no flavor. I had to apply salt all over my dish 3x! Now that I know I am pregnant I know that I can't do that no matter how much I would like to.

I crave salt. It is the only thing that awakens my tongue and makes it respond positively to my food. Is this what I am suppose to be like as a Christian? The kind of person that makes people desire to be around me because of the potent yet pleasurable encounters they should have? The Apostle Paul encouraged us to "let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt" (Colossians 4:6). Someone who is all salt and no grace is miserable to be around. Overly pushy or opinionated and trying to force people into uncomfortable confrontations - because they think they are doing the other person a favor by "saving their soul". They should probably work on their sales pitch a little more. Too much salt leaves a bitter and unappetizing aftertaste.

Well I just found it challenging to think of salt in this new way. Every person will want a different amount of salt than another. So I need to be sensitive to how much I season my conversation. Big sigh. The more I think about it the more I think that it is probably an art that will take a long time to excel at!

Baby Daddy

Justin is excited. He is already talking to the baby and making sure that the baby is loved as the little ears are forming. He always makes sure his babies know Daddy's voice :).

How Am I Feeling?

Inside my belly I feel like I felt when I was in my last trimester with Eva. I know it sounds crazy, but I feel like I need to take deeper breaths and that my insides are stretching dramatically. Even though the baby is only 13 mm it sure feels like more :). I loved being pregnant with Eva but I had no idea how amazing she would be. So while I was pregnant I know that in the first trimester I allowed myself to complain too much about how sick I was. This time when I look at Eva and how healthy and perfect she is I am excited about what is happening inside of me and I am not going to let myself get hung up on "being pregnant" but rather the fact that I'm having a baby.

Initial Report

I am about 7 weeks and due around March 9th. The baby's heart has been beating since week 3. Its crazy to think that there has been a little heart beating inside me for 4 weeks and I didn't even know it! Here is where baby Honse is at:

SIZE: 13.0 - 18.0 mm

TIME PERIOD: 48 - 51 days post-ovulation

Head and Neck

The head is more erect and semicircular canals start to

form in the inner ear which will enable a sense of balance and body position.

Thorax

Septum primum fuses with septum intermedium in the heart.

Pelvis

The gonads form. In about a week, the sex of the

embryo will be recognizable in the form of testes on a male.

Limbs

Knee and ankles locations indicated by indentations.

Legs are now at their proper location, proportional to the embryo.

The critical period for the lower limbs is about to end.

Toes are almost completely notched and toenails begin to appear.

Joints grow more distinct.

Spine

The trunk elongates and straightens and the bone

cartilage begins to form a more solid structure. Muscles develop and get stronger.

Baby #2

Just this morning I took a prego test and it was positive! Tears came to my eyes - I am so happy. I had already taken a test a couple weeks ago and it came out negative, even though it was suppose to be an early detection test. Two nights ago I had a dream that I had a baby boy! So funny. Boy or girl I am excited.

Taking Justin to work, right after we found out, we heard a very appropriate sermon by Adrian Rodgers on the blessing of many children. Here are the verses he shared:

Psalm 127:3-5

Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one's youth. Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them! He shall not be put to shame when he speaks with his enemies in the gate.

In this day in age I feel that it is important that Christians continue producing godly children. Raising up a new generation who will love those who need hope and who will be a light to those in the darkness. The Lord said, "The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few." Our children are, hopefully, the future laborers for the Lord.

Please feel free to leave a comment for a wee one to welcome the baby.