First Doctors Appointment

My doctors appointment went okay today. My uterus is the size it should be for 10 weeks. The doctor could not see anything on the ultrasound however. He reassured me, ultrasounds are not his specialty, but its still a little scary. We are scheduling an official ultrasound soon, just to make sure everything is okay. My official ultra sound should be in the next week or so. My next doctors appointment is the day after Christmas.

The Tenth Week

With bones and cartilage starting to form and vital organs beginning to function, baby is making major progress. Body length will almost double in the next three weeks, and arm joints are now working. (Soon, legs will too.)

What an exciting week! I can't believe it is week 10 already. Monday is my first Doctors appointment. I am very excited, and hope we will be able to hear the baby's heartbeat. Everything seems to be going very well. I haven't gained any weight yet, which is great. I have however been outgrowing my dress pants. I'm either having twins, or a 12lb baby... :)

The big 2-4.

Thanks everyone for the Happy Birthday Wishes. I had a great 24th birthday, pretty low key. David and I enjoyed a night out just the two of us last night. It has been so long since we've done that. We saw the movie Twilight. It was good, but the book was better. I bought a few gifts for myself. My favorite, a pair of striped mittens. They are sooo cute!

Oh, and the best part of my birthday was seeing Elias learn to go down the slide all by himself. We were at Rivertown mall, and he climbed to the top of the tree house. He kept teasing us by going to the top of the slide, and then quick runnning away. All of a sudden, he went to the top of the slide got down on his belly and went down backwards on his belly! It was so cute!! He went down the slide 3 times all by himself.

Week 9!

This week's Activities:


Your scholar-to-be has ended his or her embryonic stage and is entering the fetal period now (good-bye embryo, hello fetus). Your fetus is now about one inch long, the size of a medium green olive. The head has straightened out and is more fully developed, the ears are much more prominent, and some new organs (the liver, spleen, and gallbladder) are forming. Your fetus is also making spontaneous movements of his or her arms and legs now that minuscule muscles are beginning to develop, though you won't feel your tiny dancer for at least another two months.

Week 8

Baby Neale's Weekly Status:

Your baby is growing like mad, putting on about a millimeter every day and continuing to straighten out in the trunk. Though you can't feel it yet, baby is moving those little arms, legs and (now only slightly) webbed fingers and toes like crazy.

Week 7 of Pregnancy

Here's what baby Neale is up to this week: Baby's brain -- both hemispheres! -- is growing fast, generating about 100 new cells every minute. Arms and legs are emerging as joints start to form, and a permanent set of kidneys (baby's third!) is now in place.

M-I-C K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E!

Eli had a great Halloween! He was Mickey Mouse, and his costume was a hit! We trick-or-treated at Hart & Cooley (Grandma's work), Foremost (my work), and Aunt Theresa's neighborhood.

We walked around with Eli's cousins Brandon and Jacob. They would run across the street to catch every house with its lights on. I was carrying
Eli to try to keep up. If I skipped a house the boys went to, Eli would wiggle until I set him down, and then run to try to keep up with the older boys! I have muscles of steel today from carrying Eli around the neighborhood! Next time we will have to bring a wagon.

Usually the Cats chase the Mice, but not today!! Mickey Mouse chased the barn cats all the way back to the barn. I bet the cats were terrified! :)