Week 12

Today marks the beginning of week 12, meaning that at the end of this week, we're officially three months pregnant! That is just unbelievable.

Below is the update from Babycenter.com about what's happening with Baby Jordan this week.

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 2 inches long (about the size of a lime) and weighs half an ounce.

Baby Jordan is enrolled in Daycare!

We crossed one big thing off the list this weekend - We found a daycare for Baby Jordan! Jason dropped off a check to officially enroll our baby this morning :)

I won't say which daycare, in case some wacko finds this blog - but we went to an open house at a daycare just outside our neighborhood this weekend. We really liked it. All the main instructors are required to have a bachelor's degree. They teach baby sign language (like saying "more" and "food" in sign language so that the baby can learn to communicate before they can even speak). They also teach a bit of Spanish, and even do yoga with the older infants and all the toddlers (how cute is that?). They only take 8 infants at a time, and devote two teachers to the infant classroom. That's a great thing for our baby, but also points to why there's typically a long wait list to get into daycares for infants! Most daycares book up a year in advance. We got lucky since the daycare is still a little new.

We're starting our 12th week tomorrow. I'll post the typical update then!

Week 11 and Listening to the Heartbeat

Yesterday we started week 11. I'm feeling great - I've been so lucky to have escaped morning sickness, except a tiny bit of nausea here and there. From what we can tell, Baby Jordan is feeling great as well. We listened to its heartbeat, which was the coolest thing. It was almost like the doctor set up surround sound speakers - I could hear the heartbeat surrounding me. Its heart was pumping at 170 beats a minute, which is GREAT (the normal range is 120-180). That's about twice as fast as my heart was beating. It was neat listening to both our heartbeats at once.

We go back in a month for a normal check up, and then two weeks later we'll have the ultrasound. That's when we get to see the baby as its developed, and then we'll also find out the gender. I don't know what makes me more excited - being able to replace "it" with "him or her", or picking out clothes and furniture for the nursery! I'm also ready to start thinking about names. Ah, there are so many great times to come!

And now for the update on our baby, per babycenter.com - here's what's going on in week 11:

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

Week 10

Last night as I drove home from work, I had an epiphany. Yes, as of today we are a full nine weeks pregnant. But, that means today marks the first day of the 10th week. So essentially, I've been posting what's happened with the baby over the past week, rather than what is suppose to be happening over the next week. Are you following me? Anyhow, I've decided for now on to look ahead rather than look back. So, I'll post what's happening in the next week per Babycenter.com.

Mom, this means I'll be in my first week of the second trimester on the ski trip. I looked at a calendar and realized I was wrong when I told you it would be the last week of my first trimester. That's what triggered this epiphany.

Love you all!

Sabrina (Mommy Jordan)

Week 10:

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.

Using surgery and pregnancy to get a good condo...

This email from my mom today made my day. To give some background, a group of us are going to Steamboat Springs for a ski trip (no, I will not be skiing) in less than a month. Jill, James, Jason and I are sharing a 2 bedroom condo at the same condos where mom, dad and two other couples booked their 3 bedroom condo.

From my mom:

kinda funny - Dad called the Condo this morning in Steamboat to see about getting our rooms close together and more inportantly in his view getting us on the lower floors since he feels he's going to have to carry all my luggage as well. Anyway, I asked him if he used my knee as an excuse - he said yes but that he used a double wammy - his daughter is pregnant and his wife just had knee surgery! It will be interesting to see if he gets his way.

We don't have an answer yet, but I just thought that was hilarious!

8 Weeks

Here's this week's update on the baby from BabyCenter.com

How your baby's growing: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.