Peanut's Heartbeat and 25 Week Check In!

Woohoo! Here's baby David at 25 weeks inside mommy's tummy and all is well. Here's his developmental update!

"Your little grower’s physical proportions are pretty much birth-ready and most of their remaining development will largely be weight gain and a ton of nervous system development.
The good news is: if your child were to be born premature, they’d likely survive without much trauma as their lungs started producing “surfactant” last week, which means their tiny respiratory system is getting stronger with each passing day.
Yes, now’s a good time for a minor sigh of relief and a quick pat on the back. All that hard work and conscientious living is really getting your child prepared for a healthy delivery.
In mobile-fetus news: your baby should be scootching slowly out of the breech position (head upright, with their butt-n-legs down by your pelvis) and start rotating around for a head-first exit through the birth canal.
If all goes well, and your little womb hi-jacker isn't a contrary one, they'll be locked-n-loaded in the next few weeks!
Time is short (or really long, depending on who you ask) — just (still!) 14 weeks left before you can go back to being a single-resident human!"

I also had an ultrasound a few days ago and we got some videos! You can hear his heartbeat and see him kick here:

And here's some general cuteness:

That's all for this week! There will be another update soon! Until then...

Peanut's 22 Week Checkup

Peanut in mommy's tummy at 21 weeks

Peanut had another check up today and he's super healthy! I heard his heart beat and it's strong as ever, sounds almost like a techno drum beat. He's kicking quite often and is the most active between 2pm-4pm. Here's the scoop on his development:


"Your wee babe's perfect little pancreas (a super-duper organ that produces hormones and aids in digestion) is now making its own hormones for your baby's body and brain!
Luckily for your little womb-explorer, his new balance promotes physical dexterity, which has them actively feeling out their surroundings where skin, body parts, and the resident umbilical cord are the big sensory experiences.
Your sweet babe is sort of looking like an oversized red prune right now as more and more skin (and therefore wrinkles) are showing up each week. Not to worry, all those wrinkles are just your baby's way of planning ahead for the time when they’ll start piling on all of that irresistible baby chub."

Stay tuned for another update in three weeks!

Peanut's First Home Videos!

Today I had an awesome surprise where I took my parenting classes! A woman that volunteers there is working towards her ultrasound certification and was offering free ultrasounds! I finally got to capture my Peanut on film. He is 21 weeks old in the videos (in utero time, that is) and we managed draw the conclusion Peanut is without a doubt a boy! There are also some very cute clips of in utero thumb sucking. Yum!

 

Peanut at 17 weeks - He's a BOY!

I had another prenatal appointment right at 17 weeks and had an anatomy scan done, which is not specifically for the gender telling. Anatomy scans are to make sure their arms, legs, brains, organs, etc. are developing healthy. Anyway, IT'S A BOY!! At least the ultrasound tech was 80% sure. She didn't want to confirm because most for sure confirmations are after 20 weeks. Doc says he's still looking healthy and all is well! Here are some new pictures of him:

Peanut's gotten so big! Looks like he's stretching :)

My what a pretty spine you have, little Peanut!

 

Peanut's noggin and if you look closely, his hands!

Peanut's 16 Week Development

Okay, I'm sorry to say I have no pictures for this update but I do have a developmental update! Yay!

"Over the past three weeks your magical-gro baby has managed to add on yet another 2 full inches of length (totaling about 4.5 inches) and now weighs a whopping 3.5 ounces! Guess what? Your little lollipop is not so bobble-headed anymore! Yep, your baby's head-to-body ratio is starting to even out, as the rest of their body - including their arms and legs (the better to kick you with!) plays catch-up."

Peanut at 12 weeks

Yay, Peanut's 12 weeks old! I've felt a few flutters here and there - he's definitely moving in there!

Here's what development is going on at 12 weeks:

"Your baby is still a bobble-head, as their massive noggin' comprises 30% of their entire body mass!

Bobblehead aside, your little lollipop's neck is up to the challenge and straightening out quite nicely as can be seen by their little chin lifting off of the chest. Your baby is also actively rehearsing “breathing” by inhaling and exhaling amniotic fluid to prepare the lungs for future air respiration.
The big news: your little poop-n-pee factory is now up and running! Along with all the lovely poop-n-pee talk, we thought you'd like to know that your baby now pees into their amniotic sac and then inhales it through their mouth and nose.YUCK! Not to worry, their urine is completely sterile and harmless, no matter how gross it seems."

At this point in time, I've had two prenatal appointments and the Doc says all is well!

8 Week Old Peanut!

Itty bitty baby bump at 8 weeks pregnant

Alright, everyone! This is a blog solely about Peanut and his progress into the world. The goal of this blog is to be primarily about Peanut than about myself. Sooo, introducing PEANUT!

Peanut at his 8 week ultrasound

In this 8 week ultrasound, I saw Peanut for the first time and I was so amazed he was SO incredibly tiny! His heart beat was at 183BPM which at first scared me, but baby heartbeats are much faster than ours! At this point in time, the pregnancy calendar had this to say:

"Woohoo! You've got one whole inch of baby inside of you!
What's more, your baby is finally starting to take on some very distinct human features. For starters, their little tail (really just the spinal cord) has disappeared completely. Both their toes and fingers are prominent with very little, if any, webbing. Upper and lower limbs all show recognizable joints (elbows and knees) and the lower limb bones are starting to ossify."