Monday, December 15, 2008

Big Brother

Baby number two is on its way!!! Kevin gets to be a big brother. Our baby is due July 18th!
9 Weeks
How your baby's growing:Your new resident is nearly an inch long and weighs just a fraction of an ounce. She's starting to look more and more human. Her essential body parts are accounted for, though they'll go through plenty of fine-tuning in the coming months. Other changes abound: Your baby's heart finishes dividing into four chambers, and the valves start to form — as do her tiny teeth. The embryonic "tail" is completely gone. Your baby's organs, muscles, and nerves are kicking into gear. The external sex organs are there but won't be distinguishable as male or female for another few weeks. Her eyes are fully formed, but her eyelids are fused shut and won't open until 27 weeks. She has tiny earlobes, and her mouth, nose, and nostrils are more distinct. The placenta is developed enough now to take over most of the critical job of producing hormones. Now that your baby's basic physiology is in place, she's poised for rapid weight gain.

6 comments:

ExploreColorado said...

Congradulations!!!!

Ana said...

AHHHHH!!!! I'm so happy for you!!! Congratulations!!!!

Dandelionmom said...

CONGRATS!!! Loooove your new wigets too--so very cool to "see" exactly what wonders are working and hidden within! Kevin will be such a great big brother!

Kat said...

This is SUCH happy news! :)

Bethany Miller said...

Oh! Oh! Oh! How absolutely thrilling Charity!!! CONGRATULATIONS! I am so excited for you and Seth. what fun that you and Christa can be expectant together for a few months - smile :-)

The Horaks said...

Yay!! I'm so happy for you guys!! :) I'll be praying for you! Keep us updated on how you're doing! Our due dates are only 4 days apart! :)