13 Weeks Pregnant

Every week I get a weekly e-newsletter from a pregnancy site that lets me know how the baby is developing that week and what physical and emotional changes I may go through.  Below is what is happening this week =)




What is happenning now?

You are now 13 weeks pregnant, which is the beginning of week 14.

Your baby measures about 9 cm in length (3.6 inches) from head to toe and weighs approximately 45 grams (1.56 ounces).

During this week, your baby's body grows more rapidly than their head. Their gag reflex now begins to function, which is important for survival after being born and closely associated with their swallow, cough and sneeze reflexes. Your baby's nose and nasal passages are now fully developed.

Did you know? Until recently, scientists did not think unborn babies could smell because this probably depended on breathing air. However, it is now known that the amniotic fluid surrounding an unborn baby passes through their mouth and nasal cavities, possibly triggering their sense of smell. A newborn baby is naturally drawn to the smell of breast milk after birth, even though they have no previous experience of it. It may be that they are cued for this before birth!

Three Months Pregnant =)

I am now officially over three months pregnant and entering the second trimester! So I'd thought it'd be nice to share this experience with our close friends and family and keep everyone up-to-date with the latest pregnancy news.

The past couple of months, I have to admit, have been somewhat stressful because of my paranoia with loosing this wonderful blessing. Aaron and I had been trying for months to conceive. The month I became pregnant I found out I have low progesterone and that I might need something to help make it higher and help me with the process. Little did I know I had just conceived! So this had me worried it may cause problems with keeping our little miracle. Then the doctor had me schedule a very early ultrasound, only 6 weeks along, which in that case, they couldn't do it over the tummy way and had to go the other way. The baby was soooo little, and I was so happy to hear the heartbeat, after holding my breath, at 101 bpm. I bursted into tears - after waiting what felt like so long we were finally blessed! Luckily the other appointments I've had showed no signs of any problems. My last monthly appointment was August 25 and we both heard the heartbeat, which was wonderfully reassuring! Aaron has been able to come to every appointment with me so far and he's been great, happy to go through this with my wonderful husband!


Ultrasound at only 6 weeks!


My next appointment is the end of September, then shortly afterwards is the next ultrasound in the beginning of October, and we should be able to find out the gender, which I am very excited for!