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Fri, Mar 31, 2006 8:00 AM
17 WEEKS
Your baby weighs about 5.25 ounces (150g) and now measures 5 to 5.6 inches (12.5 to 14cm) from crown to rump. He is practicing breathing by gulping amniotic fluid into its lungs. This helps the lung's development so they will function at birth. Your baby may also be sucking his thumb.

Meconium is present in your baby's bowels. There is hair present on your baby's scalp and sweat glands are developing.

Your baby is becoming more sensitive to the outside world and is moving around, kicking and punching. As there is still plenty of space in your uterus, your baby can move around a lot, sitting cross-legged, reclining or even turning somersaults!

He can probably hear by now as the ossicles (the bones that pass sound to the inner ear) have hardened and the portion of the brain that receives signals from the brain is under development. Your baby is getting used to the sound of your heartbeat and blood passing through the umbilical cord, but may be startled by loud noises. Your baby is aware of some things in the outside world, including sounds and light. If you let the sun shine on your belly, your baby may be able to perceive a warm red glow.

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Wed, Mar 29, 2006 11:00 AM
17 Week Ultrasound
Today I had my 2nd weekly Ultrasound with Lori (17 week Ultrasound). My cervix has shortened a little. It was 3.6-3.7 cm this week. Lori also said I was having contractions during the ultrasound, so she had to wait a few minutes just to get the measurement. She was massaging and pushing on my belly to get it to loosen up (it was so tight). Izabella looked great - she was swimming around and doing her normal little active playing. Everything looks good. I am relieved after my accident on Monday.

I also received my first weekly 17alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate injection today. I will receive these every week until 36 weeks of gestation.

Everything is going good.

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Mon, Mar 27, 2006 12:20 PM
Emergency Room/Labor & Delivery Trip:
Yesterday was the scariest day of my life, I think (well, besides when I delivered the boys 9 weeks early).

It's 12:20 pm. I am at Macy's paying for Izabella's outfits, outfits for Evan & Aidan and an outfit for Carson (my nephew on the way). As I sign my name on the chargecard pad, I started feeling lightheaded/dizzy. I said, "Man, I am feeling really dizzy." I braced myself by putting my hands firmly on the counter. Everything around me started to black out little by little. I do remember looking around wondering if there was a place closeby where I could sit - but it was too late. I was down. I passed out and went unconscious for about 19 minutes.

12:39 pm I woke up to 5 ambulance workers, 2 mall security guards and 2 mall medics standing over me, plus 2 Macy's employees and about 5 customers who were seated behind my head. A nice lady said, "Christine, I am a Labor & Delivery Nurse, you need to roll on your left side if you can." (They had my driver's license out and knew my name and luckily I had told the Macy's cashier that I was pregnant with a baby girl). They took blood from my finger to see how high/low my sugar was and started asking me questions. My sugar level was around 75. I absolutely didn't know my name, thought I was pregnant - but couldn't remember, and then I wasn't sure if I had children at home. I had no idea what my address was. The L&D nurse behind me took my cell phone and started going thru the saved names/numbers I had programmed. She mentioned "Slawek." I said, "yes! That's my husband." She quickly called him and left a message. The nice lady also offered to go in the ambulance with me. She was so sweet.

Right about then I noticed that my head was excrutiatingly painful. I overheard the Macy's worker telling the paramedics that I hit my head really hard on the counter (where the register is) on my way down. I have a very large protruding knot from the back of my head that is the size of a big softball. I did feel the pain and started feeling my head.

Off I go in the Ambulance. At this time, things are starting to sink in. I did manage to say, "GOOD SAM HOSPITAL." (They would have taken me to Bethesda North, and I wanted to go where my Perinatology group was located). About 30 minutes had passed and I could remember most everything now. I called my mom and starting crying really hard. I realized I was pregnant with Izabella and took a hard fall. Mom answered the phone and could hear the Ambulance sirens going off. She was panicked. Mom was on alert all day for my sister, who was possibly going to be induced later this evening (we all were on alert). And here I am calling because I am being wisked away to the hospital due to an accident.

My sugar levels were 71 now. Blood pressure about 100/55.

I got to the hospital. The Emergency room quickly sent me up to Labor & Delivery Triage. By this time, Slawek arived. They monitored me for contractions - everything was fine. They checked Bella's heartbeat - it was 152 BPM (strong and good). And a resident OB came in to do an Ultrasound. Izabella looked wonderful. She was moving around, very active and looked just perfect. He took a look at the placenta, too, and didn't see anything that had changed. The OB asked us, "Do you know what you are having?" I said, "Yes! A baby girl." He said, "Yep! That's right!"

The Cardiac team came in and did an EKG on me - everything was fine. Then I was sent for a Cat Scan on my head. Dr. Coppage (one of my Perinatologists) came in and felt my head and ordered a cat scan right away. The Cat Scan was fine - my head suffered no permanent damage.

So basically, what caused me to pass out was low blood sugar. My orders are to eat several light meals a day, never skip a meal. And I should carry a juice box with me at all times, just in case I have that feeling again. I remember having this same dizziness/blacked out feeling when I was at Krogers and pregnant with the boys last time (but I sat down and felt better after 5-10 min). I just have to take care of myself and make sure I have plenty of sugar in my system. The low sugar combined with my low blood pressure is what made me pass out - and the head injury is what made me remain unconscious for 15 minutes.

I won't be shopping alone for the next while.

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Sat, Mar 25, 2006 11:00 AM
INTRODUCING IZABELLA CHRISTINE

Today was a fabulous day! We are absolutely OVER THE MOON. Slawek and I drove to Columbus this morning for our 3D/4D ultrasound (gender determination). Our predictions and feelings were confirmed once again, our little baby is 100% girl! Our wonderful sonographer Kelly spent about 1 hour doing our ultrasound. She examined about 15 different gender/crotch poses of baby Izabella. You could clearly see her labia - there is no doubt about it. We are expecting a baby girl. I cried when Kelly told us the news. I just couldn't hold back the tears/excitement. Her name is Izabella Christine. Kelly told us we can go ahead and paint the Nursery pink now!

It actually took us a while to get the gender prediction. Izabella had 1 foot extended out and the other tucked under her bum (exactly how I sit!) I had to flip on my side, then flip back on my belly, drink some extra cold water, then flip back on my side again just to get her to cooperate and move that leg out of the way. She did, she finally crossed her legs at her ankles like a proper little lady and we got some excellent photos.

Izabella's heartrate was around 146 BPM. She was resting when we first arrived, but quickly started doing her froggy-dog dance. I have nicknamed her "froggy dog" because she has super long legs and was jumping like a frog. I told the technician, "we aren't expecting a girl! We're expecting a Frog!" We all laughed. She was all over the place! I am feeling kicks now, and the ultrasound confirmed that her feet are exactly in the place where I feel the kicking. My placenta is also on the front of my uterus, which doesn't stop/mute the baby movement I have been feeling. She is one active baby.

She is absolutely perfect. She was sucking her thumb, playing with her face, waving, and touching her head/eyes. It was spectacular to see.

We ended the ultrasound with 55 wonderful photos on a CD (and about 15 prints), plus a 35-45 min. DVD and a VHS tape, as well. We have our follow up deluxe 3D/4D session on 6/19/06. I will be 28 weeks then.

Slawek and I were so happy that after we left the ultrasound, we drove to Polaris Mall in Columbus and bought our little girl some clothes. The first thing we bought her is a Pink Ralph Lauren jacket and matching pants set. It is absolutely adorable! We also bought her a faux-suede pink jacket with matching hat for this next winter, white courderoy pants with flowers, and a warm quilted outfit with shirt, jacket and hat. She certainly will be dressed well!

After we did some mild shopping, Slawek and I went to a nice, romantic lunch together at Lindey's Restaurant. A very good friend of mine, Kim, had recommended we go there. I am glad she recommended it - we had a wonderful time. The food was great and we enjoyed talking about Izabella and what great big brothers Evan and Aidan will be to her. We are so happy, we love our family more than anything in the world. Things couldn't be more perfect.

God continues to bless us with many wonderful things, and we are truly happy.

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Fri, Mar 24, 2006 6:00 AM
16 WEEKS
Your baby now weighs more than the surrounding placenta. She measures about 4.4 to 4.8 inches (about 11 to 12cm) from crown to rump and weighs about 3.5 ounces (100g). She is positioned halfway between your pubic bone and your navel.

Fat, which is important for your baby's metabolism and heat production is beginning to form around this time.

The placenta, which will weigh more than a pound at full term, is also developing rapidly. It is now a large and well-established network of blood vessels responsible for exchanging nutrients and waste to support your baby.

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Wed, Mar 22, 2006 10:15 AM
It's a GIRL!
Today I had my 16 Week Perinatology appt with Dr. Coppage and an Ultrasound with Lori to check my cervix and the baby. The Ultrasound News: Looks like a Girl! Lori said she is about 90% certain this is a baby girl. She said she saw the labia. I looked, but couldn't really tell, honestly. Everything looked so small. I know for sure there were no *boy* parts, and I remember how large those parts were with Evan and Aidan's ultrasound at this same timeframe. Lori said we will keep checking the gender at each of my weekly Ultrasounds every Wednesday. Slawek and I have a 3D/4D elective ultrasound session this Saturday in Columbus, so we hope to get some really good pictures of our girl!

Her heartrate was between 155 BPM - 160 BPM, varying. It was funny, Lori put the ultrasound wand on my belly and said, "let's see if this baby will give us a peek." Immediately we both saw that the baby's BUTT was right in front of the camera. She was on her knees, but high in the air and Lori said, "well HELLO there!" It was hilarious! It was easy to get a good crotch shot of her. She slept during the entire ultrasound, with her knees down, butt in the air, facing my spine and her cheek resting on the bottom of my uterus. It was so sweet and peaceful.

Everything looks great. My blood pressure was 102/52 (awesome) and I actually LOST a pound! I was happy to hear that. I really felt like I had put on 10 lbs. in this past month after my mom's constant feeding after my cerclage surgery (don't worry, I have gained about 10 lbs. total since becoming pregnant, so I am healthy). My cerclage looks great and my cervix measures 4.9 cm. approximately ~ awesome news.

Dr. Coppage did an internal exam to look at the stitching. I noticed some fishing line hanging out of me, so she took a look at it and said as long as it's not bothering me, that it's just fine. It's there for a purpose (it's the string they pull on to get the stitches away from my skin when they are going to remove the stitch at the end of the pregnancy). She said I can swim in pools (not lakes) this summer if I want to. She also offered us the Quad screening, which we declined. We already got a great result from the Nuchal Translucency screening, and that's enough for us. The NT screening does not test for open neural tube defects, though, but we are aware of that. An open neural tube defect can be detected at the 20 week Level 2 Ultrasound, so if anything were wrong, it would turn up then anyway. I am confident there everything is just perfect! Oh, and my fundus measures 16 cm - exactly right on for being 16 weeks.

That's all for now!!!

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Tue, Mar 21, 2006 1:32 PM
Tomorrow I have an Ultrasound! I am hoping to get a gender confirmation tomorrow!!

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Fri, Mar 17, 2006 1:20 PM
Say a prayer for Melissa and baby Carson. Melissa was admitted today into Labor & Delivery (her blood pressure is high). Hopefully they can get everything stabilized and the delivery of little Carson can be postponed. Melissa is 35w6d today, so Carson will be just fine regardless (4 weeks early).

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Fri, Mar 17, 2006 9:15 AM
Today was Evan & Aidan's 15 month checkup. Their stats:

Evan:
22 lbs. 8 oz (25th percentile)
30 1/2" long (35th percentile)

Aidan:
26 lbs. 1 oz. (70th percentile)
30 1/2" long (35th percentile)

I must say, this visit wasn't too much fun for any of us. Aidan was clinging onto my neck for dear life throughout most of the visit, and he was otherwise very whiney and crying a lot. Evan was fine during the visit, but after his 4 vaccinations, he screamed for what seemed like 10 minutes (even started yelling at the Nurses who gave him the shots).

Our Pediatrician also prescribed ZANTAC for Aidan's constant puking. He pukes in the middle of the night (gushing) and also during the day. It's a lot! The Pediatrician said sometimes acid reflux can do this to babies. The only other suggestion was an upper G.I. on Aidan, and he advised against it at this age. I would have panicked, so I am glad we are trying Zantac first. And as a matter of fact, stupid me forgot to mention that Evan STILL wakes up SCREAMING in pain around 1-2 am and the only thing that helps is milk. He was on Zantac until 6 mo. of age, so I am wondering if THAT could possibly be his problem. We're giving it a shot on both babies, we'll see.

I am certainly glad that is over! No more shots until a long time now (I think he said age 5, but that seems wrong, I think).

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Fri, Mar 17, 2006 5:00 AM
15 WEEKS
Fine hair called lanugo covers your baby, who now measures about 4.3 to 4.6 inches (10.8 to 11.6cm) from crown to rump and weighs about 2.8 ounces (80g).

Fingernails are well formed and the arms and legs may be seen moving on an ultrasound. Your baby already has his own unique fingerprint pattern!

Your baby can hold his head erect and he can also make faces with his slightly developed facial muscles. Your baby may practice squinting, frowning and opening and closing his mouth.

Your baby's bones have enough calcium deposits to show on an X-ray. If your baby is female, her ovaries will be in place in her pelvis and more than five million ova (some of which may be fertilized to become your own grandchildren in another generation!) have formed.

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Wed, Mar 15, 2006 6:00 AM
Today is the first day without a pain pill (post surgery). I am doing much better, I am feeling back to normal really. I didn't take one last night and I didn't need one this morning either. I am over the hump and finally feeling normal again!

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Tue, Mar 14, 2006 8:00 PM
WE HAVE MOVEMENT!
Today is the day I am marking down as the first day I have felt the baby move. (I am pertty sure I felt it before now, but since I felt like it was too early, I quickly dismissed it). I am sure I was thumped twice in a row last night (by head or foot, I don't know). I was sitting in my recliner and the thumps were enough to startle me! Move baby move!

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Tue, Mar 14, 2006 7:52 AM
The Things We've Handed Down
by Marc Cohn

Don't know much about you
Don't know who you are
We've been doing fine without you
But, we could only go so far
Don't know why you chose us
Were you watching from above
Is there someone there that knows us
Said we'd give you all our love

Will you laugh just like your mother
Will you sigh like your old man
Will some things skip a generation
Like I've heard they often can
Are you a poet or a dancer
A devil or a clown
Or a strange new combination of
The things we've handed down

I wonder who you'll look like
Will your hair fall down and curl
Will you be a mama's boy
Or daddy's little girl
Will you be a sad reminder
Of what's been lost along the way
Maybe you can help me find her
In the things you do and say

And these things that we have given you
They are not so easily found
But you can thank us later
For the things we've handed down

You may not always be so grateful
For the way that you were made
Some feature of your father's
That you'd gladly sell or trade
And one day you may look at us
And say that you were cursed
But over time that line has been
Extremely well rehearsed
By our fathers, and their fathers
In some old and distant town
From places no one here remembers
Come the things we've handed down

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Sun, Mar 12, 2006 11:23 AM
Today I am doing a little bit better than yesterday and the day before. I am in a lot of pain with my lower back, I suspect it is a result of my epidural. My bleeding has pretty much stopped. I am still taking 800 mg. of Motrin every 6-8 hours, as prescribed. I was also prescribed Vicadin, but I am not filling that prescription. I cannot take Vicadin knowing that it passes thru the placenta onto the baby.

Thank God I have my doppler at home. I have been able to listen to our baby's heartbeat every morning and every evening since the surgery. Normally I only listen once or twice a week, but since I have been worried with the surgery, I have been listening more often.

Everything is going well. My Dr's appt. and ultrasound are on 3/22 - I am looking forward to it.

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Fri, Mar 10, 2006 11:30 AM
Today was my Cerclage surgery. Here's how it went:

Slawek and I arrived at Good Samaritan Hospital for pre-op around 10 am. Once we were admitted by Labor & Delivery, we were taken back to the recovery rooms (the same room I recovered in after my c-section with Evan and Aidan). Carrie, my wonderful L&D Nurse (who just happens to be the wife of one of my Perinatologists ~ Dr. Voss), attempted to start an IV to get some fluids in me. She could not get my IV in. I explained how severely dehydrated I felt, as I wasn't allowed to eat or drink after midnight prior to the surgery. My veins were collapsed and are tiny anyway. Carrie looked at every vein on both arms and hands and didn't see anything that looked good, but tried my right hand anyway. It didn't work. Another nurse was called in. She agreed, my veins were not in good condition for IVs. But, they went and got some much smaller IV needles and ended up getting a good one on the right side of my right forearm. Thank God that was over.

After that, Carrie came in with a doppler and found our baby's heartbeat right away. Her heartbeat was beating a healthy 160-162 BPM. At 14w0d, it's perfect!

After about an hour and a half, I was wheeled back into the Operating Room. Anesthesia came in to administer the epidural and a sedative/pain medicine. I declined the sedative/pain meds. I didn't see the need for it. If I am being given an epidural, I shouldn't feel anything from the waist down anyway, so why would I need additional meds pumping thru to me and my baby? The Anesthesiologist okay'd my decision and just administered the epidural. I was first given litacain. Immediately my legs felt heavy and tingly. When the Anesthesiologist tested my abdomen with a needle, I could feel everything. She gave me more litacain. We waited 15 more minutes. Nothing happened. The Anesthesiologist ended up pulling out my epidural catheter and redoing the epidural completely. I was then given a different anesthetic (something that starts with an "M"). This finally did the trick. Ironically, this is exactly what happened during my c-section. I had to have my epidural redone because it didn't work (Litacain). Believe me, for my upcoming c-section with this baby, I will remember to tell the Anesthesiologist that Litacain does not work for me.

My wonderful perinatologist ~ Dr. Brady ~ came into the O.R. around 11:45 am. The first thing he said to me was, "Did you hear the news?" I said, "what news?" He said, "there is a 2-for-1 special on epidurals right now." Yeah, totally hilarious, Dr. Brady. I hate getting those epidurals, but of course love the results once they are in place.

About 15 residents walked into the O.R. What the heck? Is this Grey's Anatomy? Did I miss something? I had no idea I was going to be the lesson-of-the-day. How embarrassing. My legs were hanging from stirrups hanging from the ceiling and there were 15 people down at my rear just hanging out. Ugh.

The surgery took about 45 minutes. I cried and prayed through the entire thing. Now I know why they wanted to give me a sedative. I was so afraid that my amniotic sac would be ruptured, tears just ran down my cheeks and into my ears. My nurse Carrie sat at my head and wiped my tears out of my ears. I can't tell you how many times I said "Hail Mary" but it was back-to-back and extremely fast, just to keep my mind off everything. Dr. Brady would push on me so hard sometimes that my entire body would shift upward on the bed. My brow must have been tightly stressed/furrowed, too, because the Anesthesiologist was massaging it ~ trying to get me to relax and breathe.

Once the procedure was over, Dr. Brady came up to tell me that they did not do the McDonald Cerclage, as I had thought we were doing. He actually did the Shirodkar Cerclage. He mentioned that he didn't feel I had enough cervix necessary to do the McDonald, so he did the Shirodkar. I am going to ask Dr. Coppage at my appt. on 3/22 about this - because I thought only the worst, most risky patients received Shirodkar. He said all went well with the surgery, but that I would take longer to heal with the Shirodkar because he had to make incisions into the cerclage, unlike the McDonald.

Finally, Dr. Brady did an ultrasound and our little baby looks great. She was sleeping on her side and the amniotic sac looked just great (it was not pinched down in my cervix). He did take pictures for my file, but unfortunately did not give me one.

Dr. Brady had originally told me that they may have to keep me overnight, since he did the Shirodkar Cerclage. He said I may require more time for recovery and be in a lot more pain. But, nurse Lesley (who took over for Carrie @ 2 pm) pretty much had me get dressed and took my epidural catheter out. I was able to pee, eat, and finally walk around 3:30 pm, so they released me.

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Fri, Mar 10, 2006 8:00 AM
14 WEEKS
Your baby measures about 3.7 to 4.1 inches (about 9.3 to 10.3cm) from crown to rump and weighs about 1.75 ounces (50g).

Your baby's bones still consist of soft cartilage but they are now beginning to harden and the development of the bones and the marrow continues. Her ears are developing into a more recognizable shape and any hair already on the head and brows will become thicker.

Your baby may already be sucking her thumb.

Her skin is thin and translucent and all her blood vessels can be seen through it.

Her hair continues to grow on her head and her eyebrows. If her hair will be dark, the follicles will start to generate pigment to color her hair.

Your baby is moving more now and is becoming increasingly flexible. She can bend her arms at the elbows and wrists and she can make tiny fists with her hands.

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Thu, Mar 9, 2006 3:00 PM
My surgery is tomorrow. I am a nervous wreck about it. Please say a prayer that the surgery goes well and that our little baby is just fine, safe and sound.

Thanks everyone!

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Wed, Mar 8, 2006 8:27 AM
We just received our Integrated NT (Nuchal Translucency) scan results!

Integrated NT Scan/Bloodwork results:
Downs Syndrome ~ 1 in 7,661 chance
Trisomy 13/18 ~ 1 in 14,341 chance

Risk factors based on age alone:
Downs Syndrome ~ 1 in 592 chance
Trisomy 13/18 ~ 1 in 6,458 chance

So you see, after we had our Integrated NT scan, our results have been lowered considerably of this baby having a chromosomal defect. I am so happy!!

My ultrasound & b/w were done at 12w4d (but I was measuring 13w4d).
The NT measurement ranged between 1.3-1.7 cm.
Baby measured 7.04 cm CRL
Heartrate: 163 BPM

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Mon, Mar 6, 2006 5:48 AM
Heartrate Stats of our Baby on the Way:
6w4d - 124 BPM (via ultrasound), 8.2 mm long
8w4d - 180 BPM (via ultrasound), 2.0 cm long
9w0d - 184 BPM (home doppler)
10w0d - 176 BPM (home doppler)
11w0d - 168 BPM (home doppler)
11w6d – 160 BPM (Dr. Voss’s doppler)
12w3d – 160 BPM (home doppler)
12w4d – 162 BPM (NT Scan), 7.04 cm. long, it’s a GIRL! measuring 13w4d
13w0d – 163 BPM, Bladder infection appt. w/ Dr. Polzin

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Fri, Mar 3, 2006 3:45 PM
I have a Bladder Infection ~ Thank God that's all it is.

After having a bladder scan ultrasound and being catheterized, it turns out it's a bladder infection. What a fun way to spend my afternoon.

I am on Macrobid (antibiotics) to clear it up before my Surgery on Friday.

Dr. Polzin said my cervix is tight and closed, and that everything looks great. Oh, and our baby's heartbeat was 163 BPM today! She is doing just great!

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Fri, Mar 3, 2006 12:57 PM
I may be paranoid from prior experience, but I feel like I have been having braxton hicks contractions all morning. As the afternoon has gone on, they feel even more painful. I called Dr. Brady in a panic and they want me there @ 3:30 pm. They are going to monitor my bladder to see if anything is going on there, as well. Say a prayer that everything is ok.

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Fri, Mar 3, 2006 8:00 AM
13 WEEKS
Your baby measures about 3.2 to 3.5 inches (7.6 to 8.9cm) from crown to rump and weighs about 0.9 ounces (25g). Your baby is now nourished by the placenta.

Her face is developing and her cheeks and the bridge of his nose are appearing. Her ears are moving from the sides of her neck to higher on her head and his eyes are moving closer together. Your baby's external genitals are now distinct and may be recognized on an ultrasound. Your baby will move away from stimuli near your tummy, such as noise and light.

Your baby's eyebrows have formed and a small amount of hair, called lanugo, has appeared all over her body. Lanugo, which will be shed before birth and replaced with the hairs with which your baby will be born, is thought to have a protective function.

Insulin is present in your baby's pancreas. Some bones may be well outlined. Your baby's thyroid gland, already developed by this week, begins to make hormones.

Baby boys begin to develop the prostate gland at this time and the ovaries of baby girls descend from the abdomen into the pelvis.

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Wed, Mar 1, 2006 9:58 AM
Last night I was feeling a little unsure about our ultrasound yesterday (Slawek was being a doubting Thomas). Today I feel much better about it. I received some information from a friend of mine who has twin boys and she found out she was having 2 boys earlier than I am during this pregnancy. I also received some information from a girl who is due in August who said that at her ultrasound, her sonographer told her that during the 11th week, all babies have a *nub* which becomes the penis in a boy and the clitoris in a girl. By the 12th week, that nub is visible. So, that being said - this baby is a GIRL until proven otherwise!

3 weeks from today we have a follow up ultrasound to confirm the gender. I can't wait for March 22!

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