Wednesday, May 12, 2010

The greatest little sounds...

This is from babycenter.com...How your baby's growing:Though your babies are 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 babies have now completed the most critical portion of their 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. They are 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. Their hands are flexed at the wrist and meet over Their heart, and their feet may be long enough to meet in front of their body. The outline of their spine is clearly visible through translucent skin, and spinal nerves are beginning to stretch out from his spinal cord. Their forehead temporarily bulges with his developing brain and sits very high on his head, which measures half the length of their body. From crown to rump, there are about 1 1/4 inches long. In the coming weeks, your babies will again double in size — to nearly 3 inches.
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We are just in such amazement every day reading and learning about the development of our babies. Yesterday was such a thrill going seeing them again in our 2nd ultra sound. We heard their hearts beating so fast. It was the greatest sound we have ever heard. I instantly started crying and Ray jumped out of his chair as if he was bit by something. We both were hit with such excitement and it did not matter what type of day we were having after that our day was perfect. These little blessing have already improved our lives. We just could not stop smiling for the rest of the day.

Monday is our first appointment with our OBGYN. We are not sure if we will get an ultra sound, but if not I'm sure we will have many more in our future. :)

Love you all so much and thanks for all your prayers. We are doing GREAT!

Ray & Jules

3 comments:

  1. Dude I love kumquats!

    This comment will cost me dearly...

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  2. Peach fuzz hair? So you're saying your babies have more hair than me? Damnit!

    By the way, it looks like one of them is hogging up the space in there. Encourage them to share, Jules.

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  3. He's right Julie and Ray. The one hogging up all the space is the girl I bet. They always want all the attention. hahaah. Poor little boy. He's going to have to start kicking for space soon. They are growing fast and I know they are little angels. Can't wait for the update.
    Love YaYa

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