It is so wonderful to know the love shared between two people can create such an amazing miracle, the life of a child! When I was carrying Nolan, I was amazed by the miracle that grows inside. Again with our second little miracle, I am amazed by the growth of this precious little baby. I am so in LOVE with Nolan, and also already so in LOVE with our second baby! We cannot wait to meet him or her! I know that any parent understands this LOVE.
Here are the ultrasound pictures at 7 weeks 5 days with our 2nd baby.
Some FACTS: At 7 weeks, the baby has an amazing growth spurt. At the beginning of this week, your baby is approximately 4 to 5 mm and by the end of the week it has more than doubled to 11 to 13 mm! Your baby weights approximately 0.03 ounces.
Your baby's leg and arm buds are longer now and they have divided into segments where the hands and feet will be. The hands and feet also have an area where the fingers and toes will begin to form. At this point of your pregnancy, the heart is bulging from the body and it has divided into right and left chambers. The brain's hemispheres are continuing to grow and the air passages into the lungs are visible. Your baby's eyes are beginning to get pigment. The nose is developing and the beginning of the face can be seen. The baby's abdomen is developing quickly and the appendix and pancreas are already present. Your baby's digestive tract is beginning to form and the hindgut is present.
13 weeks Ultrasound Pictures
Nolan has been very cute. I have been talking about the BABY to him lately, and explaining the baby is growing in "mommies tummy." So today, I took him to see the ultrasound pictures of the baby. He is still working on grasping the concept. But he will point at my belly and say, "Baby." Too CUTE!
By 13 weeks: This is the last week of your first trimester and your baby weighs 14 to 20 grams. The crown-to-rump length of your growing baby is 2.6 to 3.1 inches. Your baby is now about the size of a peach.
Keep on GROWING little one!!! Daddy, Mommy, Nolan, and you're whole family cannot wait till we meet you in 27 more weeks!
