Week 9

We went to the doctor yesterday. The baby is healthy. Charissa is healthy. And I think real excitement has occurred. Oh we have been before, but it was more victory in getting pregnant and now its excitement about my Son/Daughter growing in my beautiful wife. Now that is joy at its finest.

The two pictures below are our sonogram. The first one is with some arrows to help out. The second one is another shot. This is week 9. Below is from a website I copied and pasted to give you an idea what's going on in the picture.

Your Baby's Development

The tail at the bottom of your baby's spinal cord has shrunk and almost disappeared by this week. In contrast, your baby's head has been growing — it's quite large compared with the rest of the body and it curves onto the chest. By this week, your baby measures about 0.6 to 0.7 inches (16 to 18 millimeters) from crown to rump and weighs around 0.1 ounces (3 grams). The tip of the nose has developed and can be seen in profile, and flaps of skin over the eyes have begun to shape into eyelids, which will become more noticeable in the next few weeks.

The digestive system continues to develop. The anus is forming, and the intestines are growing longer. In addition, internal reproductive features, such as testes and ovaries, start to form this week.

Your baby may make some first movements this week as muscles develop. If you had an ultrasound now, those movements might even be visible, but you won't be able to feel them for several more weeks."

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Now the amazing thing is the last paragraph. The movement. We actually saw it. When the doctor showed Charissa the monitor to see the baby, as if on cue, it began to dance a little. And yes, I say dance not move. Our baby has rhythm.

Our Dancing Baby

If you like you can click on the picture to enlarge the view and save it as well. More updates to come. And please try the link above.