By the end of this week I will be a full 10 weeks pregnant! This week Peanut is nearly an inch and a half long (or 4 centimeters...) and the fruit of the week is an apricot! Bones and cartilage are forming and knees and ankles are developing. Peanut's arms can already flex thanks to new elbows! Peanut started moving around last week, but this week will start kicking! The tooth bud fairy will visit this week and assist with the arrival of Peanut's little choppers which are developing under the gums. Toenails and hair are also growing this week.
The truly exciting part of this weekend happened at our doctors (midwife) appointment today! Jerad came with me and I needed to have a full head to toe check-up. Not to gross anyone out, but they checked a urine sample and the good news is the three things they check for were all negative! (For anyone wanting to know more info: They check for sugar to see if you may have diabetes induced by pregnancy. They also check for ketones which if they find, show that mommy may be dehydrated or not eating enough. And they check for protein to make sure that your blood pressure is safe and that your kidneys are functioning correctly. So everything is good and we are healthy!!) So then Liz (our midwife) pulled out the doppler (the little machine they use to find heartbeats!!!) and put the gel on my tummy....she warned us that it's pretty early to try to hear a heartbeat and she usually can't find it so we shouldn't be disappointed if we didn't hear it. But I knew God would let us hear it....AND WE DID!!! It was probably one of the most amazing experiences in my life so far. About 180 beats per minute, our little Peanut is such a miracle. I'll never forget the look on Jerad's face when he heard our little one's heartbeat and looked at me...
Thanks for your prayers this week!!!!
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