15 Weeks!

Your growing baby now measures about 4 inches long, crown to rump, and weighs in at about 2 1/2 ounces (about the size of an apple). She's busy moving amniotic fluid through her nose and upper respiratory tract, which helps the primitive air sacs in her lungs begin to develop. Her legs are growing longer than her arms now, and she can move all of her joints and limbs. Although her eyelids are still fused shut, she can sense light. If you shine a flashlight at your tummy, for instance, she's likely to move away from the beam. There's not much for your baby to taste at this point, but she is forming taste buds. Finally, if you have an ultrasound this week, you may be able to find out whether your baby's a boy or a girl! (Don't be too disappointed if it remains a mystery, though. Nailing down your baby's sex depends on the clarity of the picture and on your baby's position. He or she may be modestly curled up or turned in such a way as to "hide the goods.")

Well we finally saw all of my extended family this past weekend at Easter and we were able to share the good news. Everyone was surprised and excited for us. It's great having everyone know now. Like the cat's out of the bag! :)

We go for our next ultrasound and appointment with the doctor next Friday, the 16th and I can't wait!!! It's practically torture waiting the four weeks in between all of these ultrasounds! However, I know I need to savor them as best I can because I'm getting to the end of all the ultrasounds. After the one next Friday, I'll only have 2 more - one at 20 weeks and then the 3D ultrasound in my third trimester. I keep holding out hope that we will be able to find out what the gender is at this appointment. I am so ready to start picking out things for the nursery and planning out how I'm going to decorate! Also I want to start working on narrowing down a name. We have about ten picked out for each gender but we've decided to hold off on worrying about narrowing it down until we know the gender.

Thankfully, I am still feeling great! In fact, I'd say I'm probably even feeling better these days because I am nowhere near as tired as I used to be. I know they say that your second trimester is supposed to be the easiest and I hope that holds true for me. I'm ready to start feeling the baby kick though, that will really be a treat!