Finally......

Here is the link to our ultrasound!

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3366906004356221685

Names we like for boys!

-Xander
-Spencer
-Simon
-Donovan (Van)
-Desmond (Desi)
-Ephraim
-Ewan
-Finlay (Fin)
-Grady
-Seamus
-Atticus
-Miles

Sorry for the long wait!

We are waiting very patiently for our ultrasound video to be approved by google video. It has been two days now since we submitted it and it is still be verified, hopefully very soon our video will be ready for viewing! For those of you who don't already know, Zach and I are having a baby boy, we found out on 1/25/06 at our ultrasound appointment! Very exciting!!!!

20 Weeks!

Our Baby's Development This Week-Week 20

You and the baby have really been growing! By now, you have probably put on 12 pounds plus or minus a few. While much development remains, the rapid growth rate of the baby is going to slow down just a little near this time. To aid in muscle development, the amniotic fluid is supporting the baby's movements. Your baby is quite the little gymnast and is getting busy with twists, turns and forward summersaults!

Other changes that are happening:

• The baby's eyebrows are now forming.
• Your baby is sleeping and waking much like a newborn at this time.
• Permanent hair is now growing on the scalp, but even this hair will fall out the second week after birth and will be replaced by thicker hair.

Baby's Size this week: About 5.3 to 6 1/2 inches (head to rump).

Weight: Approximately 9 ounces

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Nineteen Weeks!

This is me at 19 weeks!

Our Baby's Development This Week-Week 19

The baby is developing at a steady pace and has undergone some incredible changes. This week, the baby begins taking on more fat, which is very important for its ability to create and maintain heat and for metabolism. If your baby is a girl, primitive egg cells are developing in her ovaries. Girls are born with all the eggs they will ever have. The egg you released to conceive this baby is as old as you are now!

Other changes that are happening:

* The baby's ears now stand out from the head.
* The placenta will continue to grow from this point on but only in diameter, not thickness.
* This week a temporary hair called lanugo will appear on the baby's body and head but disappear by birth. No one is sure of the purpose of this hair.

Baby's Size (head to rump) this week: About 5.25 to 6 inches

Weight: Approximately 7 ounces

Right now your baby is about the size of a small banana.

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Our Baby's Development This Week-Week 18

The baby continues to grow bigger. You should be able to feel your uterus below your belly button. It is near this time that myelinization begins. This involves a coating of the nerves with a fatty substance called myelin to speed up nerve cell transmission.

Other changes that are happening:

• Pads are forming on the baby's fingers and toes that will develop into characteristics of fingerprints and footprints.
• Fine hair is growing and covering your baby's head and body.
• The baby's legs are now longer than the arms.

Baby's Size (head to rump) this week: About 5 to 5.5 inches.

Weight: Approximately 5.5 ounces

Right now our baby is about the size of a can of soda.

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17 Weeks!

This is me at 17 weeks!

Our Baby's Development This Week-Week 17

The baby is growing quite rapidly this week. A full supply of blood is traveling through the umbilical cord, causing tension (like a water-filled hose). This, combined with the baby's movements, keeps the cord from knotting. Your baby has its own circulation of blood and a heart that is beating strongly. The baby's heart is circulating about 25 quarts of blood a day.

Other changes that are happening:

• The baby's bones are hardening. If you were to take an x-ray, the skeleton would be visible.
• By this week, your baby may suck its thumb.
• You might detect the earliest movements of your baby now. It may feel like a butterfly flittering around inside your stomach, but most women don't detect this movement for another 3 weeks or more.

Baby's Size (head to rump) this week: About 4.5 to 4.75 inches

Weight: Approximately 3.5 ounces

Right now our baby is about the size of a stick of butter.

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