Eleven Weeks

This is me at eleven weeks.

Our Baby's Development This Week

My belly continues to grow outward. To support me and the baby from this week on, I will experience a 40-50% total increase in blood volume (most of the gain is in the liquid called plasma and not the red blood cell count).

Other changes that are happening:

• Our baby's head now makes up more than half of its entire length.
• Although weight will fluctuate a great deal, my average gain in the second trimester is about 1 pound a week.
• The baby's skin, though very thin and transparent, is forming and becoming thicker.

Baby's Size this week: About 1.5 to 2.5 inches

Right now our baby is about the size of a lemon.

Babyfit.com

Our Baby's Development This Week

Our baby continues to grow rapidly this week. The baby's fingers and thumbs are short and webbed but distinctly visible. Toe rays are developing in the feet and the retina is fully pigmented. The external ears are now fully developed as well.

Other changes that are happening:

• My amniotic sac is about the size of chicken's egg.
• The baby's tongue is fully formed and taste buds are forming.
• The arms are lengthening and able to bend at the elbow.

Baby's Size this week (head to rump): 1.25 to 1.75 of an inch

Right now our baby is about the size of a walnut shell.

Here is a link to the site where I get all this useful info:

BabyFit.com

Baby Names

Here are the names that we like so far!

Boys:

• Xander
• Liam
• Spencer
• Oliver
• Elliot
• Truman
• Atticus
• Preston
• Myles
• Jaxon

Girls:

• Helena
• Evangeline
• Olivia
• Aslyn
• Ava
• Emerson
• Hadley
• Beatrix

We would like to hear your feedback regarding our lists! Here are links to the baby name books that we have, if you happen to find other names that you like please pass them along to us!

Cool Names for Babies

The Mother of all Baby Name Books

Doctor's Appointment

Today I went to see my OBGYN and it was pretty uneventful. I peed on a stick, he took my blood pressure and said that everything looked good and he wanted to see me again in three weeks! I was kinda expecting more but I guess this is normal. In January I will be able to have an ultrasound and find out the sex of our baby, that really excites me!!!!

My Blog!

My blog is all about me and our baby! I will document my journey through my pregnancy so that one day I can show our baby just how wonderful it was! I am almost 10 weeks pregnant, my due date is June 17th, 2006. My husband Zach and I are thrilled to be having this baby, and feel very blessed!

My blog will include; pictures of my progress (belly shots), baby name ideas, updates from doctor's appointments and anything else that I feel important enough to record about my pregnancy!

Nine weeks

This is me at nine weeks.

Seven weeks

This is me at seven weeks.

Five weeks

This is me at five weeks.