Week 13

 

your baby's the size of a peach!

She's about 2.9 inches long and weighs about .81 ounces, and -- proportion-wise -- her head's now about 1/3 the size of her body (remember? It used to be bigger!).

 

your baby at 13 weeks

- Can you believe she's forming vocal cords and teeth?!

- And even though she's still teeny, she already has fingerprints.

- Her intestines are moving from the umbilical cord to their more permanent place, in her tummy

 

 

 

We have reached week 13 and should be basically in the clear on further complications from the hematoma - yay!! We went back for our 12 week appointment last Tuesday and the little heartbeat was good so we didn't have to do any further ultrasounds or tests. I even got released to work out again and run participate in the 5k I had signed up for on Sunday!

 

Pre-Race photo of Team Hullabaloo Crew at the Walk by Faith 5k this Sunday. Little Love's first race!!

Week 13 Facts

Weight Gain: 3 pounds

Most exciting moment: Hearing our sweet baby's heartbeat

Most anticipated activity: got to return to my Body Flow class yesterday, ah!! And running the 5k with family, and our big 4th Anniversary date tonight (which really has nothing to do with pregnancy but I love my hubby and we love Josh Groban).

Energy: Increased, but only slightly. Like maybe up to a 2 from about a 1/2 :)

Other symptoms: I have started feeling full off of less food than before, finally! Also, I've started getting daily headaches, ugh {TGF Extra Strength Tylenol}

 

13 Weeks - we're all fancy for our big date with BabyDaddy tonight :)

Love,

The Barton Three

Halloween & Week 12

 

your baby's the size of a plum!

The average fetus at 12 weeks is about 2.1 inches long and .49 ounces. Now that she's got pretty much all her parts, her main job is to keep on growing.

your baby at 12 weeks

• Most of her critical systems are fully formed!
• She's about to enter the growth and maturation stage, in which her organs and tissues will grow and develop rapidly.
• She's now developing her reflexes -- if you poke her body, she'll likely move.
• She's opening and closing her fingers and curling her toes, too.
• Her brain is developing fast!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It's pretty amazing to think that our Little Love has almost finished forming and starting to just grow, grow, grow! (Or if you're like Mom, you may just grow a little.) Some days it seems like we're flying through and other days, it feels like it just isn't happening fast enough.  I wonder what you'll be (boy or girl!?), what you'll look like, whose personality you'll have, what your interests will be, will we really convince you that Texas A&M is the only college worth attending? :)  Ok, maybe the last one is a little much - just go to college, please! I get so excited to think about the future with our Little Love! :) Your Daddy is really excited too - he's probably more anxious than even I am to meet you! (But that's just because I haven't finished started your room yet.) 

 

Week 12 technically started on Halloween day.  This year I dressed up for the first time in more years than I can remember. Originally, this was going to be how I announced to my coworkers that I was expecting, but I am too impatient to keep that secret so they already knew. :)

 

Made with Love - I'm sure it's just the first of many homemade costumes!

 

Belly view - pregnant skeleton

Family Halloween picture - Sully was an alligator and Darrin was a non-participant! haha Sully's costume was so stinkin' cute, but it's nearly impossible to get him to sit still for a picture.

I've experienced some of the typical pregnancy "symptoms" for this stage, (like fatigue & acne - ugh!) but still no nausea or weird cravings (& that's ok!). My weight gain hasn't spiraled out of control yet - I am sitting around 0-3 extra pounds depending on when I weigh myself. Feeling great and looking forward to a follow up doctor visit tomorrow. I can't wait to hear your strong heartbeat again and put our minds at ease about the situation with the hematoma. We love you and we are praying for you!!!

 

12 Week picture - sorry for the sleepy looking smile!

Love,

The Bartons

Week 11 - late, of course!

We're halfway through week 12 already! In the chaos of making a Halloween costume and cupcakes, dip, etc. last week I never got around to posting a week 11 picture or info.  Here's what we did last week:

 

your baby's the size of a lime!

Your fetus is about 1.6 inches long, and she's got about a 1:1 head to body ratio. She now weighs in at about .25 ounces.

your baby at 11 weeks

• You can't see it, but she's moving fluidly and gracefully in there.
• Her skin is see-through, but she's on her way to looking more like a baby.
• Her fingers and toes aren't webbed anymore.
• Tooth buds, hair follicles and nail beds are forming.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And for our week 11 picture:

 

 

Love, The Barton Trio

 

 Week 12 to follow....today! :)