9 Weeks 2 Days!!!

Well, time does fly doesn't it? Only two weeks ago our little baby was the size of a blueberry and now it is the size of a grape!!! Baby Lipscomb is 2.71 cm long with a good strong heartbeat. They tried to pick it up with the doppler, but baby is still a little too tiny for that...so I will hear the heartbeat at the next appointment. But, baby is very strong and healthy...consistently measuring in 2 days bigger than the projected due date at each appointment! (My due date has been unofficially moved to March 20th. I say unofficially because we do actually know the exact date of ovulation so officially forty weeks is March 22. But, if baby stays 2 days big then the hopes are that I deliver a couple of days earlier. Although I know that is not up to me. ;) )

You can now see distinct arms, legs, hands, and feet. And...yea!...our baby no longer has a tail! Yes, as an embryo your spine actually does stick out like a tail, but by the 9th week the body is big enough to "absorb" the tail, if you will. So, good news...we will not be having a monkey come March. :)

So, what comes next. Well...the next appointment is in four weeks. Yes, I said four...not two! :) Dr. Wilson feels very confident in the babies health. (She always makes first time mommies come in every 2 weeks for the first trimester.) Like I said...at the next appointment we will hear the heartbeat. Then I will have another appointment 4 weeks after that (For those that are math challenged that is 8 weeks from now, which is in mid-October) and we will have the BIG ultrasound to look at all of the anatomy and we will find out if it is a boy or girl! :) Yes, we will find out. No surprises here if I can help it. ;) I was surprised that we could find out so early, but Dr. Wilson said that the technology is so good now it shouldn't be a problem...as long as the baby cooperates. :) She waited a little bit to see if the baby would flip around for us, alas, Baby Lipscomb is a little shy at the moment.

I'll keep you posted on exciting baby happenings!