Our Sweet Little Tax Breaks: Day 49

We had our first sonogram yesterday. Its confirmed...TWINS!! Most amazing experience of our lives. Once they popped up on the screen, its hard to describe the feeling. I've heard people talk about it, but you just can't do it justice putting it in words. Then Dr.Hansard turned on the audio and we got to hear the heart beat of each baby. Cool stuff.

Tuesday, the day of the ultrasound, was the start of week 7 - or day 49. They are barely the size of a grain of rice right now. I-Am-Pregnant.com tells us the following:

This week your baby has an amazing growth spurt. At the beginning of this week, your baby is approximately 4 to 5 mm and by the end of the week it has more than doubled to 11 to 13 mm! Your baby weights approximately 0.03 ounces. Your baby's leg and arm buds are longer now and they have divided into segments where the hands and feet will be. The hands and feet also have an area where the fingers and toes will begin to form. At this point of your pregnancy, the heart is bulging from the body and it has divided into right and left chambers. The brain's hemispheres are continuing to grow and the air passages into the lungs are visible. Your baby's eyes are beginning to get pigment. The nose is developing and the beginning of the face can be seen. The baby's abdomen is developing quickly and the appendix and pancreas are already present. Your baby's digestive tract is beginning to form and the hindgut is present. The shape of the talk can still be seen, but it will fade in 3 or 4 weeks.

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Winds of Change

The winds done changed my backyard. It's nice, its almost double the size now! Just got to train the doggies to use our new backyard for poopin'. Saturday storm gave the ground a much needed soaking, but the winds brought down to sections of the fence I share with a neighbor to the left. The house is empty right now, up for lease.

In the front yard, also on the side with our neighbor, 4 little birdies were thrown out of their nest. Momma wasn't around, so I picked them up and placed them back in their nest. They freaked a little, but eventually huddle back together in their home. Saw mom there in the nest with them today, so all looks well. Now I just got to get a hold of the owner next door to see how to handle our fence problem.

Thump-Thump...Thump-Thump...

Baby is 4 weeks old today...6 weeks counting from the LMP. Today pregnancy.org tells us that the baby's heart should begin to beat today! Yesterday the inner ear formed, wonder if he/she/they can hear us yet?? Last week the embryo became 3 layers. The outer layer becomes the brain, nerves, and skin. The placenta becomes fully functional. The middle layer becomes the bones, muscles, blood vessels, heart, and sex organs. The inner layer becomes the stomach, liver, intestines, lungs, and urinary tract.

It's Official...Holly is Pregnant!!

Been a long 8 or 10 years...lots and lots of prayer, and finally through in vitro, we are expecting!! "Expecting what?" you may ask...well, a kid...maybe 2. We are at about day 36 now...this is how the little guys (or gals) looked when they were 5 days old. Hooray! Thank you Lord!