I got my blood re checked today for my HCG levels. Now all I have to do is wait for the results and hope my numbers went up.
On the bright side we told our families today. Oh what a relief this was...I was so tired of holding this wonderful news to myself!
I bought my mom a book entitled 'When a child is born, so is a Grandmother'. I wrapped it up. My mom, Stefanie and Ben were sitting in the car in the mall parking lot waiting
for me to get back from the Dr's. I walked up to car..handed my mom the gift...she unwrapped it...looked at the book and just started screaming!! Jumped out of the car and started
jumping up and down, crying and hugging me. Stefanie was very confused and asking "WHATS GOING ON!?!?!" my mom hands her the book, she reads it and starts screaming and jumping up and down and runs over to me and starts hugging me too...by now Ben is thinking we are nuts and saying over and over..WHAT WHAT??? Stefanie blurts out...CHRISTA
IS PREGNANT!!!...So now he jumps out of the car and runs over to hug me. There we were in the mall parking lot..all of us jumping up and down and hugging and crying. I am surprised mall security didn't come over! hehe.
Today also happens to be Jackie's birthday - We bought her a bib that says "I love Grandma" and also we got her a frame with the ultrasound picture in it. We had headed over to her house to give her her birthday presents...instructed Dave to have his camera ready because he will want to capture her face. She opens the box with the bib and stares at it for a second..then looks at me with a face like "Are you serious???" I nodded a big yes. She couldn't believe it she had her mouth open for like 5 minutes. I believe there was some laughing and Oh my Gods!
Then she jumped up to hug me. She opened the picture frame and was equally excited! Jen and Brian had come over shortly after to bring her their gift. Jackie sat with the bib folded up in her hand in her lap..she looked over at Jen and asked "Do you want to see what Chris and Christa got me?" and she held up the bib. Jen looks over at me with the same face "Are you serious?" and I nodded again and she runs over to hug me as well. It was a very exciting day. I believe this baby is very welcome into this family already. Everyone is stunned and excited and needless to say very happy.
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The baby at 8 weeks -
Your baby measures about 0.9 to 1.2 inches (2.2 to 3cm) from crown to rump.
Your baby's arms and legs are longer and her hands are flexed at the wrist. The head is growing more erect and the neck is more developed. On an ultrasound, you may see your baby moving, though you still can not feel this.
The organs are forming. Ears are developed and the eyelids have begun to cover up your baby's eyes. Hands and feet appear as well as small buds which will become fingers and toes. The paddles of your baby's hands have clearly defined finger ridges now, with the tissue between them (which previously made them look webbed) reducing to leave separate fingers.Your baby's back has started to straighten slightly and the tail is now shrinking. The head still seems large and is curved forwards on her chest. Your baby is starting to look like a tiny person!
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