Well ... this has been a super long week for me at work. Michael has been enjoying his summer at home. He's been cleaning and getting some much needed stuff done around the house!
I guess one thing that is note-worthy is that I'm finally starting to show a little bit. One of my friends from work told me the other day that she is starting to be able to see that I'm pregnant. So that is exciting! Another big deal lately are emotions. Currently this morning, I'm suffering from a sad movie hangover. We watched P.S. I Love You last night. I'm not going to spoil the movie for you, but let's just say that it definitely has its sad moments. Well, I of course escalated that sadness by about 50 times and had a complete meltdown -- not once, but twice! Michael said that we could no longer watch sad movies during this pregnancy because I get completely uncontrollable. So this morning, my eyes are swollen and I have a headache from crying. Oh well!
Back to baby ... this week, the baby is about 4 to 4-1/2 inches long and weighs about 1-3/4 ounces. It is about the size of a softball. This week, the baby may be starting to suck his/her thumb. Eyes and ears continue to develop and move to their more permanent positions on the face. Bones are continuing to grow, and if an x-ray were performed, you may even be able to see the baby!
It truly is a miracle -- that something can grow into a complete human while inside of you! I had a long talk with one of my kid's moms this week about genetic testing. Her child has Down's Syndrome. They didn't find out before she was born and she said that she wouldn't change a thing. Michael and I are not having genetic testing either. We already love our baby -- no matter what disabilities he/she may or may not have. Besides, I work in early intervention, so I'll probably have our baby evaluated within the first month anyway! :) Just as a side note, did you know that 90% of mothers who find out that their child may have Down's abort the pregnancy?! That is an astounding statistic. Granted, I haven't looked it up to know if it is accurate, but that's what the mom said.
Oh well, so much for the rambling this morning. I'm about to go and wake up my husband. It's Saturday after all ... we can't sleep late today! There's too much fun for us to do before the day is over!!! :)
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