10.5 weeks

Hey everybody...it's me...Stimets baby #2. Yes, that's my mom's uterus. It's about the size of a grapefruit right about now. She said you'd all be pleased to see it keeping me nice and protected. Awgh, it's fun swimming around in here. I'm about 1.2 inches long from crown to rump and weigh less than a sixth of an ounce. Even so, I've been busy swallowing and kicking. Each day there's more and more crazy things happening to me. I'm starting to get fingernails and peach-fuzzy hair.

My vital organs, you know the liver, kidneys, intestines, brain, and lungs -- are fully formed and functional. Yes, I have to admit, I do have a big head. It's about half the length of my entire body. My forehead is a little bulgy but just temporarily while it sits high on the big knoggin until later when it will change into a more human-like feature.

My spine is pretty clear, although we didn't get a shot of it. My spinal nerves stretch out from the spinal cord. I already know if I'm going to be a little brother or sister, but sorry, you're going to have to wait until the middle of March to find out!!! No need to get all antsy, I'm in no hurry to see any bright lights just yet. It's pretty fun in here mooching off of momma.

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There are arms and legs! An umbilical cord! A racing little heart! The beginnings of a profile! Always an amazing feeling to be a female and to be amazed at the capabilities we have to grow another life inside of us (of course with the help of that other seed, it could not have happened without man)...it's going on right now, even if after weeks of feeling drained, semi-nauseated, and just down right blaa, wanting to some days cry over nothing doesn't make it seem real, pictures help to make it sink in...WOW!!! The baby was a little mover while under the influence of sound waves. It's little ticker was moving at 171 bpm. The expected due date of Aug 7th may end up bringing Owen a one-of-a-kind, hard to beat gift for his 3rd birthday.