25 Weeks

25 Weeks pregnant - April 28, 2007 - by our front door

Parker Ford 18 weeks ~ 5.5 Inches

How your baby's growing: Head to bottom, your baby is approximately 5 1/2 inches long (about the length of a large sweet potato) and he weighs almost 7 ounces. He's busy flexing his arms and legs — movements that you'll likely start noticing more and more. His blood vessels are visible through his thin skin and his ears are now in position and stand out from his head. Myelin (a protective covering) is beginning to form around his nerves, a process that will continue for a year after he's born. If you were having a girl, her uterus and Fallopian tubes are formed and in place. Since your baby is a boy, his genitals are noticeable, though he may hide them from you during an ultrasound.

Is it a boy or a girl????

It's a BOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

His name will be Parker Collin Ford

Here is a picture of Deb, 18 weeks pregnant with our son, and Apollo at just over a year old. He is a very handsome boy and we think he weights about 115 pounds but we haven't weighted him in a while!

Deb & Apollo after our Sunday picnic over looking the ocean

Here is a sunny day in Laguna Beach, not bad for March! Any0ne want to come visit??? Did we mention the temp was in the low 80s?

Walk with Apollo

These pictures were taken today on our walk. We walk on a fire access road that connects our hill with the next one. It has a beautiful view of the ocean and town on one side and the hills on the other. Currently there are goats up there in movable (electrified) fences, to eat the dry brush. They do a great job keeping us safe from wild fires. Poor Apollo discovered the electric fence the hard way today. Let's hope he doesn't touch the fence again!

Apollo watches over his home town even though it is in the background

We had a beautiful blue sky today

Not that I am biased, but what a handsome dog!

Belly Photo at 12 Weeks - 1/26/07

Here is the first official belly shot :) 12 weeks and growing. This is the info on a 12 week fetus:

How your baby's growing: Your baby's hit the 2-inch mark (about the size of a lime) and weighs half an ounce. Her face is beginning to look more human. Her eyes, which started out on the sides of her head, have moved closer together on her face, and her ears are near their final positions on the sides of her head. Your baby's intestines, which have grown so rapidly that they protrude into the umbilical cord, will start to move into her abdominal cavity about now. Her kidneys are secreting urine into her bladder. Her nerve cells have been multiplying rapidly, and synapses (neurological pathways in the brain) are forming. Your baby may have acquired more reflexes by now, including sucking, and she'll even squirm if you prod your abdomen, though you still won't be able to feel her movement for several weeks.Note: Every baby develops a little differently — even in the womb. Our information is designed to give you a general idea of your baby's development.

How your life's changing:
Your uterus is rising above your pelvic bones, and your practitioner can now feel the top of it (the fundus) low in your abdomen. Though you probably won't need maternity clothes for several more weeks yet, you've no doubt noticed that your waist is thickening and that you're more comfortable in looser, less restrictive clothing.You may also start getting heartburn (also called acid indigestion), a burning sensation that often extends from the bottom of your breastbone to your lower throat. It's caused by both hormonal and physical changes in your body — and can take the pleasure out of eating a meal or sleeping. Eating small meals and avoiding foods that make the problem worse, such as fried, spicy, or fatty foods, can help.

10 weeks ~ 1.25 inch

Here is the bigger picture.

The baby is now over an inch. You can see the head, body, arms, and legs, but what you can't see is how much the baby was moving during this ultrasound. He/she kept wiggling around :) My pants are now getting tight and I have divided my clothes into those that still fit and those that don't! I know it will only get worse, but it is worth it :) I have still not had any morning sickness to speak of and I am tired but not exhasted. Not sure how it happened but it looks like I got off WAY to easy :)

6 Weeks ~ 1 cm

This is the baby at 6 weeks, not much to see yet. He/she is about 1 cm long and had a strong heartbeat