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No Baby Yet !

Shell has reached full term (a few days ago), but we're still waiting !! Keep your fingers crossed that it won't be long - she's very tired.

Pregnancy Update - 10 weeks

A pregnancy update from an online source. The photo is a 10 week ultrasound. Shell is approaching 10 weeks - so here we go.

This week marks the beginning of the fetal period, which lasts until birth. Your baby’s body systems, such as circulatory, nervous, reproductive and digestive, are fully formed during this time. His heart is beating approximately 160-170 beats per minute. Your baby is 27 - 35 mm or 1.06 - 1.38 inches with ½ the length being attributed to the head. He weighs between 3 - 4 grams (or less then ½ ounce), or 4 paper clips.

Also, your baby will become much more active than before, but unfortunately, still too small for you to notice. He will be moving his arms and legs, which can be seen on an ultrasound. Your baby's joints are fully formed, as are his tiny hands, feet, fingers and toes. At this age, he would be able to grab an object if it were placed in his hand, as he grows more and more sensitive to touch. Your baby's eyes are openly most of the time but the eyelids are beginning to fuse – they will stay that way until you reach approximately 25 to 27 weeks. The external genitalia is beginning to be able to show your baby’s sex and both the external ears and upper lip are completely formed now. However, your baby’s biggest accomplishment this week is the disappearance of the tail!

Also, your baby is breathing. This breathing activity is noticeable as he “breathes” amniotic fluid. Oh, and he is beginning to urinate as well.

Can't wait !!!!

Pregnancy Progress

I got this from a pregnancy website. Just checking our progress !!

Your baby has a face! Your baby's features are becoming more predominant as his lips, tongue and nostrils, as well as the buds for 20 baby teeth are already present. The back muscles are growing along the spinal column, and his or her reproductive organs have started to form and soon will become either testes or ovaries. The arms and legs are growing while elbows and knees appear as well. The fingers and toes are starting to show but are still webbed. Your baby is about 8 - 11 mm or 0.31 - 0.43 inches in length.

The process of ossification (hardening of the bones) begins as the bones of the fingers and toes have already reached the first joint. Your baby is already getting smarter as his brain continues to develop and grow. Your baby starts to show signs of reflex activity - an automatic response to certain types of stimuli Connecting you and your baby, the umbilical cord with all its blood vessels, are starting to function. In fact, what will be your baby's intestine is forming in the umbilical cord as well. An ultrasound done this week would show your baby's fluttering heart and reflex movements.

Wednesday over and out !

It was a bright, clear day today - but cool.

Sean went to the specialist this morning, and they have set his hand in a permanent cast - not to be removed for ay least 5 weeks. So he won't be fighting fires in the next month at least. It's not hurting him too much, but it's awkward with only one hand, and he can't drive.

Meg was so sweet today. We went to school on the bus, and she posed for me before we left (with some of the babies, of course).

Too cute !

Tim came late afternoon. He's fine. I haven't seen Jason since Sunday though.

I also managed another hour on the painting - still not finished. I'll try again tomorrow. It's not a good photo of the painting. I'll try to take a better one when it's finished.

Can't believe Wednesday is over. Where do the days go ? Lottery draw tonight - keep your fingers crossed.

Rain, Rain - and poor Sean !

It's been raining all day - wet, wet, wet ! And it's getting colder. The temp tonight should be about 5C - c..o..o..o..o..l !

Sean and Shell are still on leave, so I haven't had Meg for the last 2 days. It's really quiet without her. But she is back tomorrow. Shell goes back to work in the morning. I'm sure she doesn't feel like it - and she has to tell them she is pregnant. Sean was supposed to go back to work tomorrow night - but plans have changed.

A couple of weeks ago he had a game of golf, and really hurt his hand. He thought he had pulled muscles. It has been aching ever since, and the pain was getting worse so he went to the Doctor today, who sent him to John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford for x-rays. He went for the xrays this morning at 10 am. Well - it took all day to get sorted out, and he phoned at 3 asking us to fetch him as he's not allowed to drive. His hand is broken and in a temporary cast. Tomorrow he has to see a specialist, and they will decide what to do with it. So Basil dropped me at the JR, and I drove Sean back in his car. He had a really long day and was very tired. Looks like he won't be at work for a while. We'll know more after tomorrow.

Just had supper - fish, and Baz is enjoying Judge Judy on TV. I started a new painting today. It's not finished yet. It's a copy of one of Cezanne's paintings. I'll try to get it finished tomorrow.

Great News !!

Wonderful news. Shell is pregnant !!! The baby will be due at the beginning of June next year. She will get exact dates after she has seen the midwife or had a scan. Very exciting - we have a new baby coming.

Sean, Shell & Meg got back from Greece this morning. They were exhausted. They left Rhodes at 3am, and got to us by 10. They left Meggie here with us and went home to have a good sleep. She was fine, but had a really long nap this afternoon.

We had a great weekend. Tim slept over on Saturday, and they all came for lunch today. Terry & Jo came from Bristol too !