Doctor Appointment #4

Ok, sooo mama is falling a little behind, but I guess I should get used to it..I have heard something about how the baby won't want to cooperate with my scheduled and task-orientated life, HOW RUDE! ;-)

But I have loved documenting each doctor's visit because it helps me to remember each precious month and also share with each of you :) So our forth doctors appointment was 3 weeks ago when I was at 20 weeks...

It was such a special appointment, this was the day we found out we were having a baby GIRL! We will both remember this moment forever, the joy we felt, the moment we could picture our family with a beautiful little princess, our specific hopes and dreams for her began to form in this moment.

She also looked so much more like a baby, her sweet face, her round tummy, her long legs, and precious fingers and toes... our miracle, our love

I am now at 23 weeks and have my next doctors appointment next week, the months are FLYING by... and yet I just wanna meet her already!! But am very happy she is taking her time to cook in there :D

Lets take a look at what she has been up to...

• She is now the size of a spaghetti squash!! Almost a full 12 inches and just over one pound!! You GO GIRL!!
• Her ears are in final position
• Myelin is forming around her nerves.. a process that will continue for a year after she is born 
• Brain has now designated specialized areas for taste, smell, hearing, vision, and touch
• She is practicing her swallowing
• She has eyebrows, eyelids, and tooth buds!!
• Her ear are fully delevoped, she can hear everything you and I would hear.. its just a little muffled for her being in my belly :D

That brings us to her last new development: KICK mommy!!! She is kicking up a storm, making my whole belly jump!! But she is very particular about when she will kick :-) All day I will feel little flutters.. until she hears Erik's voice then she really gets going!!! It is the most precious thing EVER.. Yesterday she was being rather tame, and I didn't feel her that much. Then we are lying in bed and Erik started talk to her and WHOA!! she was kicking like CRAZY.. hehhe She loves her daddy!! Then she wouldn't stop kicking.. leave it to daddy to get her all excited before bed ;-) LOL 

Hugs from Mommy and Kicks from Baby!! Love you!