Oops, a day late!

Hello Everyone!

Well, I've hit 9 weeks. Supposedly. We went to the doctor on Monday for the first time. She was nice, and I liked her nurse. She scheduled us for an ultrasound on January 2nd, since twins run in both families, and she wants to confirm the due date. Since I had been on Birth Control, dating from my LMP isn't always accurate. So that will be fun! She used a doppler for about 30 seconds to try to find a heartbeat, but she thought it was still a bit early so she didn't try very hard to find it. It just means we have to wait until the 2nd! Time goes by very slowly while waiting for milestones like that.

Oh well, it will be fine. Christmas will distract us! We'll be pretty busy over the holidays, so that will help. Here's what's happening in my uterus:

Your baby is now about three-quarters of an inch long. As the embryo enters its fiftieth day of existence, it becomes known as a fetus. A membrane lid covers your baby's eyes. Your baby's muscles are beginning to develop, and she can make tiny movements. Your child's limbs are growing, but her arms and hands are forming more quickly than her legs and feet. The hands are actually still known as "hand paddles" and look just like they sound. Ridges have formed on the paddles, which will soon become well-defined fingers. Your baby is developing little dimples where her knees and ankles will go, and her elbows are becoming visible. This week is when sex characteristics begin to assert themselves, and ovaries or testes will soon appear (though an ultrasound won't be able to detect specific sex organs for another two months or so). Your baby's brain waves can now be detected.