15 Weeks

Yesterday marked 15 weeks in this pregnancy! We are so excited about our little one, and can't wait for him (yes - we want a "him") to grace us with his presence. I have been feeling great with no real pregnancy symptoms thus far. Everything has been so easy going that I sometimes forget I'm pregnant. During my pregnancy with Levi I got weekly emails telling me about the development of the baby for each passing week. I am getting the same emails with this pregnancy and I love it! I love reading about what milestones my baby is reaching and how awesome God is in creating life in the womb. It literally amazes me. Here are a few of the awesome milestones our little one has been achieving in the last few weeks: Week 13: Fingerprints have formed on his tiny fingertips, his veins and organs are clearly visible through his still-thin skin, and his body is starting to catch up with his head -- which makes up just a third of her body size now. If you're having a girl, she now has more than 2 million eggs in her ovaries. Week 14: He can now squint, frown, grimace, pee, and possibly suck his thumb. Thanks to brain impulses, his facial muscles are getting a workout as his tiny features form one expression after another. His kidneys are producing urine, which he releases into the amniotic fluid around him -- a process he'll keep up until birth. He can grasp, too, and if you're having an ultrasound now, you may even catch him sucking his thumb. Week 15: He's busy moving amniotic fluid through his nose and upper respiratory tract, which helps the primitive air sacs in his lungs begin to develop. His legs are growing longer than his arms now, and he can move all of her joints and limbs. Although his eyelids are still fused shut, he can sense light. If you shine a flashlight at your tummy, for instance, he's likely to move away from the beam. Isn't this just AMAZING! Our God truly is an awesome God!