8 weeks

Your baby is growing like mad, putting on about a millimeter every day and continuing to straighten out in the trunk. Though you can't feel it yet, baby is moving those little arms, legs and (now only slightly) webbed fingers and toes like crazy.


I found out last Wednesday that my HCG level went up to 84,618. I was very happy with that number and the fact that I am done getting my blood drawn! My nurse said that was a great number to have at eight weeks and now it should start leveling so they don't need to check it anymore. Everything seems to be progressing like it should, once you hit 8 weeks the percentage of a miscarriage goes way down. I have been feeling pretty good, just continue to be pretty tired. I can go to bed at like 830 and sleep until 800 the next morning. I have four more weeks to be on all my meds and then I should have a little more energy. (Let's hope)

Our second ultrasound is a little over a week away so I will be sure and post how that goes. We are planning to go shop for a crib/dresser/changing table in January or February so I will post pics of all that once we get it set up. If anyone knows of any good deals on baby furniture let me know! I took a belly pick at four weeks and eight weeks but I'm not really showing yet or I would post them, once I start showing more I will be sure and share with everyone.

We had a great Christmas, Brad was saying how the baby is not even hear yet and he/she got more stuff then he did. lol. It was fun opening stuff for the baby we got a lot of baby lotion and but paste thats for sure! We are excited to ring in the new year and look ahead to everything God has planned for us. I have a feeling 2009 is going to be a new beginning for us.