6 down, 34 left to go

We're gearing up for a busy weekend this weekend, so hopefully that will keep my mind off the excitement of getting to go in for our ultrasound on Wednesday! Mom and Dad are coming up tomorrow to help prep the house for some of the upcoming work that needs to be done before the baby comes. I also need to prep the house for the company we have coming Saturday night, so that means cleaning. Ick. Saturday we plan on going to Dayton to see Shawn's mom and grandma, but we're still undecided on what time exactly that will be happening since we have to be back at our house by 6:00 when our friends come over to play poker. Then UFC after that starting at 10. It's going to be a late night. Then Sunday starts softball practices. Though I won't be playing this year (I'm too inexperienced and it took too long to get pregnant to take any chances.), Shawn still will be and I will probably tag along to practices and games from time to time depending on energy level. Well, enough for now, but for those of you curious about what baby is up to now, here's a little update:-)

Sweet Pea.

Growing like crazy, baby is starting to sprout eyes, ears, nose, cheeks and chin. Those little hands and feet- still webbed like paddles- might wiggle by week's end, the heart is beating (almost twice as fast as yours!), and blood is starting to circulate.

This week starts a period of rapid cellular development for your baby-to-be, who looks like a mini tadpole, with a tiny head and tail. His or her eyes, ears and mouth have begun to form (though they're a little more Discovery Channel "creatures of the sea" documentary than Gerber Baby at this point).

Other exciting milestones include:
Your baby's heart is now beating to a regular beat, although it's still too faint to hear.
His or her arm buds are just beginning to, well, bud. They look like teensy swollen bumps at this point. In a few days, they'll resemble itsy-bitsy flippers.
Your baby has grown to ⅛ inch long—about the size of one of the chocolate sprinkles on your last cupcake.