Baby Q - 11 Weeks Old

Look how much he's grown!  I feel like I'm actually growing a human being now instead of a little blob.  We keep referring to Baby Q as a he, so we may have to really work at changing our mindset if it turns out to be a girl, but for now, it's a he!  We figure it's a 50/50 shot anyway so chances are fairly good that we are right! 

We got to see him waving right when our doctor put the ultrasound machine on my tummy, and could see his little fingers. Then he started rolling around and punching and kicking so it was a lot harder to get another good shot of him. He was partying! If that is any indication of what is to come, my tummy is sure going to be sore, and we may be in for more than we bargained for when he starts growing up!

We also got to hear the heartbeat through a doppler machine that works like the ultrasound but is hooked up to a speaker. The doctor had a hard time finding it at first, but once she hooked up the ultrasound and saw where he was hiding, it was a slam dunk!  It was such an incredible sound. It makes it much more "real" that there is a little person in there.

Listen to Baby Q's heartbeat!

This has been such a shining light in the seemingly constant darkness that we have been facing with the loss of my mom and now the tragic loss of Jake's cousin Lindsay. This little one is a constant reminder that life is fragile and precious. Live every day to its fullest!