8 week sonogram

so this sonogram was at 8 weeks- we are almost to 20 weeks now! I remember thinking that this moment made everything real to me. We heard the baby's heartbeat (which seemed extremely fast for something the size of a kidney bean!) I was not expecting to hear the heartbeat and I don't think Jason was either. The doctor laughed at the expression on our faces because we were both so surprised. It was a moment that I will never forget!

By the way- the baby is upside down by the way- doctor said it was doing a handstand! how funny...

At 8 weeks: Webbed fingers and toes are poking out from baby's hands and feet, it's eyelids practically cover his or her eyes, breathing tubes extend from it's throat to the branches of it's developing lungs, and it's "tail" is just about gone. In it's brain, nerve cells are branching out to connect with one another, forming primitive neural pathways.

all that, and just an 8 week fetus. The more and more I think about how a little life is developing inside of me the more I believe in miracles.

At 8 weeks I was very sick. Thankfully, that part has passed. The human brain is also amazing because all the pain and sickness I felt is now a distant memory. I guess that is why women decide to have multiple children- they forget how uncomfortable it can be. And I suppose once I get to hold my baby it will all be worth it.