Morning Light

These pictures were taken after breakfast one morning. The light was so great and I couldn't resist keeping him in his high chair to get some shots. He was a good sport about it. He is just so fast that if I let him down and run I can't get any shots of his face. LOL!

(click on the pictures to get a better view.)



Adrian is progressing very well in speech therapy. He has started saying words and making more sounds. He is also picking up on new signs very quickly. He says bubble, meow, more, woof, uh oh, Mama and Dada. He signs for more, eat, please, thank you, open, book, baby, and waves bye bye. I am so proud of him and the progress he has made.



As far as our pregnancy is going... so far so good. We are still very early on (4w6d today) so no real morning sickness has hit me yet. We have our first ultrasound a week from today to make sure everything is in the right spot and hopefully to see a heartbeat. It may be too early then, but as long as things look like they are progressing we will be happy. Our first OB appointment is on the 22nd.


How your baby's growing:

Deep in your uterus your embryo is growing at a furious pace. At this point, he's about the size of a sesame seed, and he looks more like a tiny tadpole than a human. He's now made up of three layers — the ectoderm, the mesoderm, and the endoderm — which will later form all of his organs and tissues.

The neural tube — from which your baby's brain, spinal cord, nerves, and backbone will sprout — is starting to develop in the top layer, called the ectoderm. This layer will also give rise to his skin, hair, nails, mammary and sweat glands, and tooth enamel.

His heart and circulatory system begin to form in the middle layer, or mesoderm. (This week, in fact, his tiny heart begins to divide into chambers and beat and pump blood.) The mesoderm will also form your baby's muscles, cartilage, bone, and subcutaneous (under skin) tissue.

The third layer, or endoderm, will house his lungs, intestines, and rudimentary urinary system, as well as his thyroid, liver, and pancreas. In the meantime, the primitive placenta and umbilical cord, which deliver nourishment and oxygen to your baby, are already on the job.