As you all know, me and ciaran are having a baby... due the 8th of March... on july 23rd i went to the doctor and found out i was 7 weeks pregnant...
so here a update on how bump is getting on week by week!!!

Week 7: i told Daddy delzies and my sisters this week.... my parents were away!!
The baby:The hand plates become present this week, and the baby is about 7-9 mm by the end of the week. The genital tubercle is present, but you can't distinguish girls from boys by sight at this point. Nasal pits are forming.

Week 8: i went for a scan to confirm my pregnency and ensure the baby was healthy. we have bumps first picture.. so cute....
The baby: Bump will be about 8-11 mm. The baby's hind brain is clearly visible. This week the baby's gonads will become either testes or ovaries. And spontaneous movement begins! Bones and joints this week have many things going on. Elbows appear and the process of ossification (hardening of the bones) begins. Toe rays become present, almost ready for you to count!

Week 9: I found myself very tired this week but i did work a crazy 110hrs that week.
The Baby: Bump has elbows! The baby is now approximately 13-17 mm crown to rump length. S/he also weighs in at 1 gram! Toe rays are present as the toes begin to form. Gonads have become testes (for boys) or ovaries (for girls). Baby will move away if touched through the uterine wall, and can spontaneously move as well.

Week 10: again i was tired, but had another crazy week at work.
The Baby: Bump now enters it's fetal period. The average size is 27-35 mm. S/he weighs in at 4 grams, or 4 paper clips. Tiny toes have formed. The eyes are largely open, but the eyelids are beginning to fuse, and will stay that way until 25-27 weeks. External genitalia is beginning to differentiate. External ears are completely formed, as well as the upper lip. The biggest accomplishment this week is the disappearance of the tail.

Week 11: my mam and dad came home from france this week so i told them my good news and ciaran told his parents.... everybody was delighted.. i also told my brother colm this week!
The baby: The iris begins to develop this week and finger nails appear! Bump weighs about 7 grams.

Week 12: I passed out this week... think it was because i hadnt eaten.. opps!!
The baby: the baby's brain is not the same size it will be at birth, it does have the same structure. Bile is being secreted by this time. S/he weighs about 14 grams and is approximately 3.54 inches in total length. Bump has its reflexes and also practice movements in the digestive tract. All of this in preparation for extrauterine life. the risk of miscarriage is greatly reduced once i hit this week!!!

Week 13: we told the world we were having a baby!!!
The baby: were now in the second trimester!!! There are a lot of things going on this week! All twenty teeth have formed and are waiting (Teething is yet to come!). Bump approximately weighs in at 1 ounce (28.3 grams). Consider that the placenta weighs about an ounce now as well. the baby's intestines are migrating from the umbilical cord into his or her abdomen. The villi are also forming in the intestines, these help in peristaltic movements and digestion. bumps pancreas is even secreting insulin!

Week 14: Me,Ciaran, Bump and Elaine go on holiday.
The baby: Bump is now about 12.5 cms.the baby is now producing urine and actually urinating into the amniotic fluid. It also can practice "breathing" the amniotic fluid in and out of its lungs. Amniotic fluid is an amazing substance. It completely regenerates itself every three hours. We do know that it is partially composed of urine from the baby, but where amniotic fluid in general is made we are not sure.

Week 15: Ciaran moves to Preston for uni..... Bump and i follow him out later that week for a few days. i feel great, not too tired and not sick at all.... everyone seems to know about the baby at this stage.... Ciaran says my heart is beating a million