Baby's Five-Week Update

My Baking Time:

Medically: 5 weeks / Actual: 3-ish weeks.

My heart has started to beat! Although no one can hear it, it is there. 😉 😃

from BabyCenter.com

What's New:

I have 3 layers - outer ectoderm (nervous system, eyes, ears, inner ear and lots of connective tissue will form here); the endoderm or inner layer (internal organs like lungs, intestines, bladder will form here); and the middle mesoderm (heart, bones, muscles, kidneys, reproductive organs and circulatory system will form here).

Whew! That's a lot to keep track of...glad I don't have to worry about it.

My Creator is taking care of that. 😍

How Big Am I:

An apple seed or a nail head.

from Google

Weight:

Momma is bloated, but she hasn't really gained anything.

Doctor:

Momma made our first appointment! We're going December 12 - she says that she and Daddy can't wait to see me.

Momma had to have the doctor figure out her migraine meds already because she can't take the one she was using while I'm on the inside.
She'd appreciate prayers that she won't have many in the months to come.

Momma:

The bloating is making Momma's jeans tight.

When I let Momma sleep, I wake her up promptly at 5 a.m. for a bathroom visit.

Then I let her fall back asleep, for a little bit anyway.

Cravings? Momma says that she's always had times where she's liked something one week & not the next, so I have my work cut out for me. 😜

She's already having to pee a lot more too...she's so excited about that! 😝  She's also becoming best friends with antacids.

Momma says that there is a lot of information our there (as well as tons of misinformation) about her and I and what to expect and what to do to keep me healthy.
She's trusting that our Father Abba will keep us both safe and that whatever happens He has the whole picture, He knows the end of the book. We are in His arms and He's got this!

Momma has been having trouble (well, more than usual she says) with her brain...she forgets things extremely easily, so y'all might have to remind her once or twenty times.

Daddy:

He talks to me sometimes. 😍  I think he tries to make Momma laugh when he does because he squishes his face into her belly so "baby can hear him better." Momma laughingly says that we will never have dull moments (what does dull mean?) with Daddy around. Sounds like a good thing to me.

What is Happening On the Farm:

Momma took an embroidery class - so much fun learning a new hobby!

I went with everyone to a farm meeting - Momma says that she's going to like having a little buddy to go to meetings with her some day.

Uncle Peter finished combing beans and started combining corn. Momma says he can't harvest all the corn until we get soybeans roasted - she says roasting soybeans makes the whole farm smell delicious.