8 weeks!

Nothing brings home the reality of pregnancy like catching a glimpse of a tiny human being moving inside of you.  Today, after a long awaited 8 weeks, we met with our OB for our first ultrasound.  Stupid us!  We forgot to bring our video camera for this momentous event!  Ah! 

In any case, I suppose ultrasound pictures will have to suffice! 

Anyone know if those are the baby's eyes?

Apparently at 8 weeks, little baby Choi has a "crown rump length" of approximately 16 mm long.  The "crown rump length" or CRL measures the fetus from the top of the head (crown) to the bottom of the buttocks (rump).  Adopted from the early 20th century embryologists who found that preserved specimens of early miscarriages assumed a "sitting in a chair" posture, ultrasonographers use this term (CRL) in early fetuses that also adopt the same posture in early pregnancy.  The CRL is highly reproducible and is the single most accurate measure of gestational age.  From 6 - 9.5 weeks gestational age, the fetal CRL grows at a rate of about 1 mm per day.  Oh and FYI, gestational age is the age of an embryo or fetus.  A common method of calculating gestational age starts counting either from the first day of the woman's last menstrual period or from 14 days before conception (fertilization). 

We're looking forward to our next appointment at 12 weeks on November 1st.  That means I'll be nearing the end of my first trimester.  Goodbye morning sickness!  I hope you magically disappear forever!!

Oh, I forgot to mention that today is David's 27th birthday!  Happy birthday to the best husband EVER.