Baby's first pictures

So...because we started this blog a little later than expected we want to jump back to show the baby's first snapshots.

The picture above is from 6 weeks 1 day. The little sweet pea is tiny, but it's there. It was the first time we got to see the heartbeat and we were both so awestruck. It is so amazing to see a baby the size of a grain of rice with a little heartbeat flickering away. At this point the baby was about the size of a sweet pea.

The next picture is from 9 weeks 1 day. The baby had grown tons and now looked like a little gummy bear. The arm and leg buds were starting to grow and can be seen. Right behind the baby's head is the yolk sac which provides the nutrients until the placenta starts to take over at about 12 weeks. At this point the baby was about the size of a green olive.

Those are the first two pictures of baby Crayon...more to come soon, so stay tuned.