Movin' Right Along!

Well, had a check up yesterday and the baby has a normal heart beat and seems to be growing at a normal rate. Angela has been doing a great job. We were prepared for the worst during the first trimester but it went really smooth. I hope you enjoy this video I made with clips from our ultrasound yesterday and some other stuff I've shot recently. There will be more of these video's I promise. I talked Angela into buying a new Nikon D90 DSLR with HD movie mode! You won't be able to see anything in HD over the web, of course, because I have to condense the quality way down to be able to upload.

Baby Coopela


Fetal development in pregnancy week 15: You may begin to feel some fluttering movements as baby kicks, flails, twists and turns. She can also grasp, squint, frown, grimace and maybe suck her thumb! Your baby's legs have grown longer than the arms and the body is now longer than the head. And you'll be happy to note that he is moving those arms and legs often! His skin is very thin -- so thin blood vessel are visible. It's covered by a fine, soft layer of hair called lanugo. Lanugo comes from a Latin word meaning "down." This hair is thought to help insulate your little boy. The three tiny bones in his middle ear have begun to harden. The auditory centers in your baby's brain haven't developed yet, so she might not really understand what you say but her hearing capacity is in the process of developing. Fingernails and toenails are growing. Eyebrows are beginning to grow and even the hair on his head is sprouting. It will probably change color and texture after birth. All this and your little one is an amazing 3.98 inches long and may weigh 2.47 ounces.