Baby Journal 5

I am enjoying carrying the baby around school more than I did before... Partially because I have the gist of it, and partially because everyone loves the baby! The attention is nice but the best part is I have people who are more than willing to help me with my books and occasionally ( if I can count on the person being completely responsible) I can pass off the baby for a minute or two:)

Baby Journal 4

I finally figured out how to open my locker with a baby in one hand and books in the other! (kinda) I am getting more used to the carrying the baby with me to each class. It is fun for a while to carry the baby around but it is still a pain! I absolutely get the moral of the story...... Don't have kids unless you know you have the time and energy to take care of them!

Baby Journal 3

Rachel and I have finally kind of figured out a schedule for "baby duty"... We alternate days and class periods according to our agendas. I still need someone to help me open my locker because of the extra couple of pounds I have acquired. Babies are so sweet and adorable but I definitely am not ready to have ANOTHER thing I am responsible for.

Baby Journal 2

Its our second day carrying a seven and a half pound baby around school. Its a lot of work carrying it around school... My arms hurt! I can't imagine how hard a real baby would be to carry around a house... let alone a school!

Baby Journal 1

  Today our babies were "born"... I never expected carrying around an extra seven and a half pounds would be so much work. ( I only had the baby for half of the day too!) Its fun having the responsibility of taking care of a child with someone. I still have not figured out how to open my locker with my books in one hand and the baby in the other though... I guess I have a while to figure it out :) 

Mommy Blog: Day 6

We have discovered today that our blood work has come back suspicious. Some suspicious things that may have been found are Rh Factor- It identifies whether you have a certain protein on the surface of your red blood cells. The condition is treated with a series of vaccinations given late in pregnancy or right after birth. Iron Level - if you have too little hemoglobin in your red blood cells. This is a sign of anemia. If you're anemic, your doctor or midwife may recommend that you take an iron supplement and they will advise that you eat more iron rich foods. German measles - If you do not have immunity, your doctor or midwife will advise you to avoid anyone who has the infection. If you develop German measles during your pregnancy, it could cause severe birth defects in your baby such as blindness, deafness, and heart problems. Hepatitis B -  If you pass this liver disease to your baby during your pregnancy or after birth, it could cause serious liver damage. If your baby is at risk for catching the infection from you, injections of antibodies will be given to the baby right after birth.

TIME LINE

Week 16: Baby's movements are felt
Week 17: Suck lips, hiccup, sensitive to light
Week 18: Skin is thickening
Week 19: Movements can be felt.
Week 20:Muscles are getting stronger, eyelids and eyebrows are developed. Acrobatics are constant.
Week 21: The body is becoming more proportioned and hair is getting darker.
Week 22: Producing white blood cells.
Week 23: Skin is becoming more opaque.
Week 24: Hearing is becoming more developed and lungs are still maturing.
Week 25: Baby can cry. Becoming more active with hands.

Mommy Blog: Day 5

    Today we are sixteen weeks pregnant. We cant wait for the baby to come, but we found out some very disappointing news. Our insurance company faulted and now we don't have any health insurance for our baby!  This means that we will be accepted to the hospital but, we will end up having to pay a large sum of money that we probably wont be able to afford. We are very scared for what will happen in the future for our family. Mixed emotions are filling us with sadness, disgust, anger but most of all sincere worry...

TIME LINE

Week 8: Baby has all organs. Fingerprints are forming and Baby can hear.

Week 9-11: Teeth and fingernails are forming. Can turn its head and make some facial expressions. Lungs are functional and can "breathe" amniotic fluid. Can grasp. Skeletal system is formed. All organ systems are functioning. Sex can be distinguished.

Week 12-14: All parts necessary to experience pain, including nerves, spinal cord, and thalamus are present.  Vocal cords are complete and can can suck its thumb. Heart is pumping blood.

Week 15-17: Baby has taste buds and is able to sleep.

Week 18: All features are present. More time to grow in the mothers womb is necessary.

 

Mommy Blog

  The one word that can be used to describe the events leading up to fertilization is development. The five steps leading up to this are ovulation, sperm ejaculation and transport, fallopian transport and fertilization. Cell differentiation is when a less specialized cell matures to form a more distinct function.

For cell differentiation to succeed it must have a certain part of the DNA "highlighted"  and must follow the specific pattern of the DNA sequence.

Germ Layers:
   Ectoderm: Epidermis, epithelial lining, cornea and lens of eye, nervous system, sensory receptors, adrenal medulla, tooth enamel, epithelium.
  Mesoderm: Notochord, skeletal system, muscular system, excretory system, circulatory and lymphatic systems, reproductive systems, dermis, lining of body cavity, adrenal cortex.
  Endoderm: Epithelial lining of digestive tract and respiratory system, lining of urethra, urinary bladder, and reproductive system, liver, pancreas, thymus, thyroid and parathyroid glands.