Spring Break

Week 9 – March 18^th

March 14th was Ron's Birthday. We are not sure what you will call him yet, but he is your dad's dad and will be your grandfather. We went to eat at La Hacienda ranch and also celebrated Patty and Donna's birthday. Patty is Ron's sister and Donna is his cousin. This has become an annual event. I enjoyed seeing everyone this week, but it was still difficult to keep it a secret. It is especially hard when you look green and don't feel good and hope nobody notices. It is always fun to see everyone and spend time with the Geddie family. 

 We enjoyed celebrating our niece’s 2^nd birthday this weekend. Lila turns two on March 21st. She was so precious and loved her butterfly cupcakes. Her brother, Logan, will turn 5 this summer. You will also have another cousin named Corynne. She will be 8 by the time you are born. You will have lots of little friends looking out for you. Your Aunt Jamie and Uncle Zack gave you an A&M bib today after the party. They thought that it was fair since you would be spitting up on it. : )   Your dad went to UT and I went to A&M. Apparently, some sort of rivalry exists.

Baby Size- Nearly an inch long and the size of a grape.

Developments- The essential body parts are accounted for, though they'll go through plenty of fine-tuning in the coming months. Other changes abound: The baby's heart finishes dividing into four chambers and the valves start to form — as do tiny teeth. The embryonic "tail" is completely gone. Baby G’s organs, muscles, and nerves are kicking into gear. The external sex organs are there but won't be distinguishable as male or female for another few weeks. Eyes are fully formed, but the eyelids are fused shut and won't open until 27 weeks. Tiny earlobes and mouth, nose, and nostrils are more distinct. The placenta is developed enough now to take over most of the critical job of producing hormones.

Cravings- Still fruit, crackers, orange juice, and milk. The gelato at the party was delicious though.

Symptoms- Productive nausea…iIs that a nice way to put it? It was a really, really rough week.