11 Weeks 6 Days

We went to the doctor today at 2:30 for our last ultra-sound with Dr. Keenan (fertility specialist). He and his staff have been amazing to work with and we will miss them. It was an awesome experience to share with Sandy, Jen's mom, as she was able to go to the doctor with us today. Here are some pictures of the the baby. It was funny because the baby was kicking, hiccupping, sucking his thumb, grabbing his ear, and moving all around. The baby is over 2 inches now and growing strong.

Please pray for us as we leave working with the fertility specialist and moving to working with Jennifer's OBGYN. We have an appointment scheduled with her in a couple weeks and are excited to see how much the baby will have grown since these photos.

Love,

Stephen & Jennifer

10 weeks 6 days

We went in for another ultra-sound last week on the 17th and the baby has really grown. See the pictures below! You will notice white marks on the baby's face. Those are the cheek bones developing. It looks like a alien from the movie predator. We were excited to be able to see the arms and legs moving about. However, in the pictures it is difficult to see the legs because the baby has them crossed in front of the body like indian style.

The first picture looked like the baby was giving us a thumbs up. At least that what we would like to think. The dark eye sockets are very distinct as the baby's skin is still translucent.

We were amazed to see the difference that a week made in the growth of the baby. From 2.65 cm to 3.90 cm.

Please continue to pray for Jennifer and the baby. We go in Tuesday at 2:30 for another ultra-sound and are looking forward to seeing the baby again. Jennifer is feeling much better since she is approaching the end of the 1st trimester.

Love,

Stephen & Jennifer

9 Weeks 3 Days!

We went into the doctor today @ 3:00 for our check up. We were excited because it had been two weeks since the last ultra-sound and we were wanting to see how big the baby had grown over that time. Well, the picture shows it the best.

You can see the baby laying horizontally. The head is on the right and you can see the eye dark eye sockets, the small arms, and small legs. The nurse doing the ultra-sound pushed on Jennifer's stomach to see if we could get the baby to move, and it was funny how the arms and legs just flailed up and down. It looked like a gummy bear...We are excited because this week the heart is dividing up into four chambers and the teeth are forming. The baby has earlobes, a nose, a mouth, and sex organs, however everything is to small to see on the ultra-sound.

We go back in another week and after that we should start going to Jennifer's OB/GYN and she is awesome, Jennifer has been going to her for eleven years and she is a believer as well.

Continue to pray for Jennifer to remain healthy and for the growth of the baby. We know the Lord is in control and we are trusting His will.

We love you,

Stephen & Jennifer

7 Weeks 2 Days Ultra-sound

Today we went in for another ultra-sound at 3:00. The baby's heart beat was strong and fast. It sounded like a train chugging along. The doctor said everything looks great and is right on track. You can tell from the picture that the baby is growing. It is now 1.1 cm. I am amazed that in only one week the baby has over doubled in size.


Please continue to pray for Jennifer as she has been battling with a cough for over a week. I know she was exhausted from being pregnant and now over the last week she has been sick as well. She is a trooper and I am just trying to serve her to the best of my ability.

We love ya'll,

Stephen & Jennifer

6 weeks 2 days Ultra-sound

You will see in the middle of the picture two plus signs, this is the baby at .49 centimeters wide. Amazingly we were able to hear the heart beat and it was an awesome experience to hear. The projected due date is October 11 or 12th.

Please keep us in your prayers and thank you for the prayers you have lifted up to the Father on our behalf.

Love,

Stephen & Jennifer

Update #2

Hey Everyone! We wanted to let you know what our latest numbers are as of this past Wednesday: Pregnancy hormone was at 951 and proestegrone was above 120....all great news! We go in on Monday for our first ultrasound...hopefully we will get to hear a heartbeat...amazing! Thanks for your prayers. We love ya'll!

Jennifer and Stephen

Update #!

Stephen and I found out some great news today! My levels are continuing to increase. My pregnancy hormone went from a 92 to 438 and my progestrone level went from 38 to 115. Please continue to pray that these numbers will increase. I go in on Wednesday to have more blood work done. When the Lord is for us...who can be against us?

We love you!

Jennifer and Stephen