Dear Baby, We still have one more week until the doctor so I'm still not sure how old you are. But in my mind, you turn 6 weeks old today. You are now the size of a snow pea. Your heart is beating — almost twice as fast as mine — and you are starting to sprout your arms and legs, which might wiggle by the week's end. This is a busy week for you. You are starting to grow your eyes, ears, nose, cheeks and chin. Your intestines are developing, and the bud of tissue that will eventually grow to your lungs has appeared. Your pituitary gland is forming, as are the rest of your brain, muscles, and bones. This has also been...

Earlier today I happened upon this link which I'm finding to be tremendously helpful. The calculator is aimed that women who are opting to go the IVF route, but it the data it provides can be handy for any pregnant woman who knows her ovulation date. ...

Since this was only my first month charting, I'm not 100% sure when I ovulated. However, if I got by what Fertility Friend says, I ovulated on January 14th and I am now 5 weeks pregnant. If I go by my last menstrual period, I am 5 weeks and 4 days pregnant. My first OB appointment isn't until February 19th, so I can't be sure until then. However, I am going to play it safe and go by the ovulation date, which puts our due date on October 7th and I am now precisely 5 weeks pregnant. The baby is now the size of an apple seed and resembles a tadpole. People say that weeks 5-8 are the most important developmental times during the...