Parenting - Travis Agnew

Week 15

June 18, 2017November 19, 2007 by Travis Agnew

How your baby’s growing: We’re going to find out if we are getting a boy or girl in a few weeks, but until then, here is what is happenning: Your growing baby now measures about 4 inches long, crown to rump, and weighs in at about 2 1/2 ounces (about the size of an apple). …

Week 14

June 18, 2017November 12, 2007 by Travis Agnew

Amanda and I got to go to the doctor again today and got to hear Baby Agnew’s heartbeat again. That sucker was kicking just as fast as the last time! They found it a lot quicker than last time, and it was so neat because as she was searching, once she locked onto the sound, …

Baby Agnew Week 13

June 18, 2017November 5, 2007 by Travis Agnew

There is a lot going on with your baby this week. Your baby’s intestines are migrating from the umbilical cord into his or her abdomen. The villi are also forming in the intestines, and these help in peristaltic movements and digestion. The liver begins to secrete bile and the pancreas is even secreting insulin! All …

Week 12 (First trimester is a rap)

June 18, 2017October 29, 2007 by Travis Agnew

How your baby’s growing at week 12: The most dramatic development this week: Reflexes. Your baby’s fingers will soon begin to open and close, his toes will curl, his eye muscles will clench, and his mouth will make sucking movements. In fact, if you prod your abdomen, your baby will squirm in response, although you …

Week 11

June 18, 2017October 22, 2007 by Travis Agnew

Update on Baby Agnew as we stand on week 11 (my comments are in parentheses): Your baby’s organ systems are now functioning and he has a skeleton, nerves and blood circulation. Your baby’s tiny feet are fully formed and shaped and could stand on an adult’s fingernail (that is crazy – how amazing is God …

Baby Agnew’s Heartbeat!

June 18, 2017October 15, 2007 by Travis Agnew

We just heard our baby’s heartbeat! I am freaking out right now. I am overwhelmed at so many things, so this could go on for a while. I have warned you. We go to the doctor today and the nurse takes out this instrument right away and it has this loud microphone on it and …

Week 9

June 18, 2017October 8, 2007 by Travis Agnew

Here’s an update on Baby Agnew. Next Monday, we get to go hear the heartbeat! Your Baby: This week marks the end of the embryonic period and the placenta is developing as well. Your baby looks like a tiny human now and is approximately 13 – 17 mm or about 0.51 – 0.66 inches in …

Week 8

May 18, 2017October 1, 2007 by Travis Agnew

Here’s the week 8 update on lil’ Baby Agnew (God is so incredible how He does all this stuff!): Your Baby: Your baby has a face! Your baby’s features are becoming more obvious, as his lips, tongue and nostrils, as well as the buds for 20 baby teeth are already present. The back muscles are …

Week 7

May 18, 2017September 26, 2007 by Travis Agnew

So Amanda and I read this about our baby going through week seven. Crazy stuff: Your Baby: This week your baby is undergoing some extraordinary changes and developments. The head, heart, spinal cord, and some of the larger blood vessels begin to form. As these blood vessels form, the heart begins to pump fluid …

Baby Agnew on the Way

May 18, 2017September 12, 2007 by Travis Agnew

So, if you haven’t heard, Amanda and I are expecting a little one. I’m overwhelmed. I am beyond joyous. I have been an emotional basket case crying at every little kid I see. In the middle of finding out this wonderful news, we are trying to move into the worship center, and I am having …

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