14 Weeks

Happy 2nd trimester too all of us!! We made it! How exciting is this. I feel like I hit a landmark. Yes, I said landmark because this marks the first phase of a lifetime journey for us. My appetite is slowly returning so I have been branching out from cereal and fruit and am now reintroducing meat (heavily sauced) back into my diet. Grilled meat is still off the menu. I still feel the need for a nap but am now able to go a day hear or there without one. I will post a belly photo later this week.

12-13 weeks

Not very exciting. Still tired and still love my cereal.

11 wks

Friday June 10, 2011 was my second prenatal appointment. Everything is progressing fine and I was able to hear the heart beat for the first time. That was pretty amazing. I was further proof that this whole "pregnancy" thing is just some odd, crazy thought. It was such a tiny sound but had such a huge impact.

Other then that not much else to report besides fatigue and the desire to nap several times a day.

10 weeks

Whats on the menu? Bread, Trix cereal (still), fruit, creamy stuff (milk, greek yogurt) and any pastry, cookie or maple doughnut that crosses my path. I really have to keep away from doughnut rack at Raley's. Its my weakness.

Still feeling pretty good except the hormones are kind of roller coaster.

"Though he's barely the size of a kumquat— a little over an inch or so long, crown to bottom — and weighs less than a quarter of an ounce, your baby has now completed the most critical portion of his development. This is the beginning of the so-called fetal period, a time when the tissues and organs in his body rapidly grow and mature.

He's swallowing fluid and kicking up a storm. Vital organs — including his kidneys, intestines, brain, and liver (now making red blood cells in place of the disappearing yolk sac) — are in place and starting to function, though they'll continue to develop throughout your pregnancy.

If you could take a peek inside your womb, you'd spot minute details, like tiny nails forming on fingers and toes (no more webbing) and peach-fuzz hair beginning to grow on tender skin.

In other developments: Your baby's limbs can bend now. His hands are flexed at the wrist and meet over his heart, and his feet may be long enough to meet in front of his body. The outline of his spine is clearly visible through translucent skin, and spinal nerves are beginning to stretch out from his spinal cord. Your baby's forehead temporarily bulges with his developing brain and sits very high on his head, which measures half the length of his body. From crown to rump, he's about 1 1/4 inches long." -BabyCenter.com"

Whats going on this week...

"Your new resident is nearly an inch long — about the size of a grape — and weighs just a fraction of an ounce. She's starting to look more and more human. Her essential body parts are accounted for, though they'll go through plenty of fine-tuning in the coming months. Other changes abound: Your baby's heart finishes dividing into four chambers, and the valves start to form — as do her tiny teeth. The embryonic "tail" is completely gone. Your baby'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. Her eyes are fully formed, but her eyelids are fused shut and won't open until 27 weeks. She has tiny earlobes, and her mouth, nose, and nostrils are more distinct. The placenta is developed enough now to take over most of the critical job of producing hormones. Now that your baby's basic physiology is in place, she's poised for rapid weight gain."

9 Weeks

Two weeks later. (I'm posting belly shots every two weeks at this point, since I don't think there is much difference at this point) The only time I really look pregnant is when I'm bloated, and that seems to be all the time. I won't post pictures of that, though!
Here is whats on the menu this week. Fried food and meat are still/now out. I have to force myself to eat chicken a few times a week. Ground beef is ok, if its disguised with taco seasoning in a tortilla. Cereal and fruit seem to be my staples. Even the veggie thing has waned (that was a few weeks back). I have to be honest, food has dropped down on my list of favorites. It's sad.

Grandma, could not help herself.

Mama, could not help herself.

I'm sure nothing will fit and I know it's blue but I figure a girl can wear blue but a boy can't really get away with pink and flowers. Hey, if anything, I only spent $8.00. ( I ran across a yard sale with all these "like new" baby clothes) They were so cute and such good condition I couldn't resist. Ok, but really this is it! Nothing more until I find out the sex. Then...its on!

8 Weeks

This week has been a rough week. The cravings have stopped for the moment and sleepiness has taken over. I've needed a nap every day this week. The emotions are wild and the reality of it all is really setting in. According to "Baby Center":

"New this week: Webbed fingers and toes are poking out from your baby's hands and feet, his eyelids practically cover his eyes, breathing tubes extend from his throat to the branches of his developing lungs, and his "tail" is just about gone. In his brain, nerve cells are branching out to connect with one another, forming primitive neural pathways."

As for my brain, I have so far forgotten my work alarm code last Thursday and remembered it by Monday morning. I have forgotten how to use the fax machine at work and I have left my bank card home two days in a row. That has been this week. I've decided I'm going to start a list. Stay tuned...