10 Weeks Today

Today I am 10 Weeks! It is so exciting to be in double digits. For some reason it makes me feel so much better. Wednesday I have my second appointment to hear the babies heartbeat. Unfortunately Mike cannot be there. He is working very hard for the baby by taking a trip to Wisconsin for work. But my mom is coming with me to the appointment and we plan on taking a video to send to Mike so he can hear it.



How far along: 10 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: As of Sunday up 1.3 pounds but I am blaming it on my sisters scale and my lack of being regular haha!

Sleep: Less tired, just a little in the afternoon, but not enough to really sleep which is good since I am going back to work next week!

Best moment this week: Got to go to Florida to visit my sister with my mom.

Movement: Nope

Food cravings: Nothing really, just hungry more often

Food aversions: I really thought I wanted pizza a few days ago, but when my sister ordered it and I took a piece is was not good! ugh

Gender: Not sure

Labor Signs: None

Belly Button in or out? Innie

What I miss: Real coffee! I have been down in Florida where my mom is making coffee every morning and I can just smell it and that's it. I have had a few decafs but it just isn't the same!

What I am looking forward to: Wednesday's doctor's appointment. We get to hear the heartbeat!

Weekly Wisdom: Hormones are beginning to rage! Poor Mike!!! I am so lucky he loves me.

Milestones: I made it to 10 weeks! The baby has officially graduated to a fetus!Double digits!!



How your baby's growing:
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. In the coming weeks, your baby will again double in size — to nearly 3 inches.