10 Weeks

Though he's barley 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.
(from: pregnancy.com)

Hungover

Jennifer described how she felt in her first trimester as having a constant hangover, and she's right. My body is achy and stiff, I never feel like I've had enough sleep, I almost always have a dull headache, and I'm always thirsty... always. Oh, and I feel fat.

I can't wait for my second trimester to start, only a few more weeks, yay! I hear that I'll start feeling better and hopefully I'll actually start to look pregnant instead of just putting on weight. Don't get me wrong, I'm thrilled that we're doing this, I'm just tired of "taking it easy". I want to be swimming and hiking and going to Yellowstone. It's nice to have a day on the couch on occasion, just not on a daily basis. But baby is okay, so we're all good. I can't wait for my next sonogram on Tuesday.

I've never seen Jonathan more excited about anything, it's really very funny. And he said that he's excited enough for the both of us, which is good, considering all I really want to do is sleep.

This would solve so many of my problems

Jonathan promised to have the video of us telling people about the baby done by the end of the weekend!

Not much news

There's not much new to report, which is a good thing. I'm horribly nauseous, to where it's hard to eat sometimes, and I'm really tired.

I think Cooper is teething, I could feel something in his bottom gums today, and it makes him very cranky. Thankfully I only have 1 more day to work this week and I get Monday off (and paid!) since it's a holiday!

9 Weeks

Your baby (who has officially graduated now from embryo to fetus) has grown to approximately 1 inch in length, about the size of a medium green olive. His or her head is continuing to develop and take on more baby-like proportions. This week, tiny muscles are starting to form. This will allow you fetus to move his or her arms and legs, though it'll be at least another month before you'll be able to feel those little punches and kicks. While it's way too early to feel anything, it's not too early to hear something. The glorious sound of your baby's heartbeat might be audible via a doppler device at your practitioner's office. (From What to Expect)


Weekend Report:
Friday night we had friends over for dinner. Saturday Jonathan had a landmark workday all day, I was there for part of it. And today we went on the boat with my parents! I LOVE the boat, it's my favorite thing to do in the summertime. It was very funny though, my dad would barley put the boat in gear and just puttered the whole time. We topped out at 12 mph. My doctor said it was fine for me to boat ride, papa was just being a bit protective. Unfortunately we got chased off the water by the rain and thankfully made it back to the doc before the heavens let loose. We just hung on the doc until it passed and then headed home for a nap.

Bump!

I woke up this morning and looked down... and I have a belly! Literally overnight. Jonathan's eyes got really big when he saw it. People with less abdominal muscles start showing sooner, because there's nothing there to hold things in. Over the last few weeks I've noticed a little change, but today there is definitely a bump. I would just like to say, for the record, that I've actually lost 5 pounds, so things are apparently just re-arranging.
It may not look like much in the picture, but it looks huge to me.

Happy Birthday Jennifer!

Today is Jennifer's 30th birthday. She's a great mom and I can't wait for her to be my babies aunt. She's the best sister-in-law ever, in fact sometimes we joke that we both got stuck with brothers and now we both finally have what we wanted, a sister. Happy birthday!