11 Weeks

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Baby:

- Just over 1 1/2 inches long and about the size of a fig and almost fully formed.
- Hands will soon open and close into fists.
- Tiny tooth buds are beginning to appear under the gums.
- Some of bones are beginning to harden.
- Busy kicking and stretching, and the tiny movements are so effortless they look like water ballet.
- I won't feel the acrobatics for another month or two — nor will you notice the hiccupping that may be happening now that the diaphragm is forming.

Mom:

- Starting to feeling better during the day and the nausea is subsiding, I start to feel sick/tired towards the afternoon/evening.
- They say I may start getting some heartburn but I haven’t so far, I don’t think toast causes heartburn. lol
- Still pretty much living on toast and fruit, I tried eating a more normal dinner a few times but it didn’t go over well.
- Not as many headaches this week so that is a plus!
- Weight: still between 125-126 lbs according to the wii.

10 Weeks

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Baby:

- Barely the size of a kumquat - a around an inch or so long from crown to bottom.

- Weighs less than a quarter of an ounce.
- Completed the most critical portion of development.
- The beginning of the fetal period - a time when the tissues and organs in the body rapidly grow and mature.
- Swallowing fluid and kicking up a storm (we got to see the activity during the ultra sound yesterday - so cute!).
- 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, they'll continue to develop throughout the pregnancy.
- Tiny nails forming on fingers and toes.
- Peach-fuzz hair beginning to grow.
- Will double in size in the coming weeks - to nearly 3 inches.

Mom:

- Uterus is as big as a grapefruit.
- Some clothes are starting to feel a little tight.
- Feeling nauseous, mostly in the evenings.
- Living on toast and fruit at the moment, although I have had a few actual meals throughout the week and seemed to do pretty well with most of them. Had Taco Bell yesterday and felt fine after so *maybe* the worst is over??
- Tired and sleeping a lot.
- Headaches, a lot!

We had an unexpected ultrasound appointment yesterday which turned out to be amazing because we got good news and got to see the baby, he/she was very active and jumping all over the place. The ultrasound tech took her measurements and pictures and said everything looked perfect and the baby was measuring exactly on schedule.

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The Official Announcement!

What kind of “bun” bakes in an “oven” but can’t be eaten?

A BABY!

It’s official, we had our confirmation appointment last Thrusday (2/4/10) and we were giving the due date of September 15, 2010! YAAAAAYYYY!

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