14 Weeks: Lemon

Shorty is now the size of a lemon! Baby is 3.4 inches long and 1.5 ounces. I've been sleeping better but still can't stay awake past 10pm and can't sleep in past 8am. My belly has grown a little. I have to go to the bathroom allllllllll the time! Morning sickness is gone! I've lost 9 pounds since getting pregnant. But I seem so hungry all the time. My eyes are bigger than my stomach because when I eat, I can only eat about half of what I used to eat. I guess losing weight now is ok because the Doc says I'll gain 15-30 pounds. I am craving hot dogs, french fries and onion rings so bad!

At 14 weeks:

• Baby is probably sucking his/her thumb and wiggling his/her toes in there!
• His/her kidneys are making urine, and his/her liver and spleen are doing their jobs, too.
• And he's/she's growing lanugo, a thin, peach-fuzz-like hair, all over his body -- it will help him/her keep warm!

12 Weeks: Plum

Shorty is now the size of a plum! A plum is purple, right? Maybe a sign it's going to be a girl?!?! I hope so! Haha. I just got back from a week long vacation in Florida to spend time with family, so week 11 was skipped. At week 11, Shorty was the size of a lime...sounds so cute :)  I can't wait for all this morning sickness to be done. 1 more week of my 1st trimester and then hopefully that will be all over. But I've read that will be replaced with headaches and dizziness. I can feel Shorty...I think. There is sometimes a sharp pain in one spot, I just assume that is Shorty growing :) We keep getting closer and closer to our 1st ultrasound! Yay!

At 12 weeks: 

• Most of her critical systems are fully formed!
• She's about to enter the growth and maturation stage, in which her organs and tissues will grow and develop rapidly.
• She's now developing her reflexes -- if you poke her body, she'll likely move.
• She's opening and closing her fingers and curling her toes, too.
• Her brain is developing fast!
• She is 2.1 inches long and weighs about .49 ounces

10 Weeks: Prune

Shorty is now the size of a prune! Not the greatest thing to compare in size, but that's what the website says! I've been so tired lately and haven't had much motivation. The morning sickness isn't helping either. But, baby is growing LOTS! I can even feel these pains which I know are coming from the baby. The doc says Shorty is even kicking now. Shorty is 1.2 inches long and .14 oz. Her body length will double in the next three weeks.


At 10 weeks:

• Baby has working arm joints, and her cartilage and bones are forming.
• Her vital organs are fully developed and they're starting to function.
• Her fingernails and hair are starting to appear, too.
• Plus, she's swallowing and kicking in there!

We Got To Hear The Heartbeat!

Today, was my 1st prenatal appointment. We got to meet Dr. Meyer, who has 2 offices and delivers at Good Shepard Hospital. Doug's mom is a nurse there, so obviously, this is the hospital we chose. Dr. Meyer was fast and got to the point. I had the basic exam and then he put that cold gel on my tummy and ran the machine over it to find where the baby was. It took him about a minute to find the baby. But as soon as he did, you could hear Shorty's heart beating SO fast! WAY faster than an adults. It was the most amazing thing, I think, I have ever experienced. To hear that a human was growing inside of me, makes me speechless. I will remember that sound for the rest of my life. Words can not express that experience. After that, the Dr. talked to us about what I should and shouldn't do and what I shouldn't eat and drink. He said to back off Pepsi :( Rough Doc! Then he determined that Shorty will arrive right around January 26th 2013. Mark your calendars! He determined that by my last period. However, I know I didn't get pregnant then, so my guess is that Shorty will be born the first week of February or later. But we will go with what the Doc says and instead of my assuming I am 8 weeks, he bumped it up to 10 1/2 to 11 weeks. So I am going to count last Friday as 10 weeks and this Friday as 11. When the appointment was over, we set up another appointment in 2 weeks for our 1st ultrasound :-D EXCITING!!!!! After the appointment, I went to the lab to get some blood drawn to find out what blood type I have, etc. I am continuing to have morning sickness just about every morning. It's not fun....AT ALL! But I feel 100% better when it's all done. I lost 6 pounds between when I had blood drawn to see if I was pregnant and todays appointment. I have been eating less, but it's because I haven't been hungry. But those cravings are coming on! I feel more mellow than usual and am way more tired than usual. Well, I'm off to bed, I have a lot of 4th of July festivities to do tomorrow. Check back soon for Week 10 updates!