8 Weeks

Pregnancy Update April 16, 2012

Once again - hate pics at the end of the day... blech

How far along: 8 weeks.

Size of baby: .63 inches,  .04 oz. - a "raspberry". This makes my uterus about the size of a grapefruit!

What developed this past week: Baby's head is proportionally larger than the rest of his body and the ears and eyelids are developing. Fingers and toes are forming out of the arm and leg buds which now have distinguished wrists and elbows that can even flex! Baby's heart rate should be about 150 bpm!

Weight Gain: Nothing. Amazing, considering the past few weeks of eating everything in sight! :)

Maternity clothes: Broke out my first maternity shirt today (@ 8 weeks). Nothing super-maternity looking, just has elastic on the sides because it's hard to suck in my belly by the end of the day and I just look fat lol. I like wearing things that aren't tight!

Gender: 10  more weeks.

Movement: Can't feel anything going on in there yet.

Sleep: I'm sleeping well, now that I cut back a little on the water at night. I don't wake up having to go to the bathroom until it's time for work.

What I miss: Going in the hot tub with the family on Easter. 

Cravings: No cravings, mostly aversions. Nothing specific, just certain things don't sound good when I'm hungry. This past weekend I started feeling "blah" often each day. I definitely can't complain because I'm not nauseous and sick to my stomach, but just have felt a little "off" and more pregnant over the past 4 days!

Best moment this week: Telling our families! Everyone has been super happy and excited for us!

Random thing to remember: We had our intake appt on April 11th @ 12:30pm. Mom came with me because Caleb had to work. They asked a million questions about our family history and then drew blood to test for a bunch of things.  Nothing terribly exciting, but fun just to go because it means we're really pregnant! :) For my knowledge, test results came back negative for Cystic Fibrosis and other diseases. Progesterone level was 19.8 (@7.5 weeks), CBC (complete blood count) was 11.9 and should be 12. Could be slightly anemic, but so close that it's nothing to worry about. Just good to know in case I start getting light-headed or blacking out often.

What I am looking forward to: Our next Dr appt on April 25th @ 3:30 where we'll get to hear the heartbeat again!!!