Weekly Update
How am I feeling? Still pretty tired. The nausea seems to have subsided, but the headaches have started!!
How do I look? Same
Milestone of the week: Getting settled into our apartment
What is the little bambino up to? Baby's now the size of a prune — 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.will too.)
What am I craving? Nothing really is standing out this week... I am slowly starting to eat sweet things again.
Aversions? Peanut Butter and Bananas
What am I looking forward to? Going to our dr's appointment Tuesday. We are meeting our new dr here in Fayetteville for the first time!
