Plum St. Vincent

Weekly Update

How am I feeling? I think we have covered that in detail ;) I have been sleeping a lot and having headaches.

What is the little bambino up to? Baby's now the size of a plum! As you move into the second trimester, baby shifts into the growth and maturation stage. After weeks in the critical development stage, almost all of baby's systems are fully formed.

What am I craving? Mexican food!

Aversions: still peanut butter

What do I miss? My sex drive is still MIA. Hoping it will kick into high gear as I get into 2nd tri!

What am I looking forward to? Oh! So much! I am so excited about finishing up this trimester and heading into the 2nd trimester. I can't wait to feel the first flutters & movement! Registering, the big u/s, getting a distinct baby bump, & feeling better (hopefully) just to name a few things!

That about wraps it up! I am overjoyed to be pregnant and trying to enjoy every moment. It feels more real every single day and I am looking forward to all the milestones that await. Thank you all for sharing this journey with me...

Lime St. Vincent

Weekly Update

How am I feeling? Tired! Still having headaches every other day or so.

How do I look? Same

Milestone of the week: Starting my new job!

What is the little bambino up to? Baby's now the size of a lime! Your fetus currently enjoys a 1:1 ratio between body and head, and has skin so transparent that blood vessels show right through. But, fingers and toes are no longer webbed, and hair follicles, tooth buds and nail beds are forming -- setting up a significantly more attractive future.

What am I craving? Brownies

Aversions? Peanut Butter

What am I looking forward to? Starting to show more and more... feeling the baby move for the first time... and finding out the sex in 8 weeks!

10w5d

Prune St. Vincent

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!

Green Olive St.Vincent

Weekly Update

How am I feeling? Still pretty tired. I seem to have nausea for a couple days then i won't have it for a couple days. And on the days that I do have it, it's pretty bad!

How do I look? Same

Milestone of the week: Moving to Fayetteville, NC

What is the little bambino up to? Baby's now the size of a green olive! Your little embryo has now officially graduated to fetus-hood. Adding to the excitement, a Doppler ultrasound device might be able to pick up the beating heart. With basic physical structures in place and increasingly distinct facial features, baby is kind of starting to look like... well... a baby!

What am I craving? Still anything salty and fruit

Aversions? Peanut Butter and anything sweet.

What am I looking forward to? Starting to show more and more and feeling the baby move!

8w4d

Raspberry St.Vincent

Weekly Update

How am I feeling? Tired! Morning sickness continues... but I w

How do I look? A little bump is starting to form

Milestone of the week: Hearing the heartbeat for the first time (171 bpm) and getting to see the baby move during the ultrasound!

What is the little bambino up to? Baby's now the size of a raspberry! Your baby is growing like mad, putting on about a millimeter every day and continuing to straighten out in the trunk. Though you cant feel it yet, baby is moving those little arms, legs and (now only slightly) webbed fingers and toes like crazy.

What am I craving? Salty foods

Aversions? Anything sweet

What am I looking forward to? Feeling the baby move for the first time!

Blueberry St.Vincent

Weekly Update

How am I feeling? Tired and a strong sense of "ICK". Nauseous still every morning! The nighttime waking to go pee is super annoying!

How do I look? Same.... just a little bloated

What is the little bambino up to? Baby's now the size of a blueberry! Baby's brain -- both hemispheres! -- is growing fast, generating about 100 new cells every minute. Arms and legs are emerging as joints start to form, and a permanent set of kidneys (baby's third!) is now in place.

What am I craving? Salty foods

Aversions? Anything sweet... well, except sweet tea :)

What am I looking forward to? Starting to show more and more and for this nausea to go away!

Discovery of the week: Your Pregnancy Week by Week

Sweet Pea St.Vincent

Weekly Update

How am I feeling? Tired! Not really nauseous, but a very queasy tummy. Oh the bloat!! None of my pants button and if it wasn't for the belly band, I would be a miserable momma. Hair & nails growing, growing, growing!!

How do I look? Same.... just a little bloated

Milestone of the week: seeing the flutter of the baby's heartbeat! Amazing!

What is the little bambino up to? Baby's now the size of a sweet pea! Growing like crazy, baby is starting to sprout eyes, ears, nose, cheeks, and chin. Those little hands and feet -- still webbed like paddles -- might wiggle by week's end, the heart is beating (almost twice as fast as yours!), and blood is starting to circulate.

What am I craving? Not too much - an oyster po-boy is what I wanted today. My mind will most likely change tomorrow.

Aversions? Peanut Butter and anything sweet.

What am I looking forward to? Starting to show more and more...

Weight gain: +4 lbs.

Discovery of the week: What to Expect When You're Expecting & The Belly Band

5w6d

We got to see the flutter of a heartbeat today! 114 beats per minute!