Just an update on where we are with the pregnancy: I am officially 10 weeks along. We have our 12 week appointment Jan. 12th, and I can't wait. I have no idea whats going on inside with the fetus, as far as its health, so I'm looking forward to making sure everything is okay and hopefully, I'll get to hear the heartbeat.
Our little baby is now the size of a prune! It still has a massive cranium, which is the same size as it's body...dear god, I hope that changes. There are some pretty big heads in my family...well, one in particular, sorry Calvin. The fetus, which already has tiny, little muscles, now has little indentations on its legs where the knees and ankles will be. The tiny arms already have elbows which is so cute because the arms are about the same size as this number 1. So our baby has this big headed, T-Rex thing going on right now. How cute! Only something a mother could say. Its even has tiny buds of baby teeth growing beneath the gums. The fetus also has all of it's organs, or at least the beginnings of them all. The kidneys are even producing urine already. How strange is that?! A prune that pees.
I'm still super tired and naps are now a necessity, not a luxury. You might think I'm lazy, but hey, I'm building a human here, and it takes alot energy. These naps are for the baby, not me. So I guess I'll just keep on sacrificing. The naps probably sound great, but the nausea that I thought was going away, is still going strong. This week the queasiness has been at its worse. But I'm still optimistic that by week 13, it will magically be gone...and I don't want to hear otherwise.
I look pretty much the same. I've gained two pounds, but that's pretty normal for me. It's not unusual for me to gain 2 lbs and lose 2 lbs within a month. So, I'm not worried...yet. My stomach is a little rounder and yes, I'm totally saying that's all uterus...and again, I don't want to hear otherwise. However, if I look like I might be heading towards gaining 40-50lbs, please stop me, by force if necessary. I'm really hoping to gain only 25lbs and I'm feeling pretty determine, but, we'll see what happens. I'm kind of hoping to be like one of those Teen Moms, who have a baby and one week later they're wearing a size 2 and a bikini. And yes, I do watch Teen Mom, don't judge me, it makes me feel better about my life.
So that's the latest with me the pregnancy. I'll keep everyone posted on Baby Weight-Gate ( my version of Watergate). Feel free to comment, I'd love the feed back. And if there is a problem with the grammar, forgive me, I went to Romulus Public Schools.
Wow ! The body is so amazing. You would have ever thought you could grow a big headed,t-Rex looking prune with teeth in your belly. If I didn't know any better I'd think you were describing a monster in a Disney movie. Anyway, I'm glad our baby ( oops! I mean your baby)is growing big and strong. With that big head and all those muscles developing I'm going to go out on a lim and say its a boy! Only a Logan boy would grow brains and muscles before anything else! Yes!!! Keep up the good work mama.
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