12 weeks...

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.

Mom's Notes: The nauseasness seems to not be all day at random times, for the most part its just after I eat. My energy is still really low, but I am hanging in there!

11 weeks...

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.

Mom's Notes: Looking forward to not feeling sick anymore! :)

10 weeks...

With bones and cartilage starting to form and vital organs beginning to function, baby is making major progress. Body length will almost double in the next three weeks, and arm joints are now working. (Soon, legs will too.)

Mom's Notes: The nausea is starting to get worse and I am as tired as all get out! I am crossing my fingers that it will pass and my energy will return!

First Doctor Appointment

{Here is a picture of our little squirt}

We had our first appointment today! The kids were so excited to go see the baby! Everything looked great and there is only one in there! Phew!!

Since I am only 9 weeks, it was a little harder to get a really clear picture and the heartbeat was hard to pick up but definitely there!

Can't wait til our next appt on Oct 25th!

9 weeks...

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!

Mom's Notes: Not too many changes. Still very tired. The thought of most foods make me want to throw up. I still make myself eat what I can though. Light foods, such as fruits and salads and breads are things I like lately.

Can't wait for our first appt on Monday!

8 weeks...

Baby's now the size of a raspberry!Baby is growing like mad, putting on about a millimeter every day and continuing to straighten out in the trunk. Though you can't feel it yet, baby is moving those little arms, legs, and (now only slightly) webbed fingers and toes like crazy.

Mom's notes: I have been feeling pretty good! I noticed that now that I'm off my antibiotic for the bad bladder infection I got, I am not as nauseas. So that played a huge roll in that department and now its not as bad. That's a relief. The last few days I have felt so so so so tired all over again. It seemed like I wasn't as tired for awhile, but it hit me again big time.

7 weeks...

Baby's now the size of a blueberry!

Baby's brain -- both hemispheres! -- is growing fast, generating about one hundred 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. Gotta pee...again? There's a triple whammy at work here. HCG (pregnancy hormone) increases blood (and urine) flow, your more-efficient kidneys rid waste quicker since you're now peeing for two, and that growing uterus is pressed right down on your bladder.

Mom's notes: This week I have been feeling really nauseas! I have also gotten a really bad sore throat, so the fact that I need to eat, but it hurts my throat too bad..has made things a little difficult haha! I can't wait for my doctors appt in 3 weeks, so I can see this little one and have it all feel more real!