10 Weeks!

Well, here we are at 10 weeks (and 1 day to be exact)! I'll upload the belly picture over the weekend.

The baby this week is almost the size of a kumquat (because everyone knows what those look and feel like). Thebump.com says it's a prune. I'll stick with kumquat. So, here's whats goin' on in there this week! This week they're referring to it as "him" - they must be broken. It's totally a girl ;)

How your baby's growing:

Though he's barely the size of a kumquat — 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.

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So exciting!

I am just counting down to my next appointment on the 14th. I really have been feeling fine. Not really "pregnant". I know I should be thankful but when you feel like this you just want to feel something to let you know everything is 'okay'. We always want what we don't have! I just pray this baby is healthy and growing as it should.