10 Weeks

Your baby's the size of a prune!

Now, she's about 1.2 inches long and weighs about .14 ounces. Her body length will almost double in the next three weeks.  Baby has working arm joints, and her cartilage and bones are forming.  Her vital organs are fully developed and they're starting to function.  Her fingernails and hair are starting to appear, too.  Plus, she's swallowing and kicking in there. (Can you believe it?!)

Holy Hair Growth Batman!  I swear with the prenatal vitamins and everything else growing, my hair has decided to keep up.  I can shave and then have a 5 o'clock shadow  four hours later.  The baby has really been giving me problems of late.  I can't seem to eat anything lately without having gas/heartburn like issues.  I haven't been sleep the greatest since finding out we were pregnant; keep waking up and rolling over.

Still working on a name.  I can't decided between Colin Robert and Declan Robert.  Michael said he likes both and doesn't care which one I pick.  If we have a girl it will be Evangeline Ann which means "Bearer of Good News; Gracious, Merciful".

9 Weeks

Your baby's the size of a green olive!
She's gaining steam! At week nine, your fetus measures around .09 inches and weighs about .07 ounces. She's also developing more distinct facial features. And her heartbeat is getting stronger.

Your baby is now a fetus!
Baby was considered an embryo -- but now she's a fetus! So what does that mean exactly? During the embryonic period, cells begin to take on different functions. The brain, heart, lungs, internal organs and arms and legs begin to form. Once baby is a fetus, it’s more about growth and development to prep for life on the outside. Happy graduation baby!

I'm doing well,  most of my symptoms seem to have disappeared already.  Had me a little worried the first day or two.  I'm still very gassy and get tired easy.  Getting ready for the holidays and trying to figure out all the holiday travel and family visits.  Voted today!

8 Weeks

Your baby's the size of a raspberry!

Now she weighs in (yay!) at about .04 ounces and measures about .63 inches. This week, she's growing about a milimeter each day.  You can't feel it yet, but she's moving those arms and legs like crazy!  Her fingers and toes are now only slightly webbed, and her tail (yes, she had one) is gone.  Fun fact: your baby's taste buds are now forming.

Feeling pretty good; still get tired very easily.  Most days I nap with the kids which means not much is getting done around the house.  Thankfully, Michael has stepped up and done quite a few things that I just haven't gotten to lately.

Had our first appointment yesterday.  Everything looks good.  My Dr. put my due date a week later on the 18th.  Not sure why, I'm thinking she put in the wrong date for last menstruation on her little chart.  Our first ultrasound will not be until 20 weeks so I'm a little bummed about not being able to see the baby early like we did last time.

Destruction

I swear, Patrick has to destroy at least 3 things every day.  Today, he found the bag of Chex mix that I keep upstairs incase I get a queasy stomach.  This he proceeded to dump on the floor and step all over.  I have more crumbs that I know what to do with.  I send him and the twins I watch down stairs to watch a movie.  While I'm getting a drink for one of the girls Patrick climbs on to the glass endtable and knocks the lamp over.  The lamp shade shatters as well as the light bulb.  I locked him in his room so I could clean it up.  Now, he's pulling the stuffing out of the arm of the couch.

7 Weeks = Blueberry

Your baby's the size of a blueberry!

Your .51-inch embryo doesn't exactly tip the scales just yet but she's developing like crazy. She's already doubled in size since last week.  She's generating about one hundred new brain cells each minute!  Not only is her brain becoming more complex, but her heart is too.  Also important: She's developing a permanent set of kidneys.  Her arm and leg joints are now forming.

Me, I'm still feeling good.  I've been getting a little queazy if my stomach is empty and very tired lately.  When it's nap time for the kiddo's it's nap time for me.  I'm already starting to feel like my pants aren't fitting anymore.  I'm too early to be showing, but only one pair of my pants fit right now and they are my "fat" pants.  I picked up two pairs of sweatpants so now I have three pairs to wear.

Baby Naming

Michael has been pretty laid back about choosing a name for the baby as he was with Patrick.  I got to make up a list for him to okay and then I picked from that list.  I came up with about 5 names that I like and Michael scratched out a few.  We picked out a middle name for a boy name and have the first name narrowed down to two.  For a girls name we have the first name picked out but I'm tossing around a few middle names.

Boy = Colin Robert or Declan Robert
Girl = Evangeline Ann/Evangeline Elizabeth/Evangeline Astrid (Michael isn't too keen on the last one)

Pumpkin Carving

Patrick and Daddy carved a pumpkin yesterday.  Patrick wouldn't wait.  All morning he saying "punkin".  We picked up a little tool set to help with the carving of the pumpkin.  It came with a scoop and a little saw.  Needless to say, Patrick was most fascinated with the saw.  It wasn't sharp so he was able to touch it.

After nap, they started to carve the pumpkin.  Patrick didn't want to touch the pumpkin guts; he kept saying yucky.  He did practice using the saw on the top of the pumpkin.  Once all cleaned, Daddy and Patrick used the saw to make a train on the pumpkin.  Patrick loved it.