Week 6

Yeah, it's almost week 7 and I'm just now getting this up.




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.

How far along? 6wks 4days
Total weight gain/loss: 0
Maternity clothes? nope
Sleep: love it, getting as much of it as I can
Best moment this week: having Chris saying cute little things
Movement: yes, but I can't feel it
Food cravings: nothing really, but not having any aversions
Gender: thinking boy
What I miss: not having to make up an excuse as to why I'm not drinking
What I am looking forward to: Telling more people
Weekly Wisdom: make sure to eat small meals often
Milestones: getting through another week with our little wiggle

Week 5

Your baby is about the size of a sesame seed, and he looks more like a tiny tadpole than a human. The big development this week: Your baby's brain is beginning to grow! It develops from the neural tube, a structure that will also spawn your baby's spinal cord, nerves, and backbone. Since folic acid helps prevent neural tube defects such as spina bifida, you can see why it's so important to take it while trying to conceive and early in pregnancy. In the meantime, the primitive placenta and umbilical cord, which deliver nourishment and oxygen to your baby, are already on the job.

I'm feeling really good. I get bouts of nausea, but it passes after I eat something. I have a new bed time of 10 now and I have a feeling it will get earlier. Chris and I are having fun talking about all the new things to come. Like me not being able to fit in a booth seat in a few months. lol I can't wait for our first appointment. I know time is going to feel like it's dragging, but April will be here before we know it.

Maggs

Week 4

In week 4, now safe in your womb, the ball of cells (blastocyst) splits in two, becoming the embryo and the placenta. The amniotic sac and fluid are forming around baby, and will act as a cushion for the next eight months.


How far along? 4wks 2 days

Total weight gain/loss: down a pound

Maternity clothes? nope

Sleep: love it, getting as much of it as I can

Best moment this week: finding out that we're expecting

Movement: nope

Food cravings: nothing right now

Gender: thinking boy

What I miss: nothing yet

What I am looking forward to: Telling more people

Weekly Wisdom: always have a plastic grocery bag with you. Just in case you think you'll get sick in the car.

Milestones: Getting a PREGNANT on the digital