10 Weeks

Baby's now the size of a prune! 

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 start working too.) Baby's swallowing fluid and kicking up a storm. 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.

How far along? 10 weeks 4 days
Pregnancy Symptoms: more of the same, plus i'm having some crazy mood swings. I can't stop eating! It's making me fat :(
Sleep: The extreme fatigue has kicked in with a vengeance. I'm just completely exhausted all the time and can't stay up very late anymore.
Best moment this week: my ultrasound! It was amazing being able to see little arms and legs and to hear the heartbeat loud and clear!
Worst moment this week: realizing i'm "working" 7 days straight (jury duty all week and working all weekend)
Movement: Jake and i went for our first walk around the neighborhood since the cold weather hit last November....it felt great even though i'm *completely* out of shape, but i came home and fell asleep in the floor because i was too tired to make it to the bed
Food cravings: everything...it's something new every day
Gender: take the poll at the top of the page! Post your guess in the comments section also so we'll know who was right and who was wrong :P
What I miss: having the energy to do things
What I am looking forward to: the end of next week when i'll be done with hell week
In Other News:
1) I'm addicted to the fetal doppler, it's an awesome tool
2) Grandmom is officially 2 years cancer-free!
3) We've decided to do the NT scan at 12 weeks because insurance covers it and it'll be the last time i get to see Peanut for a couple months. The NT scan is done by a specialist and is a special ultrasound that measures the skin fold and fluid at the back of the baby's neck and compares it with some bloodwork from me. This provides an assesment of whether Peanut is at high risk for chromosal problems such as Down Syndrome or heart problems. Since they won't be able to test for neural tube defects this early they'll do another round of bloodwork/ultrasound around 18 weeks. I'm a little nervous because the way they interpret the results is based on the exact age of the baby....they know exactly what size the neck measurements should be for every day of the 12th week of pregnancy. Since i still disagree with how far along Peanut is, this could mean a false positive result. It's not a diagnosis, just a risk assesment so I'll worry about that later...i get to see Peanut again soon!