10 weeks

Had quite the scare earlier this week. Thought we were losing "little peanut". Turned out to be a false alarm and we heard the heartbeat for the first time on Wednesday. Praise the Lord! I have an ultrasound this coming Wednesday just to double-check & make sure everything looks healthy. Excited to see my little one.

This week baby continues to grow & my morning sickness(which hits every night) seems to be getting better. The fatigue is starting to wear off a bit too although I do still seem to want a nap in the afternoon. I don't feel quite as foggy as I have the last few weeks.

Baby:
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.

Pretty amazing how fast they grow and develop. I just learned that "fetus" means "little one". I had never heard that before. Although the little one is growing quickly I am still anxious to feel it moving. That seems like a long way off. I'm sure time will fly by but I am feeling impatient. Thankfully I have a lot to keep me busy & distracted! Each one seems to go faster than the last. Well, until about 34 weeks anyway. Then I feel like I'll be pregnant in eternity. *smile* Oh well. Regardless of how quickly it goes I am determined to enjoy it. Jay says 4 is his limit and I tend to agree that it is mine as well. So, except for some unseen plan, this should be the last time I experience this. As sad as that sounds, I am feeling excited about moving into the next phase of life.

Anyhow, I really am enjoying it this time around! I don't feel extremely crabby as of yet and so far I have not gained much weight although my jeans are getting tight.  And there is a lot going on between now & May. Jay & Adam are taking a trip back east in November. Then we have Thanksgiving. After that it's the Christmas program, Rowan's birthday, Christmas, New Year, two new nieces, Adam's birthday, & then we get to find out whether we get another son or another daughter. It doesn't stop there! In February we go on our annual two week vacation to Colorado & Arizona. When we get home it will be the beginning of March and at the end of the month we get another niece or nephew(they think niece but are getting a second ultrasound to be sure) and then we have one month to wrap up school. At that time we will be into May & preparing for the arrival of our youngest. Phew! When I type it all out I kinda want to panic about the lack of time I've got! Guess that means I'd better get up & get something done. It's just Avril & Mommy today so we might run into town & do some grocery shopping.

Have a good week!

Oh! I am going to be getting a new mother board for my computer soon so I should have a million and one pictures to post very soon.