Weekly Update - 10 weeks along

How Far Along: 10 weeks

What "They" Say About Our Baby's Development: "Though it'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 its development. This is the beginning of the so-called fetal period, a time when the tissues and organs in its body rapidly grow and mature. It's swallowing fluid and kicking up a storm. Vital organs — including 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. Its hands are flexed at the wrist and meet over its heart, and its feet may be long enough to meet in front of its body. The outline of its spine is clearly visible through translucent skin, and spinal nerves are beginning to stretch out from its spinal cord. Your baby's forehead temporarily bulges with its developing brain and sits very high on its head, which measures half the length of his body. From crown to rump, it's about 1 1/4 inches long. In the coming weeks, your baby will again double in size — to nearly 3 inches.

Weekly Food Comparison: A kumquat! I've never had a kumquat before or really seen on in real life so this is a hard comparison for me. Getting bigger though!

The Good: Having more bouts of energy in the evenings so I am actually able to do housework occasionally. Although I think it's still early, I've occasionally been feeling some fluttering/popcorn popping sensations in the left part of my abdomen. I can only feel it internally. Last night I had Tito put his hand there to see if he could feel it from the outside and he couldn't but when he did that there was a crazy bit of fluttering. Like I said, I know it's early, but I don't think it's gas, I think it's the baby moving. We're both excited to get to the point where we can both feel it on the outside.

The Bad: I think I am in the thick of things when it comes to the nausea now. Definitely having to constantly eat, so I've got saltines at my desk at work. Also cucumber seems to be helping. While I'm never really hungry - probably because I'm eating all the time!

The Weird: Mood swings are here. I'll go from snapping for no reason to crying in an instant. And crying at the oddest things. Last night I was crying at a great performance on America's Got Talent (am I embarrassed that I cried at this show or that I was watching it? Neither!) :)

Currently Craving/Avoiding:

Avoiding: Orange juice, soda (even ginger ale which used to settle my stomach), most sweets, chocolate, ice cream. Doesn't even seem appealing to me.

Craving: Milk, bread, and this week's new craving was Skittles. First "sweet" craving although I could only have a few and then had to stop because the sugar was hurting my stomach. Also craving meat - hamburger, steak and fish. Mostly red meat.

The Weekly Belly Bump: Tito is noticing it more. I am noticing it more too. It's definitely larger at night as compared to the morning due to what I eat and drink. I have to give myself two shots a day and usually the morning one is easier to "see" my belly than in the evening (it's still possible, just takes a bit more finagling!) Tito is sweet and rubs my belly goodbye in the mornings too. :)