Cravings: Onion rings. Basically anything fried. But the quantities in which I want these things is small, so that's nice!
What I love: Having had the ultrasound yesterday. Even though it was for a terrifying reason, I'm so relieved that our little Kit is still bouncing away. :)
What I hate: Morning sickness! [Same] And bleeding! Because WTF!! I'm still spotting (brown), but I'm not gushing anymore, so that's good?!
What I miss: Nothing this week. If I did, it was all forgotten.
What I’m looking forward to the most: My psuedo-first appointment! I'm pretty sure I'm still having it next Friday, but I'm going to check with my midwifery practice to be sure.
Worries: That it won’t stick. That’s a big worry right now. [Same] Especially considering the bleeding. Ugh.
Symptoms: Morning sickness/nausea, diarrhea, fatigue, frequent urination, sore breasts. It’s been pretty miserable ever since, and I feel it only getting worse. It’s terrible in the morning and at night. [Same, for the most part] Some cramping that feels like the same uterine expansion as the past few weeks.
Mood: I had a couple mood swings this week, but I'm trying to keep them in check. My emotions were all over the damn place yesterday, which is not surprising considering.
Sleep: It’s okay. Could be worse! [Same]
Movement: Um, none. Way too early for that. LOL [Same]
The belly (and the button!): Belly button still in! [Same]
Wedding rings on or off: On! [Same]
Waist (measured at the belly button: No way to measure. I really should start doing this, lol. [Same... apparently, I never learn... even still!!]
Milestones: 7 weeks! Um... that's it! LOL
Best moment of the week: Oh god, yesterday. Watching that little heartbeat flutter, crying when I saw our little baby, and knowing DH was crying for the same reason. I loved his kiss on my forehead when he saw Kit, too. <3
How your baby's growing:
The big news this week: Hands and feet are emerging from developing arms and legs — although they look more like paddles at this point than the tiny, pudgy extremities you're daydreaming about holding and tickling. Technically, your baby is still considered an embryo and has something of a small tail, which is an extension of her tailbone. The tail will disappear within a few weeks, but that's the only thing getting smaller. Your baby has doubled in size since last week and now measures half an inch long, about the size of a blueberry.
If you could see inside your womb, you'd spot eyelid folds partially covering her peepers, which already have some color, as well as the tip of her nose and tiny veins beneath parchment-thin skin. Both hemispheres of your baby's brain are growing, and her liver is churning out red blood cells until her bone marrow forms and takes over this role. She also has an appendix and a pancreas, which will eventually produce the hormone insulin to aid in digestion. A loop in your baby's growing intestines is bulging into her umbilical cord, which now has distinct blood vessels to carry oxygen and nutrients to and from her tiny body.
How your life's changing:
Your uterus has doubled in size in the past five weeks, and eating may feel like a chore — or worse — thanks to morning sickness, which by now may be in full swing. (If you're feeling fine, don't worry — you're lucky!)
You may need to pee more than usual, too, thanks to your increasing blood volume and the extra fluid being processed through your kidneys. (By now, you already have about 10 percent more blood than you did before you were pregnant. And by the end of your pregnancy, you'll have 40 to 45 percent more blood running through your veins to meet the demands of your full-term baby.) As your uterus grows, pressure on your bladder will send you to the bathroom as well.
About half of the women who feel nauseated during the first trimester will find complete relief by about 14 weeks. For most of the rest, it'll take another month or so for the queasiness to ease up. It's unlikely, though, that the need to pee more than usual will ease up. In fact, research shows that both the frequency and volume of urine tends to increase over the course of pregnancy.
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