Week 9 and 10

I decided to put week 9 and 10 together because a part of these two weeks, I was laying on the beach! The good thing is, my little bug/virus is completely gone! Thursday of week 9, we were leaving for Panama City with 8 of our awesome friends.. Amy O. and I are both pregnant, so we were able to share that with each other the entire trip! We had a great time! After all, it was poppy's first beach trip and I was able to give my small bump a little tan! :)

A quick recap of the trip:

Day One: Drove from Atlanta into Alabama and then down into Florida to Panama City! Brent, Camron and Kasey and I rode together in the PT Cruiser, Amy, Sean, Amy and Chris rode together in Amy's minivan, and Blake and Tess rode in their truck. We spent the afternoon unpacking and admiring our amazing condo! We all went to Pineapple Willies for dinner.

Day Two: Today, we spent most of the day on the beach. We played volleyball, Frisbee and football, and just layed out. We had lunch in and played in the pool, then we went to Angelo's for dinner.

Day Three: We relaxed on the beach for a while and played in the pool. Chris, Sean, Amy and I grilled out on the beach for dinner and the rest of us went out to Dirty Dick's for dinner.

Day Four: We spent almost the whole day at the pool. It was so relaxing and fun! The guys played "aquatic quarters" while the girls layed out. We all went out to Margaritaville at Pier Park for dinner. That was a blast! Then, we went back and Brent, Sean, Cam, Chris and Amy played spades.

What a great vacation! It was back to work Tuesday and to get ready for summer camp the following week. No sickness, still feeling great! As you can see in the pic of me above, my belly flucuates depending on the day. I can fit into my pants one day, and the next I have to wear a belly band!

I have been craving sweets lately. I don't crave anything particular, just desserts in general... something I never have really been in to! I just kind of go with whatever my body feels at the moment. We went broke this 10th week. I craved Mo Joe's one night, Olive Garden another, and KFC twice. After each dinner, I wanted Dairy Queen for dessert! I enjoyed a dipped cone one night and an oreo blizzard the next two nights.

BabyCenter.com Update:

Week 9:

Your new resident is nearly an inch long, the size of a grape, and weighs just a fraction of an ounce. She's starting to look more and more human. Her essential body parts are accounted for, though they'll go through plenty of fine-tuning in the coming months. Other changes abound: Your baby's heart finishes dividing into four chambers, and the valves start to form — as do her tiny teeth. The embryonic "tail" is completely gone. Your baby's organs, muscles, and nerves are kicking into gear. The external sex organs are there but won't be distinguishable as male or female for another few weeks. Her eyes are fully formed, but her eyelids are fused shut and won't open until 27 weeks. She has tiny earlobes, and her mouth, nose, and nostrils are more distinct. The placenta is developed enough now to take over most of the critical job of producing hormones. Now that your baby's basic physiology is in place, she's poised for rapid weight gain.

Week 10:

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.

My first doctor appointment @ 8 weeks!

Dr. Shilling

This week was NOT a good week for me! In fact, it was rather strange! Monday morning, the day after Mother's Day, I woke up vomitting. As soon as my feet touched the carpet, I was hugging the toilet for about an hour. I thought, "Oh no, here comes the morning sickness!" On top of throwing up, I had a high fever. I put Zane on the bus and Brent had to take Max to school because I couldn't even stand up. I had to be at work today, so I laid down and went back to bed hoping that it would pass in a couple of hours. It was strange, I woke back up around 11:00 am and STILL had a fever and was continuing to have the morning sickness feeling. I could barely stand up! I HATE calling into work, but knew it had to be done. There was just NO way! My boss completely understood. At this point, I was hoping this was some virus.. I felt like I had the flu. It continued that way until Tuesday, where I felt a tad better. I still continued to vomit, but only in the morning. I forced myself to work the rest of the week, but my body was out of whack! I thought that there is no way I could be sick the ENTIRE day like this. Wasn't morning sickness supposed to just come at one point and you get some relief throughout the day?? I was glad I had an appointment at the doctor's office Friday, so maybe I could get some medicine for the nausea. I had an appointment Friday at 9am with Dr. Shilling and one next Wednesday the 19th with Women's Healthcare (this was so I could decide which I liked best). Thursday came around and I was feeling tons better. It had to have been a virus! I still couldn't eat very well, but the vommitting went away. I was orginially going to cancel my Friday appointment with Shilling and try Women's Healthcare first, but when the sickness came along I decided to keep it. I went in Friday and met Dr. Shilling! I absolutely LOVED him! It was exactly what I wanted in a doctor and the funny thing is, this is his last year delivering so I got him just in time!! He told me I had that "happy pregnant glow" that he loved to see on his first time patients. Usually they don't do ultrasounds so early, but he wanted to reassure me that everything was okay. Also, we were right on with how far along we thought I was! We did the ultrasound and I heard the heartbeat, sounded like a galloping horse! It was AMAZING.. the best feeling in the world. It made it all SO real. Oh, and there is only one baby in there! :) I decided that I would stick with Dr. Shilling because I liked him so much. The sickness was going away and he said what I had sounded exactly like a virus. WHEW!!! I am ready for a vacation with my buddies!

Oh, I lost 2 pounds this week because of the sickness... my belly bump went down some.

Update from BabyCenter.com:

Week 8: New this week: Webbed fingers and toes are poking out from your baby's hands and feet, his eyelids practically cover his eyes, breathing tubes extend from his throat to the branches of his developing lungs, and his "tail" is just about gone. In his brain, nerve cells are branching out to connect with one another, forming primitive neural pathways. You may be daydreaming about your baby as one sex or the other, but the external genitals still haven't developed enough to reveal whether you're having a boy or a girl. Either way, your baby — about the size of a kidney bean — is constantly moving and shifting, though you still can't feel it.

Happy Mother's Day.. and 7 weeks today!!

Today was a very special, but busy day! Max woke up at 7am with a high fever, so he had to stay home from church, etc. to rest up for school tomorrow. He is thankfully feeling a little better. I woke up to flowers, cards, my all time fav movie Erin Brockovich that I have been wanting to have on DVD, and big hugs from Max and Zane! We started our day off with going to Lord of Life for my Danielle's (my sister) Confirmation. It was awesome and I am so proud of her! The service was nice and reminded me of when I grew up going there. Zane actually enjoyed the traditional service (vs. Avalon) and asked if we could go there again, actually. The whole family, except Uncle Erik, Aunt Kristie and Jacob, went to Golden Corral to celebrate. However, the line was out the door so we decided to go to Yuki Japanese instead! Boy, that was delicious!! It was great family time, but we missed Maxie. Afterwards, we made a surprise visit to GaGa's (Brent's mom) and gave her Mother's Day gift and let Zane and Kyle swim for a bit. Then, we went to visit Brent's dad's to spend time with Phyllis. It is always a pleasure to visit with them and I loved my new petunias! We finally made it home around 7 and I am pooped! I am writing my blog for a bit, getting the boys settled for school tomorrow and writing this last final due tomorrow at 10am! Then, I can officially say I am done with this semester! WHEW.. 6 classes definitely wore my butt out!

Besides a wonderful Mother's Day, today starts my 7th week of pregnancy! I have started to feel some nausea these last couple of days. Nothing serious, just a constant hangover feeling! Oh, and the thought of certain types of meat disgust me! I crave fruits and sweets.. mostly cold stuff! The hot food isn't settling well. I also continue to have NO energy! My house (to me) is the filthiest it has ever been and I am a CLEAN FREAK! So, it is bugging me! This week, I am going to clean in spurts and get this done.

LOVE reading these, so thought I would post what's going on this week:

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.

6 weeks! (We THINK)

Today, I am 6 weeks pregnant! Feeling good, tired and fat as ever! I have been experiencing a small bit of nausea at night time before bed. But, once I lay down I am fine. Brent took one of my first belly pics today and I plan on continuing this weekly. I am very exhausted! I woke up yesterday and only 2 hours later, took a 3 hour nap! I have NO energy.. I haven't deep cleaned my house in a month! Brent has been a trooper and cleaned some, but it's just not that kind of clean I do! (Am I a clean freak, yes!) So, this is bugging me! I just can't make myself do it! I hope this changes soon, or I will have to call in a maid. :) This week is the last of my finals, so I am trying to stay focused. I am dreading Wednesday's final over World Religions so I will spend the next two days behind my book. I am ready for this week to be over with already! Then, it is time for a little vacation with The Flynns, O'Neals, Mills, and Leatherwoods (like that, Kasey?!) I am looking forward to the next few weeks. I am also ready for Zane and Max to be done with school and I know they are too! This will be a fun-filled, busy month of May!


What's going on with Baby Philmon this 6th week (from babycenter.com).. LOVE these weekly updates:

This week's major developments: The nose, mouth, and ears that you'll spend so much time kissing in eight months are beginning to take shape. If you could see into your uterus, you'd find an oversize head and dark spots where your baby's eyes and nostrils are starting to form. His emerging ears are marked by small depressions on the sides of the head, and his arms and legs by protruding buds. His heart is beating about 100 to 160 times a minute — almost twice as fast as yours — and blood is beginning to course through his body. His intestines are developing, and the bud of tissue that will give rise to his lungs has appeared. His pituitary gland is forming, as are the rest of his brain, muscles, and bones. Right now, your baby is a quarter of an inch long, about the size of a lentil bean.