8 Weeks!

Dec/28/2012-Jan/3/2013

8 Weeks-Raspberry Baby!

My baby 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.

Size of baby:  ½ inch long, about the of a kidney bean.

Maternity Clothes: Uh...yah. I've been as bloated as a whale since the beginning of my pregnancy so I am wearing yoga pants and maternity clothes almost exclusively. I haven't been able to button my jeans for weeks. Sigh. 

Sleep: Sleeping a lot but no matter how much I sleep, I go to bed and wake up exhausted. 

Best Moment of the Week: Going to BabiesRUs to look around and being able to test drive my favorite stroller...which I am definitely sold on now!!!


Movement: I swear I felt little flutters once but I doubt it. 

Food cravings: I get hungry so fast-I can eat a whole meal and be STARVING in an hour! It's really annoying because I have no appetite but as soon as I get hungry, I feel even sicker so I have to force myself to eat quite frequently. What I've been eating a lot-soup, sour candies, and juice. 

Gender: It's either a boy or a girl...that I'm sure. 

What I Miss:  The occasional glass of wine. It sucks celebrating holidays without a glass of champagne or glass of white wine with dinner. 

What I'm Looking Forward To:  The end of morning sickness. 

Milestones: Not throwing up every morning this week! 

Emotions: My poor husband-I'm pretty cranky and short tempered sometimes. I try and keep it under wraps but I find myself to be more impatient than ever. 

Symptoms:  bad morning sickness, frequent hunger, exhaustion, acne.