10 weeks

How far along?  10 weeks
How big is baby? The size of a prune

What’s baby doing this week?

• Baby has working arm joints, and her cartilage and bones are forming.
• Her vital organs are fully developed and they're starting to function.
• Her fingernails and hair are starting to appear, too.
• Plus, she's swallowing and kicking in there

Total weight gain/loss? Nothing yet!

Symptoms? My boobs are getting enormous (for me). I have well filled out a C cup which means that bra shopping is in the near future. But, as all my fellow members of the Itty Bitty Titty Committee know, that's never a bad thing!! The nausea has really let up a lot, I'm still puking but it's improving. The fatigue is also getting a little better. As I type this I am nodding off and in desperate need of a nap-- but that probably has more to do with being up an hour and a half earlier than I normally am.
Stretch marks? None yet!
Sleep?  As usual sleep eludes me. Being up all night to pee is getting old. My uterus needs to hurry itself up and get off my bladder already!!!
Best moment of the week? Nathan picking out baby names: Lucy and Oliver. Although maybe that was last week that he did that. I'm not sure, I'll have to look back.... Otherwise I went to the dentist today (for the first time in five years) and they told me that my "gums looked amazing". They couldn't believe I was pregnant because I was in such good oral health. I only have one possible cavity! Not what I was expecting, I figured they would need to clear a day in their schedule to fit my rotting mouth for dentures. Go figure.
Food cravings The sick cravings for hamburgers seems to have finally let up some. I had a mad need for angel hair pasta this week. Unfortunately the sauce I picked out tasted weird and spicy and spicy spaghetti is no bueno-- so it didn't quite satiate me but kudos to the hubby for making it for me anyways!!!

Movement? Still waiting :)
Labor signs? Nope
Belly button in/out? In

What I miss: This week I really miss caffeine. It limits me to so few beverages when I can't have caffeine.
What I am looking forward to: My first OB appointment in 2 weeks

 Milestones:Well, we're officially a quarter of the way through the pregnancy! Although, we all know I'm not making it to 40 weeks so we are actually further along.

Now for the bump. And notice--the mirror is cleaned this week!!!!!

9 weeks

How far along?  9 weeks
How big is baby? The size of an olive

What’s baby doing this week?

• This is a milestone. She's no longer an embryo -- now she's a fetus!
• She's developing more distinct facial features.
• And she might now have a strong enough heartbeat to be picked up by a fetal doppler

Total weight gain/loss? About a pound up

Symptoms? Still puking, still tired and still up all night to pee. Add to that sciatica, leg cramps and horrible mood swings. It's been rough around here. I'm so tired!
Maternity clothes?  I have been rocking the pants. I can't get my jeans comfortably buttoned anymore. I feel like I am going to either bust at the seams or squish the baby. My shirts are still working for me though.
Stretch marks? No new ones to date!
Sleep?  I could have had a glorious night....but then my husband decided to wake me up at 2:30 and blame me for losing batteries that he had to have at...2:30 in the morning. Then, he woke me up again at 4:00 when he locked himself out of the house. Husbands....Then I woke up at 6 AM because I was having a dream that I donated a lung to a friend and when I woke up in the recovery room I had horrible chest pain and couldn't breathe well. Turns out I just had gurgly heartburn in real life and that kept me awake until 7:30. Then, Nate was up at 8 and here I am.... I love sleep so much and there is just never enough time in the night for it. I'm tired. So, so tired!
Best moment of the week? Nate coming up with names for 'his baby'. He decided on Lucy and Oliver.
Food cravings Still gotta have me some meat! I eat almost exclusively burgers and that chicken noodle soup that comes in the red box.

Movement? Still waiting
Gender? Well, we have decided to keep it a secret! That means after this week I can go ahead and delete this question from our survey and you'll have to wait until after he or she is here to find out!! We are also keeping our baby names a secret too so DON'T ASK! We'll never tell!! And don't try to coax them out of Nathan either because he has his own agenda and you won't get a straight answer anyhow.
Belly button in/out?In

What I miss: I miss sleep, not having a backache, not having to pee all the time, Excedrin, coffee, seafood....the list goes on and on. I am having a tough week! We are headed up to the cabin this week which might be one of the worst places to sleep during pregnancy.Simply because my 5 trips to the bathroom every night turn into my 5 trips to the outhouse, and I have to brave the outdoors which freaks me out. There are bears up there and that's the last place I want to be alone. I made David promise me that he will accompany me to the outhouse all night long because he would feel bad if he allowed his pregnant wife to get mauled by a bear. He agreed.
What I am looking forward to: Three more weeks until I hit the 12 week mark! This is a big day for all preggos. It's the moment that you can finally relax about the possibility of miscarriage. However, it also becomes the last week before I head into the even scarier second trimester. But, one foot in front of the other. I will make it through this one way or another. I am also anticipating my OB appt but I rescheduled it for exactly 12 weeks so I have awhile to go yet.

 Milestones: Well, as you saw above, Junior is now in the fetus club so that's always nice. Otherwise I think this is just a normal old week.

Now onto the belly picture! Ignore the fingerprints again this week. I lied when I said I was going to clean the mirror. Truthfully, I haven't cleaned it once since we moved in and I doubt I will start now:

8 weeks

How far along?  8 weeks!
How big is baby? We hit the inch mark! But-- in keeping with my normal food comparisons, as big as a large raspberry.

What’s baby doing this week? 

• I can't feel it yet, but he/she's moving those arms and legs like crazy!
• Its fingers and toes are now only slightly webbed, and its tail is gone.
• Fun fact: Baby's taste buds are now forming.

Total weight gain/loss?I'm right about where I started

Symptoms? Well, the nausea picked up with a furry. I was spending the better part of my day puking (to include an entire curdled chocolate malt-- that was by far the worst). Then it just vanished. I didn't puke, I wasn't gagging, other than feeling a little unsettled things were good! But of course this was too good to last and the puking came back this morning and left me springing (from a dead sleep) to the bathroom. I'm OK with that though because on my two day puking respite I ended up being more nervous and worried that something was wrong than actually enjoying my vomit free days... It's like when you want your newborn to sleep through the night, and then when they finally do you can't enjoy it because you are awake watching them all night. My boobs are still aching and starting to fill out again. Nowhere near as impressive as they were with Nathan. Although, now that I have nursed them into non-existence I doubt the words "my boobs" and "impressive" will ever belong together in the same sentence again. The insane exhaustion is still my best friend. I am desperately waiting for this to go away. I'll puke my way to 40 weeks-- I don't care, just let me get my brainpower back!!
Maternity clothes?  By the end of the day when my bloat catches up with me I could definitely use some elastic waisted pants but when I wake up in the morning I am still fitting into my clothes-- except my skinnies. Those aren't buttoning.
Stretch marks? No new ones, although I have decided I probably won't get anymore because there is no room left on my stomach for them. Although I better take that back. Now just to spite me they are going to start popping up on my hips and butt.
Sleep?  I am finally able to sleep a little better. I'm not up and awake for the day at 7 anymore (at least not on days I don't have to be). Assuming that I can keep Nathan asleep, I am able to sleep as long as he'll let me. Which usually isn't past 8. However, my son is the killer of napping dreams so by bed time I  pretty much crash.
Best moment of the week? Nathan referring to his "sister" as "my girl". Thought that was so cute. A potential peek into the windows of the future where Nathan is a protective and loving big brother.
Food cravings Meat. I know it's gross. I don't get it either. I have never craved meat a day in my life and in my last two pregnancies I practically became a vegetarian because the mere thought of meat left me running for the toilet. Now, I need a hamburger, or a chunk of meat-- yes, and actual 'chunk' of meat-- to get me through the day. This is revolting to me. The other day on Facebook I was comparing myself to Phoebe in that episode of Friends where although she is a vegetarian she craves meat and has to have it. So she cuts a deal with Joey that he will stop eating meat and let her have his share so that no extra animals die. Now granted, I don't care if an animal dies to fill my stomach, but I also don't want to go through a cow a week!! I will say however, a Big Mac does not constitute a hamburger anymore. I had one yesterday because I didn't want to drive the 15 minutes to Hardees and it was not satisfying. Other than that I am craving Goldfish crackers. They are just so deliciously addicting. I want an over easy egg too but I'm up a creek because I don't know how to make them, and David refuses to make me one as long as I am in the family way.

Movement? From what I read, this kid is a jumping extraordinaire. Obviously I can't feel it yet but OH would I love to get a peek in my uterus. I had my first ultrasound with Nathan at 9 weeks and that kid looked like someone gave him IV Red Bull. He was just freaking out in there. I thought it was so cute and that was the moment that I fell in love with that kid hard. But, knowing what I know now about developing babies, I think this kid already has me hook,line and sinker.
Gender? As I sit here and argue with Nathan about the very real possibility that this might be a boy (and he screams and refuses to believe it) I do think I am back on team blue. I don't know if it's wishful thinking or what but who am I kidding? I don't know what to do with a girl and boys are SO sweet. I just want a whole houseful of little boys.
Labor signs? nope
Belly button in/out?In-- I'm starting to think I should have added these questions in later.

What I miss: Hair dye!!! My roots are awful and the blonde-ish color growing in compared to the black actually looks like I just am missing patches of hair when looked at from a distance. I also miss whitening strips and salicylic acid. I am starting to look like a dirty, frumpy little preggo and there is nothing I can do about it. Only 4 more weeks until I can color my hair though. Can't wait!!
What I am looking forward to: 2nd trimester!! And the return of my energy.

 Milestones: I am officially 1/3 of the way to viability today. The things we PALers grasp at.... Everything is just so scary! Wishing I could be in the 'normal' group that just needs to make it past the scary first trimester-- but I think it's the terrifying second trimester that has my panties in a bundle. I hate it-- so much can go wrong just a few weeks too early to save the baby. Pretty crappy. But, I am not going to worry my frumpy little head about it. God knows what he's doing and I just need to hand this one over to him!

Now for the belly picture--- much more realistic now that my initial water retention has gone away. Ignore the toothpaste and little fingerprints all over the mirror. I have been too lazy to do any extra cleaning  these days. By next week I will try and have it cleaned for the picture.

7 weeks

How far along?  7 weeks!
How big is baby? The size of a blueberry!

What’s baby doing this week? 

Baby's brain -- both hemispheres! -- is growing fast, generating about 100 new cells every minute. Arms and legs are emerging as joints start to form, and a permanent set of kidneys (baby's third!) is now in place

Total weight gain/loss? Up about 3 pounds, although I'm sure it's all water weight. I have been taking my weight at all different times of the days.

Symptoms? Whew! Where to start? For starters I have never been so tired in my life. It's making school next to impossible. I am anxious for this to pass. Also, I have morning sickness from hell. It's awful. Some days I can't even hold down a sip of water until noon! Mood swings have started too. I find myself short on patience more often than not.
Maternity clothes?  Just ordered a whole bunch of them today! So excited because I had a coupon for 25% off my Old Navy order plus free shipping. I saved myself almost a hundred bucks! I am still fitting into most of my clothes, although I am not getting my skinnies buttoned anymore.
Stretch marks? nope
Sleep?  Great when I'm getting it. The vivid, weird dreams are starting and I find myself awake like clockwork every morning at 7. Also, being up on average 4-6 times a night to pee is taking it's toll.
Best moment of the week? Seeing junior's heartbeat today! Everything looked great in the ultrasound with the exception of an SCH. That made me nervous to hear and I was seriously praying there wouldn't be one when I went in. That's what I had with my last pregnancy that caused the early bleeding. They didn't seem to worry about it though, so I am going to just trust in Lord and keep telling myself that they are very common and just because I had the worst case scenario last time does not mean history will repeat itself.
Food cravings Not much of anything this week. I have been trying to go for the easier on the tummy foods like soup, but no real cravings.

Movement? Only little flickers that I could see on the ultrasound.
Gender? Undecided this week
Labor signs? Nope
Belly button in/out? In

What I miss: Not feeling like a zombie all day long. I'm SO tired!
What I am looking forward to: Feeling movement. That's just my favorite!

 Milestones:First ultrasound

And now to meet the fifth member of our family, and the weekly baby bump picture!!!