I made it through my first trimester!!!  Maybe I'll throw a party  :)  I've done pretty well about not stressing about everything that could go wrong in the first 12 weeks, but now that it's over I'm even more relieved.  Now... if only the morning sickness will catch on soon!  I'm still very nauseas, but it seems to be on a schedule now.  It starts around 8-8:30am (just as I'm trying to get ready, so I usually shower then go lay on my bed for a while, then finish), subsides by lunchtime (usually.. not today), then starts up again in the evening.  I'm still really tired, but I actually think that's getting better.  BUT... I would like someone to explain to me why the only thing a pregnant woman can take for nausea (phenergan) makes them even more tired ... as if that's possible!!  For real though, they told me it would make me "a little drowsy" .... Ok, I can deal with that if it helps my tummy.  So, I took 1 pill Monday night.... KNOCKED ME OUT like a lortab would have!!!  I slept for like 13 hours and felt groggy the whole next day...  ugh.  So, I've taken only 1/2 of a pill since then and I've survived.  Still can't eat much and smells make me sick!!  Popsicles help my stomach though, so bring those on!

As per Baby Center:  The most dramatic development this week: Reflexes. Your baby's fingers will soon begin to open and close, his toes will curl, his eye muscles will clench, and his mouth will make sucking movements. In fact, if you prod your abdomen, your baby will squirm in response, although you won't be able to feel it. His intestines, which have grown so fast that they protrude into the umbilical cord, will start to move into his abdominal cavity about now, and his kidneys will begin excreting urine into his bladder. From crown to rump, your baby-to-be is just over two inches long (about the size of a lime) and weighs half an ounce.

It's so miraculous to me to "watch" my baby grow (baby center sends pics of what it looks like at each week).  I read somewhere else that the baby has doubled in size in the last 3 weeks!!  That's quite the growth spurt, no?

Oh... and I *think* I felt the baby move this morning!  I'm not sure, so this isn't official or anything, since it's still really early to be feeling that.  But I was lying on my back in bed this morning and I had a "muscle spasm" right where the baby would be....  So, who knows.  That's not what it felt like when I first felt Kenna move, she felt like butterflies in my stomach - like when you get nervous.  So again.. who knows.

I got my hair chopped off.  I had to laugh because the lady who was cutting it was saying, "Are you sure?  You're pregnant, you might hate this when you get home."  Funny... but I like it!!  And so what if I didn't, I can't be held responsible for any decision I make right now  :)

I've had 2 dreams in 1 week that we're having a boy... and I really "feel" like that's the case.  Only 7 weeks until we know for sure!!!

Wow..  I realized today that this is really going by pretty fast.  The first few weeks dragged, probably because we found out so early, but it seems like just a week or two ago that we broke the news to mom and I was 7 weeks then, so...  yay!

As per Baby Center:  My baby, just over 1 1/2 inches long and about the size of a fig, is now almost fully formed. It's hands will soon open and close into fists, tiny tooth buds are beginning to appear under the gums, and some of his/her bones are beginning to harden. He/She is already busy kicking and stretching, and his/her tiny movements are so effortless they look like water ballet. These movements will become more frequent as his/her body grows and becomes more developed and functional. You won't feel your baby's acrobatics for another month or two nor will you notice the hiccupping that may be happening now that his/her diaphragm is forming.

I finally had another Dr. appt today.  All 3 of us went and we heard the heartbeat again  :)  Kenna really wasn't all that impressed.  I'm not sure what she expected to hear.  My  next appointment is during the day, so she won't be there.. but maybe she'll get more excited in June when she can SEE the baby.  The Dr. had me stressed out for a little while today, it took him a long time to find the heartbeat.. but it was there, turns out it was just up higher than normal.  Maybe that means it's a girl?  Aren't girls usually carried higher?  Who knows....   I've sorta had a feeling it's a boy, so I guess we'll see in a few weeks.  Oh, and they said I've lost 2 lbs since 2/28 when I first found out I was pregnant.  My home scale says 4, so boo! the Dr's office  :)

All of my regular clothes still fit, so that's good!  I'm thinking by the time my next Dr appt rolls around, I'll be in my bella band (they're on their way!)

My next appt is 5/14, then only 4 more weeks after that (sometime between 6/11 and 6/18-ish) until we get our ultrasound!!  Yippee!!

Still no cravings... actually, I really can't eat much.. regardless of the fact that that's the only thing that makes my  nausea go away.  I don't get hungry, I just get nauseas and that's how I know it's time to eat.. but then by the time that rolls around, the thought of food makes me gag.  No fun.  Oh, ew.. and don't even get me started on brushing my teeth!!  I'm still tired a lot, hoping that will subside soon!  I get leg aches a lot, too.  I can't sit in one place or lie in one position for very long or they get all restless and achy.  That's no fun, either.  And, of course, there's the sore breasts.  Enough said.  Then the brain dead-ness.  Ugh... Are you smarter than a 5th grader?  I'm not!!

So, that's this week in a nutshell.  Have I convinced anyone how wonderful being pregnant can be?!  haha

Dang it.. I can't post the picture of it, but my baby is now the size of a kumquat (i don't know what that is, but that's what Baby Center said!) .. a little over an inch or so long, crown to bottom and weighs less than a quarter of an ounce, he/she has now completed the most critical portion of it's development. This is the beginning of the so-called fetal period (yay!!  it's an actual baby now!!), a time when the tissues and organs in his body rapidly grow and mature. There are all kinds of minute details, like tiny nails forming on fingers and toes (no more webbing - yay!) and peach-fuzz hair beginning to grow on tender skin.

I'm tearing up.. this is really happening!!  I have a baby growing inside my now grapefruit-sized uterus!!  I don't think there's ever been a bigger miracle to happen (in general, not just for me).

I think my morning sickness is starting to subside!!  The last 2-3 days have been great, I only get nauseas if I let myself get overly hungry, but it's not constant like it has been the last several weeks.  I was also able to cook a meal tonight without gagging - that's a first in about 6 weeks now (can you believe it's been that long since we found out we were expecting!?)

Thanks to morning sickness, though, I've lost 5 lbs in a month!!  I'm trying really hard to eat as healthy as possible (depending on what I can stomach at the moment) so I won't gain too much with this baby.

Oh... this is a little weird, and something I don't remember feeling when I was pregnant with Kenna - but every once in a while I get a sharp/shooting pain in my lower abdomen .. so, worried as I get, I looked it up in my "What To Expect When You're Expecting" book - it said as long as it's not constant and/or accompanied with blood (which it's not), then it's just my uterus stretching and growing.  Crazy, but cool.

No weird cravings or other symptoms as of yet.  And my clothes still fit, so that's good.  My memory is pretty much non-existent!  I've always wondered why that happens to pregnant women.  Anyone know?

We have our next prenatal checkup next Thursday, so you'll hear all about that in a week.. but I'm taking Kenna with me, so I'm hoping we'll hear the heartbeat again - I'm pretty sure we will.  =D  Only 2 more appointments before we find out what we're having (mid-June)!!  Then, let the shopping begin!  Yes, we'll be accepting gifts  ;)

It happened the morning of 4/3/08 - I woke up in tears at 5:45 or so this morning b/c I had dreamt in detail that I miscarried!! It was so scary.. I was bawling! Geez, I’m about to start again now just thinking about it.  In my dream, Brandon told me that there was blood on our sheets and I was losing the baby, I refused to believe him, even when he showed it to me.. I went into the bathroom to check and insisted it was only a little blood and that I’d go to the dr just to be safe.. so I showed up at the dr’s offc and told them there was spotting and they were all “c’mon, let’s go get rid of it” (meaning the baby!!) … so they took me to the ultrasound room and made me look at the baby again before they did the D&C.. I asked them to just make sure there was no heartbeat before they took my baby and they made a big deal over it but finally let me listen to the silence. I just lay there and cried while they did their thing.

I wouldn't wish that on anyone!!  And everyone I talk to says that a dream like that usually means just the opposite - so I'm running with that and assuming that everything is just fine with my baby.