9 weeks

Well jellybean and mummy have been on a little adventure for the weekend - a trip to my parents. Whilst normally, the 3 hour drive is quite therapeutic, I spent Saturday late afternoon/evening feeling absolutely rotten! So, driving didn't agree with being 9 weeks!! I just got home about an hour or so ago, so am off to take it easy for the rest of the evening... I don't feel too bad, but still don't feel 100%. Today is the best I've felt for a few weeks (apart from the past hour ish!!).

Hopefully the morning sickness is passing

And onto Jellybean... MY BABY IS A BABY NOW!!!!!!!!!

Congratulations! Your amazing growing baby has been accepted into to the fetus-club, a very exclusive and exiting new stage in their prenatal development. Basically, this means the little sweet pea has graduated from swimming embryo creature to a recognizable human being! This week in particular, the irises of their little eyes can function, but (frustratingly for them?) their eyelids remain fused shut for a while yet. Their external ears are formed and their inner ears are now filled with fluid?so your little one is already developing their sense of balance. Your baby's little swimmer legs are still relatively, although other bodily developments are going forward at a nice pace: their kidney is actually functioning now, which means they?ve started urinating (this might seem charming now but wait till you have to start buying diapers!).

babystrology image has changed again!!

Our little baby has proper arms and legs, and the tail is almost gone! Looks more like a proper baby now!!!

8 weeks!

I can't believe it's a month since I tested and found out we're expecting our baby! The nausea has been slightly less frequent. I think 2 days this week it was there from the time I woke up in the morning until I went to bed at night. On the most part it's from dinnertime until bedtime. I lost one of my seabands last week (the anti-sickness wrist bands). But got a new set today We got them at the supermarket, and put them on as soon as I got home - I'm determined to feel good all day today!

All in all, I just feel "normal" apart from the nausea. I have Monday-Friday to work, and then Stewart & I are on holiday from work for 2 weeks!! I can't wait!! We're both in need of the rest. And the second Wednesday of our hols is our first hospital appointment (9th July).

And now for jellybean!!:

Woohoo! You've got one whole inch of baby inside of you! Your little embryo has finally reached the one-inch mark (30mm). And if it were possible to take a peek, you could actually see your tiny baby without a telescope! What?s more, your baby is finally starting to take on some very distinct human features. For starters, their little tail (really just the spinal cord) has disappeared completely. It?s nice to know your baby can no longer be mistaken for a sea creature! Additionally, both their toes and fingers are prominent with very little, if any, webbing. Upper and lower limbs all show recognizable joints (elbows and knees) and the lower limb bones are starting to ossify. But don?t expect your baby to resemble either parent quite yet. Right now, your baby?s head is disproportionately larger than the rest of their body--making up almost half of your little one?s height and weight!

1 inch!!! Our clever little baby is this big: <------------->

little baby has changed

<-------------- On the babystrology flash image on the left over there

Our baby no longer has such a long tail, he/she has arm and leg buds and a prettier head Such a clever little jellybean!

7weeks

Well the morning sickness has been present every day, but I like to call it evening sickness as it only seems to get bad from about 4 or 5pm until bedtime. I daresay it should really just be called nausea as that's all it has come to (long may THAT be the worst!).

My anti-sickness wristbands arrived yesterday, I thought I'd give them a go, and they seem to work! Put them on first thing this morning, I feel really sleepy/nauseated today. But again the bands seem to work.

So, what's little jellybean up to in there?
Your baby is really beginning to develop more physical definition this week ? their oversized head isn?t just large and oblong anymore, it?s actually a little bit pointy. The tiny receding tail bud is now starting to be overshadowed by the growth of their legs, which are now complete with knees and the beginnings of toes. Their eyes and ears are the most visible features on their head and their miniature bones are starting to harden throughout their body. You also have some variation on a boy or a girl at this point, although their genitals won?t be visible enough to determine which color cigars you?re going to buy until around the 16th week.

I think today was my...

... first official m/s day. Gosh I've felt rotten all day

Light-headed and nauseous off and on allllll day. Not long since had dinner, I opted for plain pasta with melted cheese on top... I seem to feel better for that.

I've longed, hoped and prayed to be at this point for so long, I'm trying so hard not to moan about feeling icky!

6 weeks 1 day

Yesterday we went to Edinburgh Zoo for the day... arrived at 12noon and walked about in the baking sunshine until 4pm when we were too exhausted to go any further and resigned to it being "hometime"!!! It was a fantastic day, thoroughly enjoyed every second of it.

However... today both of us are paying the price... both of us are in agony from all the walking (so unfit!!). And I've been feeling icky all day... could this be day 1 of morning sickness? Or simply over-exertion? I'm hoping it's the latter of the two!! I haven't even gotten dressed today... YEY for jammie day!!!

Time for beano update:

This is going to be a busy week for your amazing little embryo. Their brain is still growing remarkably fast; miniature hand plates are starting to develop and the early formations of what will be their fingers are already visible. Also, the lower limbs do not develop quite as fast, so they?re pretty much still flippers. Up until this point, your baby has been very curled up with the head and tail in close proximity, but this week their trunk and neck are beginning to grow and straighten as their tail recedes into its resting position in the back. Even though your little miracle is only 6 weeks old, they?re already capable of demonstrating reflex responses to touch!

Hospital Appointments!

My letter came today!!

I've got my Pre-Booking appointment on Wed 9th July

and my U/s and Booking appointment on Wed 23rd July