9 Weeks!

9 weeks here we are!  We had our first prenatal appointment and we are squinting in the distance to see the second trimester!

This week we met with Liz, our midwife, for our first appointment.

Highlights:

• Weight:  7 lbs lost
• Blood Pressure: 110/68
• Early ultrasound let us see baby's heartbeat!
• We elected to do cell free testing for chromosomal disorders
• Blood work done - all looks good

Symptoms:

• Good 'ol nausea is still alive and kicking - worst time of day:  3:30-7
• Fatigue!  Still taking a nap everyday
• Pelvic/hip/leg pain

Week 9 Info:

Your new resident is nearly an inch long — about 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.

Next week we have the cell free testing and our second prenatal appt with the Doctor!