9 Week Picture and Poll

I was a few days late taking the picture, and a few days late posting. Last time I missed the picture completely.

How far along? 9 weeks 3 days
Total weight gain/loss: Up about six pounds, but I still don't feel like eating anything since I'm feeling so nauseous.
Maternity clothes? Just sleeping tanks
Stretch Marks? Nope
Sleep: Still exhausted, hoping for more naps this week
Best moment this week: Peter at Playland for the first time!
Movement: Nothing yet
Food cravings: Still avocados
Gender: Don't know
Labor Signs: Nope
Belly Button in or out? In
What I miss: My energy
What I am looking forward to: Less than one week until we see the baby!
Weekly Wisdom: Still nothing to share
Milestones: According to theBump, we are now have a fetus!

From theBump.com

your baby's the size of a green olive!
She's gaining steam! At 9 weeks, your fetus measures around .9 inches and weighs about .07 ounces.

Read more here.

From BabyCenter.com

How your baby's growing:

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.

Read more here.

8 Week Picture and Poll

Bonus picture this week, just like Peter's monthly pictures when he was a baby. Last time I missed the 8 weeks poll. 

How far along? 8 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: Up about two and half pounds, so down half a pound from last week
Maternity clothes? Still just the sleep (and picture) tanks, but pants are definitely getting tight
Stretch Marks? Nope
Sleep: Still exhausted, but not quite able to get comfortable (maybe because of the heat)
Best moment this week: Watching Peter and Connor be absolutely adorable, playing together and sharing over the weekend
Movement: Nothing yet
Food cravings: I've wanted avocados quite a few times this week
Gender: Don't know
Labor Signs: Nope
Belly Button in or out? In
What I miss: Hot dogs at barbecues
What I am looking forward to: The heat to break
Weekly Wisdom: Still nothing to share
Milestones: No milestones that I can think of

From theBump.com

your baby's the size of a raspberry!
Now she weighs in (yay!) at about .04 ounces and measures about .63 inches. This week, she's growing about a milimeter each day.

Read more here.


From BabyCenter.com

How your baby's growing:

New 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.

Read more here.

7 Week Picture and Poll

One of my new maternity tanks, and I'll keep using this one for these pictures going forward. And here is what was going on last time.

How far along? 7 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: Up about three pounds, and I'm not sure where it's coming from because I don't want to eat anything (although I am eating, just not any extra)
Maternity clothes? Just sleeping tanks
Stretch Marks? Nope
Sleep: Still exhausted, hoping for more naps this week
Best moment this week: Peter at the zoo, it was just the cutest thing all around
Movement: Nothing yet
Food cravings: Maybe banana milk shakes, but mostly just morning sickness that seems so much worse than I remember last time
Gender: Don't know
Labor Signs: Nope
Belly Button in or out? In
What I miss: Not waking up in the middle of the night to pee, it's going to be a long eight more month
What I am looking forward to: My appointment in August (not much going on this week)
Weekly Wisdom: Still nothing to share
Milestones: No milestones that I can think of

From theBump.com

your baby's the size of a blueberry!
Your .51-inch embryo doesn't exactly tip the scales just yet but she's developing like crazy. She's already doubled in size since last week.

Read more here.


From BabyCenter.com

How your baby's growing:

The big news this week: Hands and feet are emerging from developing arms and legs — although they look more like paddles at this point than the tiny, pudgy extremities you're daydreaming about holding and tickling. Technically, your baby is still considered an embryo and has something of a small tail, which is an extension of her tailbone. The tail will disappear within a few weeks, but that's the only thing getting smaller. Your baby has doubled in size since last week and now measures half an inch long, about the size of a blueberry.

Read more here.

Happy Twenty-Seven Months!

The date got away from me, and I completely forgot I had to do this update. From BabyCenter.com

At twenty-seven and twenty-eight months, most children can:
Jump with both feet - He's been doing this for ages, even this morning he was pretending to be a frog and jumping all around the apartment
Open doors - He knows how to do it in theory, but he doesn't seem quite able to finish turning the door knob yet on most doors

At twenty-seven and twenty-eight months, half the children can:
Understand descriptions (e.g. big, soft) - Check
Draw a vertical line - He can do this, but it isn't always pretty

At twenty-seven and twenty-eight months, a few children can:
Start to recognize ABCs - He's done this for a long time now, and is starting to try to draw some letters himself
Balance on one foot - He can do this as well

I don't have a July album yet since just about all of my pictures are in other albums, but I'll update here when I start one.

UPDATE: There is now a small July album on Picasa.

6 Week Poll

No picture tonight, it got too late to take it. Hopefully I'll get it done soon, although I didn't have one last time either.

How far along? 6 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: Up about a pound, and I feel so very bloated
Maternity clothes? Not yet during the day, but I do have a few tanks to sleep in (since I'm going to start using belly oil soon, and I don't want to mess up my non-maternity sleepwear)
Stretch Marks? Nothing new
Sleep: So very tired, and luckily Peter did nap a bit the week
Best moment this week: Peter being so excited for the fireworks tonight
Movement: Nothing yet
Food cravings: Still nothing really
Gender: Don't know
Labor Signs: Nope
Belly Button in or out? In
What I miss: Still hot dogs, and soft cheeses
What I am looking forward to: Still not baby related, but zoo trip next week
Weekly Wisdom: I've got nothing
Milestones: Nothing here either

From theBump.com

your baby's the size of a sweet pea!
The average embryo at week 6 is about .25 inches and will double in size again next week. Wow!

Read more here.

From BabyCenter.com

How your baby's growing:

This week's major developments: The nose, mouth, and ears that you'll spend so much time kissing in eight months are beginning to take shape. If you could see into your uterus, you'd find an oversize head and dark spots where your baby's eyes and nostrils are starting to form.

Read more here.