Little Speck is now half an inch in size and is looking more like a baby rather than a reptile everyday! An upper lip, a nose and little eyelids are all forming. Speck's fingers and toes are still webbed, but they are starting to differentiate into fingers and toes rather than little paddles. And his/her little heart is now beating on average, 150 beats per minute.
Our chalkboard wall is finally done! Now I can start posting weekly bump pictures.
((I will updating this post with my 7 week photo tonight or tomorrow))
How far along: 7 weeks
Size of baby: blueberry
Total weight gain: -2lbs.
Symptoms: I still have this annoying rash/hives non-sense, but only on my legs. I really hope it starts going away. I'm still having a hard time sleeping without waking up to rip the skin off my legs. I'm using calamine lotion like it's going out of style, but sometimes it just doesn't cut it. I did take Benadryl on Thursday night before I had to go to work on Friday because I was just crazily itchy.
Food aversions: Nothing yet.
Cravings: Nothing really.
Maternity clothes: Nope! :)
Next appt: December 19th with midwife, first ultrasound on January 7th....SO EXCITED for that one!
Boy or girl: still think boy. :)
What do you miss: Coffee, big time. And hot baths.
Best moment of the week: Was telling our parents! We told them last night, and I will remember it forever. It was great. We gave our moms these grandmother figurines, and nerborn onesies that said appropriate things related to each dad. We told them all to open them at the same time. So, it was great to watch them all quickly go to town on their gifts and then stare at them and try to figure out what they were. My mom read her box that said "grandmother", and didn't think much about it since she already is a grandmother. But since my mother-in-law isn't, and she knew the gifts were the same, she caught on. At that point mother-in-law already had her figurine out of the box, and our dads were holding up their onesies. My sis-in-law started crying when she saw my father-in-law holding his onesie. Then everyone started crying. It was great...we will never forget how much fun it was. What a great night. I wish we would've videotaped it, but it's okay. All of us will always have the memories.
What are you looking forward to: Relaxing this week. Last week was full of "telling people", which although it's fun, it's nerve-wracking. Now that it's all taken care of, we can relax.
Emotions: I'm super happy. At times I get frustrated with the itchiness, but if that was gone...I'd be one happy mama.
Plans for the week: Not much, just working. :)
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