Week 9

 Hey baby - This has been a bit of a rough week......Maybe TMI - but I am going to document here anyway  - I have been SUPER congested all week - which drains down my throat at night and makes me cough and sneeze and now I have a wretched scratchy throat. I actually pretty much lost my voice the last several days. Plus - I have been getting ripping headaches every afternoon. I also still feel like a total zombie by the afternoons.....napping is not normal for me ~ until now. Everything I read says that these are all typical symptoms.......Ugh. I basically spent this entire weekend in bed, resting and trying to recoup for the upcoming week. Your Dad has been a superstar. He has been really patient and helpful and sweet. Luckily there are no major hunting, fishing or other important sporting events these days, so staying close to home has not be too torturous for him. :)

 Check out this amazing fruit plate your dad made for me.

I have an appointment later this week with a nurse in my Doc's office ~ Just a routine checkup ~ but I will update here with any interesting news.  I think about you basically ALL THE TIME. I love learning about how you are growing and developing ~ human development is pretty amazing. Here are some more details about where you are at this week: 

(keep in mind we have no idea if you are a HE or a SHE - that's just the way the website is written)

 

Your baby has grown to the size of a grape, weighs a fraction of an ounce, and is almost 1 inch long

  

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.

Pretty cool baby! 

         Love you lots, me