| Sunday, November 2, 2003 Ninth Week of Pregnancy Chris: "How you feeling?" Me: "Tired." Chris: (Laugh) "I don't know why I asked." Well the ninth week of pregnancy is here and it's a big week. By the end of the week, the embryo will have officially become a FETUS. That's right. No more mamby pansy embryo talk. I gots me a FETUS. It's called a fetus now because it's lost its tail! NO MORE TAIL! Whew. Thank God! I also have a report of my first vomit session! How exciting. That was this morning after I made myself a turkey and mustard bagel/sandwich. Speaking of eating... I've been hungry this week and then when a meal is prepared for me, I've (most of the time) not been able to eat much. It's frustrating--like being sleepy and not being able to fall asleep. Not that I've been having trouble sleeping... I have had a stuffy nose lately (how accurate are those guides to pregnancy---they predicted this this week. Amazing.) It's because the mucus (ah, I said the word!) membranes are swelling due to the higher levels of progesterone and estrogen. As for the baby, the baby now has testes if it's a boy, and now has ovaries if it is a girl. He/she is 13-17 mm crown to rump. He/she weighs in at one gram. He/she has elbows now. The baby is already moving around in the uterus, although I can't feel it at this point. Baby has webbed fingers at this time. I had a dream that we had a little boy---his name was William Thomas and Chris and his mother begged me to rename him Cecil. So I did. Then they all got mad because they said they were only joking...funny dream. Other news: Sports bras have become my friend. I now have some zits on my chin. I cried for no reason this morning (before the hurling session). All of this was predicted by the pregnant websites. I am still amazed. Food That's Making Me Happy: Nesquick Chocolate Milk Cheerios Bagels Vanilla ice cream cone (28 cents!) at Sonic Tune in later this week as I give details of our second doctor visit on Wednesday. Keep us in your prayers! last next |
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| Not my ultrasound, but hopefully, at the doctor visit this Wednesday, we can get one.... |
| "HELP! I'm immersed in some cotton candy!" |