8 Weeks

How far along?   8 Weeks + 4 Days

Baby's Development:  Fingers and toes are now budding from the arms and legs, which have distinguished knees and elbows.  Data suggests the heartbeat should be around 150 at this point.  However, on Thursday, baby's heartbeat was 166....which I hope is a good thing

Total weight gain/loss:  Still around 129, so down about 5 lbs

Maternity clothes?   Nothing new, other than the pre-loved clothes my mom gave me over the weekend. She got them from a co-worker and has been holding them back to give to me.  Thankfully, she was about my size so the 3 pair of dress pants + 3 dressy tops will come in very handy.  I'm sure once I'm able to eat again, I'll fit into them before I know it

Sleep:  Still 100% non-existent :(  Though the humidifier is helping me breathe, it's not helping me sleep

Best moment this week:  Going to our 1st ultrasound last Thursday.  I was so sick and actually called to cancel my appointment and re-schedule, but they had no openings until something crazy like March 7th.  C convinced me to come home and rest, then said he would drive me back to the hospital and go into work late.  Well, once we got to the office we didn't wait long at all before going back and it was the coolest thing ever.  Of course when I saw our baby on the screen, my heart was pounding until she turned the sound on and we heard the heartbeat and saw it too.  Everything after that moment was completely amazing and the coolest thing I've ever seen.  They had a giant flatscreen so we could see everything very easily.  The tech took tons of measurements and pictures, but only gave us 2 to keep.  The heartbeat was 166 BPM, which seems to be strong.  She didn't say anything bad about a high heart rate being a bad thing, so I'm assuming it is good.  Baby also measured 7 weeks + 6 days at the time of my appointment, which is exactly on track since I was in fact 7 weeks + 6 days. Baby was also 3 cm, so already over an inch in size.  We also saw the yolk sac and the fetal pole, which I knew exactly what those things were  The only thing she pointed out was that I have a cyst appx. 3 cm on my right ovary.  She took lots of pictures and measurements of this and I'm sure my doctor will talk to me about it when I meet with her (hopefully) next week.  I haven't had any major cramping or pain, or ANY bleeding whatsoever, so hopefully it dissolves on its own and nothing comes from it. 

Cravings:  None yet and I still have no appetite.  Pretty much everyday, literally nothing sounds good and I have to force myself to eat the little that I do. I'm very much so looking forward to this part of pregnancy to pass so I can get back to eating and enjoying food in abundance again

Queasy/Sick and Symptoms:   My nausea has not died down at all and this past week, it intensified at night around the time I take my vitamin.  I'm not sure what the cause of that is, but it's miserable laying in bed feeling so queasy.  I've been laying flat on my back thinking it might help settle my stomach, but it doesn't.  My allergies/sinus that started early last week turned into a nightmare by the end of the week.  That being said,  I ended up having to miss work on Friday, which I hate doing.  I was so miserable and sleep deprived....and sneezey, congested and had a awful headache.  It went downhill quick. Thankfully though, I feel a bit better today after resting almost the entire weekend.  C dusted and vacuumed the entire house and bought me a cool-mist humidifier, which seems to be helping with my allergies/sinus and breathing/congestion problems.  We also have a HVAC appt. scheduled for this Thursday to instal a humidifier on our furnace and to switch to a better, longer-lasting filter.  Ah, I'm so lucky to be in the 20% that develops severe allergies.  I'm just glad it does seem to be related to the dogs or dander because there's not a chance they are going anywhere anytime soon

Gender:  Won't know for a while

Happy or Moody:  Still overly happy about the news, despite my physical state

Belly Button in or out?  In

Stretch marks?  No new ones
 

Wedding rings on or off?  On with zero swelling

What I miss: Having an appetite, the least bit of energy and being able to BREATHE out my nose

 

What I am looking forward to:  Actually taking pictures to see my progress... Every week, I keep saying I'm going to, but I've felt so miserable it's the last thing I want to do while at home

 

Milestones or Progress: We told our parents and C's grandparents the news on Friday and Saturday.   To do this, I made bird nests in glass jars and we put a picture of our ultrasound inside eggs for them to crack.  It turned out pretty cute and all were surprised and happy.  Late Friday night, we met C's grandparents at Beef O'Bradys.  We got there early and gave the glass jars to our server to bring to the table with our drinks.  She set them down in front of us both to look less suspicious, but obviously we didn't open one of the eggs because we told them to open theirs first.  On Saturday afternoon, we had lunch at my mom's.  Just before my brother left to pick up pizza and breadsticks, we have my nephew come inside with the jar and he told my mom he found it while playing in the backyard.  My mom was confused and skeptical to open it, but she did and I'm pretty sure she's glad she did.  Saturday night, we had reservations at Montgomery Inn for "all you can eat" ribs (which I unfortunately was unable to partake in).  We got there early as well and had the server bring out the glass jar to his grandma and she cracked the egg.  Even though C's grandma didn't realize what the picture was at first, she is completely ecstatic and called several times yesterday alone to tell him how happy she is and how we had the best idea to tell them. We're pretty convinced lucky grandbaby # 15 is already their favorite, and he/she is still in utero