Monday, June 24, 2013

Pregnancy: Weeks 7 to 11

We were completely surprised and excited to find out that I had gotten pregnant so quickly this time. It took us over a year to conceive Ryan. We assumed that we would be in for another long wait the second time around. We prayed that the chemo drugs hadn't damaged my fertility for good.

God answered our prayers by giving us the greatest blessing in the world! After all of our struggles, something in life had finally happened easily for us! It is still hard for me to believe that this is really happening.

Ever since we found out, I have been nervous about everything going smoothly. There are way too many heartbreaking stories, especially during these early weeks of pregnancy. Please keep us in your prayers that our baby continues to grow and is healthy.

I regret not writing down and recording things as they happened during my last pregnancy. I feel like those 40 weeks flew by and I barely remember them. So, this time, I plan on just jotting down a few notes and taking pictures each week. I started at 7 weeks...


Week 7

Baby’s development:  
-100 new brain cells are being made each minute
-arm and leg buds are beginning to grow
-mouth, tongue, and kidneys are forming

Pregnancy symptoms:
-intense headaches
-dizziness
-sore boobs
-morning sickness/queasiness throughout the day (since week 5)

Cravings:
-greek yogurt
-smoothies
-fruits (especially bananas)
-peanut butter

Aversions:
-salty foods
-fried foods
-Mexican food
-most all cooked foods 

Movement: n/a

Gender: no idea

Total weight gain/loss:  0

Belly button in or out? in

Best moment of the week: graduating with my master's degree with straight A's!

Looking forward to: first doctor’s appointment 



Week 8

Baby’s development:
-upper lip, nose, and eyelids are forming
-fingers and toes are separating

Pregnancy symptoms:
-morning sickness/queasiness throughout the day
-sore boobs
-feel very tired

Cravings:
-sandwiches
-salads
-fruits
-smoothies
-honey roasted peanuts

Aversions:
-most all cooked foods
-salty foods
-fried foods

Movement: n/a

Gender: no idea

Total weight gain/loss: 0

Belly button in or out? in

Best moment of the week: seeing the baby on ultrasound and hearing the heartbeat!  

Looking forward to: road trip to Connecticut next week

First picture of our little bean at 8 weeks 2 days. Heartbeat was 178.


Week 9

Baby’s development:
-officially a fetus (no longer an embryo)
-liver, spleen, and gallbladder are forming
-tiny muscles are starting to develop

Pregnancy symptoms:
-morning sickness/queasiness throughout the day
-feel very tired

Cravings:
-sandwiches
-peanut butter

Aversions:
-most all cooked foods
-salty foods
-fried foods

Movement: n/a

Gender: no idea

Total weight gain/loss: 0

Belly button in or out? in

Best moment of the week: visiting Barry's sister

Looking forward to: telling our family the big news!




Week 10

Baby’s development:
-bones, cartilage, knees, and ankles are forming
-arms and elbows can flex
-teeth are forming under the gums
-stomach and kidneys are functioning

Pregnancy symptoms:
-morning sickness/queasiness throughout the day
-feel bloated

Cravings:
-protein (greek yogurt, meat, more peanut butter)
-sandwiches
-salads

Aversions:
-fried foods
-salty foods

Movement: n/a

Gender: no idea

Total weight gain/loss: 0

Belly button in or out? in

Best moment of the week: spending lots of time outside

Looking forward to: next doctor's appointment




Week 11


Baby’s development:
-hair follicles are forming
-fingernail and toenail beds are developing
-testes or ovaries are developing
-baby can do stretches, somersaults, and forward rolls

Pregnancy symptoms:
-feel queasy only at night
-bloated

Cravings:
-sweet, baked goods
-fruits
-sandwiches
-salads
-breakfast foods
-chicken (weird, because last pregnancy I had an aversion)

Aversions:
-fried foods

Movement: n/a

Gender: I'm guessing girl and Barry is guessing boy (the opposite of what we thought last time, with Ryan)

Total weight gain/loss: +1

Belly button in or out? in

Best moment of the week: seeing our baby on ultrasound, hearing the heartbeat again, and the doctor telling us that the down syndrome test measurement results came back normal (lowest risk)

Looking forward to: California next week!


I was pretty nervous driving to my doctor appointment and sitting in the waiting room with Barry and Ryan. Until I can start feeling movements, the only way to know whether the baby is okay is by ultrasound/doppler.  When I saw him/her and heard the heartbeat for the second time, I was sooooo relieved that I started crying!

Second picture of our little bean at 11 weeks 3 days. Heartbeat was 154.



Belly Growth:

I'm definitely showing much sooner than I did with my first pregnancy!



3 comments:

  1. I love this post! This is such exciting and wonderful news and it is fun to read along to see what you are going through. I can't wait to meet your little one!

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  2. @Karen- You are too sweet! I thought that it would probably be boring for people to read. I just want to keep records for myself to look back on. You are such the BEST friend and I loveeeeed seeing you last week and I miss you!!!!

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