7 Weeks

As the weeks go on, this whole pregnancy thing becomes more and more real to both of us.  And we couldn't be any happier about it! So without further ado, here is the Weekly Pregnancy Progress! And once again, no changes in the body, so I will start with even cuter pictures of our little one!!!

The bright white 2 line-ish things are apparently the arm buds growing (you can actually see them better in the next picture)...and the black area to the right along the uterine wall is the developing brain! How cool!!

Jon's personal favorite picture...just for him!

 

7 Week Pregnancy Progress!

How Far Along? 7 weeks

How Big is Baby? The size of a blueberry

 

Weight Gain? I'm not getting on a scale this week b/c I just don't feel like it. But my clothes are fitting the same and I seem to look the same in the mirror, so we'll go with no change.

Maternity Clothes? Nope, dresses and scrubs (on the weekends) at work; stretch pants or my Bears sweats at home.  Plus I just scored 2 pretty sweet, stylish pairs of sweats (I know, that's hard to picture, but they are pretty cool!) for $2 each at my all time favorite thrift store yesterday!  With all of this, who needs maternity clothes...ever!?!?

Belly Button (in or out)? In

Sleep: I've definitely been a lot more tired this week...and am falling asleep around 8 or 8:30 on the couch many nights!  There were several times this week at work where I had to make sure my eyes were actually open, b/c I swore I fell asleep as I was doing something!  Other than waking up to pee, I'm definitely sleeping well.

Cravings: Sleep!!!  Oh, you meant food!  The cravings have drastically subsided this week as I've been nauseous for a lot of it. I guess if I've wanted anything, it's been a bagel with a thick inch of cream cheese.  Good thing we don't keep bagels in our house, b/c I'd blow up quicker than I could imagine...but it was a great treat over the weekend! So for now, I'm just trying to eat frequent, small meals, and basically choke them down.  

Aversions: Food in general. Really, going from being a foodie and loving to eat to not wanting anything at all, but yet being hungry has been a weird change.  But one I'll gladly welcome with a sweet little baby at the end!

What I Miss: Eating great meals and enjoying them, and cooking dinner with Jon while listening to our Nora Roberts Pandora station while sipping on a glass of wine....I miss this more in my head, b/c there's nothing I'd rather NOT do more than come home after a long day of work and keep on standing and cooking in a kitchen that produces smells that make me gag!

Symptoms: Still peeing like a mad woman at night (grr), and the nausea is coming on stronger and stronger as the days go on, and I have now officially had 2 women at work ask me if I was pregnant b/c my "boobies have gotten huge"- how was that for tact from one of them!?

Movement: Nope, still way too early

Best Moment of the Week: This week had lots of "bests" but hearing the heartbeat today certainly tops them all.  Close seconds include getting an amazing massage....oh how glorious it was to my body that just felt run over by a truck! And getting cleared for working out this week!! YAY, you don't even understand how excited that makes me, even if my max HR can only be 140, and I can lift no more than 15 lbs. I'll take it!

 

Have a listen to our best moment of the week!

 

Worst Moment of the Week: Getting pelted in the face by insanely fast flying wet, sloppy snow mixed with some hail while walking into work yesterday evening....really October!?!?

What I'm Looking Forward To: Working out this week!! I'm looking forward to watching my belly swell, but I'm just feeling soft and flabby all over, so I know that even if working out doesn't give me recognizable changes, it will help me feel better!