10 Weeks!

No, my shirt is not normally worn like this, but as I was taking pics with it down it's so loose it wasn't showing any shape at all.  Since I'm running out the door for work, there is no time for an outfit change, so this is what you get...and what I'm sure I'll be really embarrassed of in years to come!

How Far Along? 10 weeks


How Big is Baby? The size of a prune, small plum, or kumquat (whichever sounds nicer to you)...not sure I like the visual on any of them : )

Weight Gain? +2 this week which I'm blaming entirely on Thanksgiving and my 3 day birthday extravaganza where I got my appetite back rather than on the little one!  (= +8 since stims)

Maternity Clothes?  Stretch pants, sweat pants, and comfy sweaters are my BFFs...and skirts to work every single day!
 

 

Belly Button (in or out)? In
 

Sleep: I have days where I'm exhausted the entire day, and others where its 11pm before I know it and am still ok...weird week.  When I do sleep, I am sleeping well though.
 

Cravings: No real cravings this week, but I will say that I thoroughly enjoyed a full Thanksgiving meal, and each of my 3 birthday celebration meals out this weekend!
 

Aversions: Chicken, turkey (bummer for Thanksgiving!), red meat, some sweets (although this is slowly and surely coming back), raw veggies and most cooked ones...so pretty much anything healthy : (
 

What I Missed: Mimosas at my birthday brunch over the weekend, fresh ceviche and an ice cold beer at the Mexican restaurant we went to Saturday night, and a big cabernet with the Italian dinner we had on friday night.
 

Symptoms: This has been a weird week in regards to symptoms- I had horrible nausea and endless gagging for about half of it, and a blissful 3 days of thanksgiving and birthday celebration nausea free where I actually got to enjoy real food that tasted oh so good! I had zero energy for about half the week, and more energy (although not back to normal yet) for the other half.  And headaches (some horrible!) have been hitting pretty hard this week too. And the constipation is officially hitting a peak...not lovely.
 

Movement: Nope, still way too early, although the Little One is starting to kick this week!!!
 

Gender Prediction:*Dana- BOY...still sticking with it, although I have had 3 dreams now involving babies/kids and they've all been girls, so I could be way off on this one.

*Jon- GIRL...he's still sticking with his wishful thinking.

 

Best Moment of the Week: Spending 3 days with Jon celebrating my birthday- going to an incredible Straight No Chaser concert, and truly enjoying slim to none nausea that allowed me to completely enjoy 3 meals out! Food never tasted so good after a couple weeks of nausea and eating mostly crackers and chicken noodle soup.  Now that is progress! 
 

Worst Moment of the Week: Staying way too late at work one night in which the later it got, the more horrible I felt- by around 1 am I almost threw up on a patient while putting in a central line, and then about an hour later I almost passed out in that same room (probably from wearing an isolation mask for 2 1/2
 hours and breathing in my own breath!).  Gotta love a nurse practitioner running to a chair to put her head between her legs all while gagging. The only plus to this night was there were no parents in the room...just a nurse and a doctor I had to explain myself to!

What I'm Looking Forward To: Seeing the Little One this Thursday for our 10 week ultrasound...can't wait to see how much he/she has grown!