Well here are this week's belly pictures. It doesn't look like anything has changed though. We were questioning doing these pictures every week since most likely things won't change too much for the next few weeks. However, from what we've been reading, in the second pregnancy (I know we're crazy to even be thinking about that) your belly pops a lot sooner. So it will be interesting to see the difference between the two pregnancies.
Pregnancy Highlights
How far along: 7 Weeks
Size of baby: Blueberry. This week his/her eyelids, lips, fingers and toes are developing. Also, they are starting to move around but obviously I can't feel it.
Total weight gain/loss: 1 lb
Symptoms: Bloating (though it's getting better), exhaustion and oddly my teeth hurt.
What I miss: Champagne for a new year's toast.
Cravings: Still eggs, I should get a chicken.
Best Moment of the Week: Celebrating New Year's Eve and thinking about the wonderful things to come in 2012!
Interestingly, on MSNBC.com today they had an article about the rate of twins rising. Today, 1 in 30 pregnancies are twins (see article: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45872021/ns/health/t/more-us-women-having-twins-rate-babies). We joke that it might be twins but they don't run in either of our families. If we saw two babies at the ultrasound, at least one of us would pass out. Perhaps we should take video just in case.
Speaking of ultrasound, next week is our first doctor's visit! It is the office's policy that they don't see anyone before 8 weeks. It has been a long wait so far and we are so excited to see our little blueberry. It's a 4 hour appointment which will include a lot of information. Of course, we are most excited to see the baby and hear its little heartbeat (though not so little, it's beating at around 150 bpm!). We will post the ultrasound picture next week for everyone to see.
This week I have definitely begun to actually feel pregnant. In the past couple of weeks it just felt more like an abstract idea. It was hard to look past the exhaustion and enjoy this amazing time. But as we read about all of the incredible growth and development going on inside, it's beginning to hit me that there is a person in there! I'm already so in love with this baby and I catch myself daydreaming about what they will look like. Only 33 weeks until we get to hold them! Also of note, when I suck my stomach in, there is a little pooch (that was not there before) that will no longer suck in. Perhaps this is a very small start of an actual baby bump :)
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