7 Weeks

Baby's size: Blueberry.

Baby's Milestones: Baby is 10,000 times bigger than at conception a month ago. Baby's head grows the most this week as new brain cells are generated at a rate of 100 cells per minute. Baby's arm and leg buds begin to sprout and grow longer, dividing into hand, arm, and shoulder segments- and leg, knee, and foot segments. Baby's mouth and tongue also form this week. Baby has also already gone through 3 sets of kidneys. The ones in place now are the permanent set and will start producing urine in about a week.

My weight: 149 (-1)

My Symptoms: One night this past week, I was having some cramps and I was anticipating these weird contraction things I’ve been getting at night. Needless to say, I got very little sleep. The next morning, I felt like I would throw up if I got out of bed. I was somewhat relieved by this symptom, but I also was still not feeling well from my other issues. My back was really sore and I was still really crampy. I was all emotional and crying and Nic decided that I needed to stay home and get some more sleep. So I did. And I definitely needed it. I love my husband so much for making me feel like it was ok to take the day off work to sleep and relax. I am so lucky to have him. I slept until about 9:30 and slept really well, I even accidentally cracked my back, which I have been too afraid to do, so when I woke up my naseua felt better, my back felt better and my stomach felt better. I spent the rest of the day in bed, watching tv shows and just taking it easy. It was exactly what I needed. I felt a million times better.

Emotions: I will admit, I did spend most of the day very emotional (meaning teary) and kept tearing up every time I told Nic how wonderful he was, or when I would tell the baby how lucky it is to have such an amazing father who loves us both so much. I also teared up over less emotional things like the bachelor and bride wars, lol. I guess it is just another good sign that my hormone levels are continuing to increase. Also, during the emotional period, I kept saying to Nic what a rollercoaster this experience has been so far. One moment I can be so happy and excited and the next I can be so worried and scared that something bad will happen.

Cravings: On a side note, I would just like to say how proud of myself I am. I have been eating so healthy. In addition to our normal dinners of chicken, fish, beef, and pasta from dream dinners (and the occasional leftover for lunch), I have been eating oatmeal for breakfast (sometimes with blueberries), sandwiches or salads for lunch (with the occasional soup and dinner leftovers) and have been having the following snacks: kiwi (one almost every day-they are my latest obsession), raisins, string cheese and crackers, hard boiled eggs, yogurt, orange juice, and last night I even ate some apples without having an allergic reaction. Besides having a small bowl of ice cream once or twice I have completely stopped eating desserts. Maybe that is why I am craving fruit (I need my sugar fix somehow), but I have honestly been completely ok without dessert, in fact desserts haven’t sounded overly enticing. I am really proud of myself, and hope I can keep it going the entire pregnancy.