10 Weeks!

Wow! Officially at 10 weeks today, and feeling good! For the last two nights I have been taking my prenatal vitamins with dinner, and taking my anti-nausea medication right afterwards. Although it makes me sleepy right away, it's worth it! The last two mornings I've woken up without any nausea at all. I don't want to get my hopes up again, but I'm grateful for how I am feeling today. Steve continues to be such wonderful support to me. This morning, I was greeted with a great backrub to start my day! (I just hope that it continues, as I know I'll need it the more uncomfortable I get farther along in the pregnancy) It was a great way to start the day, and I was singing with radio all the way into work. Thanks Honey, for making it a great day! I love you!

So here is what's going on with Baby Schoff this week:
"Though he's barely the size of a kumquat — a little over an inch or so long, crown to bottom — and weighs less than a quarter of an ounce, your baby has now completed the most critical portion of his development. This is the beginning of the so-called fetal period, a time when the tissues and organs in his body rapidly grow and mature.He's swallowing fluid and kicking up a storm. Vital organs — including his kidneys, intestines, brain, and liver (now making red blood cells in place of the disappearing yolk sac) — are in place and starting to function, though they'll continue to develop throughout your pregnancy.If you could take a peek inside your womb, you'd spot minute details, like tiny nails forming on fingers and toes (no more webbing) and peach-fuzz hair beginning to grow on tender skin.In other developments: Your baby's limbs can bend now. His hands are flexed at the wrist and meet over his heart, and his feet may be long enough to meet in front of his body. The outline of his spine is clearly visible through translucent skin, and spinal nerves are beginning to stretch out from his spinal cord. Your baby's forehead temporarily bulges with his developing brain and sits very high on his head, which measures half the length of his body. From crown to rump, he's about 1 1/4 inches long. In the coming weeks, your baby will again double" - courtesy of babycenter.com