Week 9 -- I'm a Bloodhound

Seriously. My sense of smell is ridiculously fine tuned at this point. For the most part, it's just gross, especially on a crowded bus. I've decided which superpower I would not like to have.

This week the Bagel is the size of a green olive. It's fitting that we're into cocktail garnishes, because I just had a dream last night that I forgot I was pregnant and drank a bunch of beer. It's a common nightmare scenario for me. I'm sure it won't be the last time I have that dream.

The Bagel is also starting to form tiny muscles. I just hope s/he doesn't like to kick her/his mama too much.

In appointment updates, my next OB appointment is on April 14th. We might be able to hear the heartbeat! Also, I've got my NT scan scheduled for April 22nd. That's when we'll find out if there are any chromosomal abnormalities like Down Syndrome. I'll keep everyone updated on those.

Week 8 -- Bagel is Having a Ball

Two months in! I'm slowly but surely getting over my cold, and the Bagel is still not letting me enjoy a lot of food. But there are some things the Bagel enjoys greatly, such as jogging on the beach, gelato, and strawberries. Today, the Bagel took his/her first quick dip in the (cold!) ocean.

I had a wonderful weekend with family and friends. Julie and Chris and I had a great time with Kelcey and Delilah at the zoo and then Julie and I had an equally wonderful time at Sea World with Andrea, Garth, and the girls. I got to feed a bat ray! With such adorable and well-behaved children, no one need be concerned that I might have changed my mind. :)

This week, the Bagel is the size of a raspberry. We're still in fruit! This is great, because I can actually stomach fruit. Especially when it's blended up into a smoothie. The Bagel is starting to form facial features such as a nose and tiny eyelids and toes and fingers are starting to differentiate. All the major organs are formed and in place.

Also, I've had my first bout of pregnancy weepiness. I was listening to a really stupid and schmaltzy song from the 80s on the car radio this morning and I totally teared up. What a sucker.

Week 7 -- The Bagel Has its First Cold

I came down with a wicked cold at the end of last week and am just starting to get better. I haven't felt that sick in at least a decade. It was pretty nasty. But baby is fine!

I had my first prenatal appointment with my OB today and it went really well. I got to see Bagel on the ultrasound again, its little heart beating away. Looks like it's measuring .98 cm today, which is more than double last week. I read somewhere that it would be a blueberry this week, but that's pretty damn small for a blueberry. I don't think I'll post the picture. It's way more blurry than last week. You really can't see much.

I learned that, come May, my doctor won't be doing office appointments at Sibley anymore and will only do them out of the Bethesda office (where I went today). I was afraid that meant they don't deliver at Sibley anymore, but no cause for concern there. That will still be my hospital.

I finally started having some morning sickness last week. I'm not praying to the porcelain god at all, just very queasy and I have trouble wanting to eat anything but plain bread and almond butter. For the very first time in my life, I'm really not very hungry. :)

Week 6 -- Houston, We Have a Heartbeat

We had our ultrasound this morning, which was our final visit at Shady Grove. Everything was great. The Bagel's* heartbeat was blip blipping at 123 beats per minute. I'm going to try to scan the picture and upload it later tonight. So if you check back, you may be able to see him/her.

The doctor said it measures about 6 weeks and 2 days, but those measurements can be off by a few days, and my calculation of 6 weeks exactly today is probably correct.

Today, the Bagel is about the size of an apple seed sweet pea (My bad, I was looking at the wrong week).


* Given the tendency to compare the baby's size to bagel toppings, my mom has dubbed him/her the Bagel. It's a tasty name. :)


UPDATE: Here's the ultrasound. Sorry for the crappy scan quality.

Week 5 -- Things Are Coming Along

I had my final blood test this morning, and everything is looking great. My hCG level is 4914, which is where it should be. It's supposed to double every other day, and four days ago, it was 1008. See? I can make multiplications! Pregnancy brain has not quite set in.

I am now 5 weeks along. This week, the kidlet's heart will form chambers and start beating. S/he looks like a tadpole, and is allegedly the size of a sesame seed. I'm assuming that, at some point, s/he will outgrow bagel toppings as the preferred comparable food substance.

I either have a cold, or my most major pregnancy symptom at present is congestion and non-stop sneezing. The latter is possible, from what I've read. So that's interesting, but at least a cold would go away at some point in the next couple of days. Le sigh.