My Precious Prune

This past Friday marked 9 weeks. I'm currently in week 10 of pregnancy (I'm 9 weeks 3 days). I'm still battling good ol' nausea, but I'm also battling hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) and hypotension (low blood pressure). I've taken to eating every 2 hours to help with the blood sugar and I'm trying to drink as much as possible with an occasional helping of salt or a salty food.

But enough about me: here's what's happening with Little Titus this week!

He/she is nearly an inch and a half long, the size of a prune. Bones and cartilage are forming, and small indentations on the legs are developing into knees and ankles. The arms (complete with elbows) can flex already. The baby's teeth are forming under the gums. (Though they won't break through the gums until baby is close to 6 months old.) The baby's stomach is producing digestive juices, the kidneys are producing larger quantities of urine, and if it's a boy, he's already producing testosterone. (Oh, boy!) If we could take a peek inside the womb, we would be able to see tiny fingernails and toenails forming along with peach like hair all over the baby's body.

Reflections:

Looking forward to Friday when I go for my first appointment with my doctor. There I should be able to hear the heartbeat with Doppler! Then Monday is the first ultrasound!