Oh, hi there, friends and family. We have made it to week six already. As you can see to the right, the baby is still very tiny, so I'm still drawing on the location reminders. (That's below the belly button, for those of you worried I don't know where the baby is currently located. And don't ask why my hands are like that. We only had one take as I was falling asleep during my 1 picture photo shoot.)
I guess I should probably quit marking up my lower abdomen as this is the last time it will look this way.
If any of you were curious, NO, a road trip is NOT a relaxing way to kick off the first trimester. Don't get me wrong, it was great to see everyone, and I had a great time, but since I'm in a constant state of sleepiness, driving like a mad woman from one town to the next only to take a nap isn't necessarily the best visit for the people I saw and it was more than a little exhausting for me, too.
Other than being ridiculously tired and eating a lot of cottage cheese, I'm feeling pretty great. No morning sickness yet, and as I type that, I'm knocking on wood.
Well, here's what you all came for...what niecephew is up to this week...
The first heartbeats have begun! The greatest baby on earth is now a super great baby and is about 1/17 of an inch long. Growth is very rapid this week. The umbilical cord develops. The eyes and ears begin to form as well as an opening for the mouth. The heart has begun to pump blood and most of the other organs are well under construction. Buds form on the body that will become the arms and legs.
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