10 Weeks

Your baby is no longer an embryo! Though she's barely the size of a kumquat — just an inch or so long, crown to bottom — and weighs less than a quarter of an ounce, she now has completed the most critical portion of her development. This is the beginning of the so-called fetal period, a time when the tissues and organs in her body rapidly grow and mature. Her vital organs — the liver, kidney, intestines, brain, and lungs — are now in place and starting to function (although they'll continue to develop throughout your pregnancy). Her liver continues to make blood cells, and the yolk sac, which previously supplied these cells, is no longer needed and begins to disappear.During the next three weeks, your baby's length will more than double to nearly 3 inches. Her head is proportionately smaller now than it was a few weeks ago, but it's still almost half the length of her entire body. Her forehead temporarily bulges with her developing brain and sits high on her head; it will later recede to give her a more human appearance. Each day, more minute details — including tiny fingernails, toenails, and peach-fuzz hair — start to appear on her body. Her fingers are now completely separated; her arms bend at the elbow and curve slightly; her hands are flexed at the wrist and meet over her heart; her legs are lengthening; and her feet may be long enough to meet in front of her body. She is busily swallowing amniotic fluid and kicking her legs.If you could take a peek at your baby this week, you'd be able to clearly see the outline of her spine through her parchment-thin skin. Spinal nerves are beginning to stretch out from her spinal cord.

Last night I swear I felt the baby move, I was partially laying on my stomach. Although it is kinda early to feel the movement, I have heard that woman who have been pregnant before do tend to notice the movement much earlier. I guess I will have to wait and see if I feel it again the next time I lay down. I am feeling pretty good, not much sickness at all. I am still tired pretty often but my prenatal vitamins are helping a lot with that. I am craving some weird things this time around, pickled eggs and cucumber salad are my biggest cravings so far, and red beets. It is a bit weird, I know. I have a great deal of trouble eating cheeseburgers right now, actually the sight of them make me want to gag. Hopefully that passes, I normally love to eat burgers.