It's a fig!

We now have a fig sized baby!

Your fig-sized baby is now fully formed — measuring 1 1/2 inches long and weighing in at a quarter of an ounce. His skin is still transparent, allowing many of his blood vessels to show through. Some of his bones are beginning to harden, and tiny toothbuds are starting to appear under his gums. His fingers and toes have separated, and he may soon be able to open and close his fists. He's already busy kicking and stretching, and his tiny movements are so fluid they look like water ballet. These movements will increase as his body grows and becomes more developed and functional. As his diaphragm develops, your tiny tenant may also start to get the hiccups. Because he's still so small, though, you won't feel any of his workouts or intrauterine gulps until sometime between weeks 16 and 20.

Well not much to report this week. I still don't 'feel' pregnant, and am wondering if all this sickness is so routine now that its all in my head and I am just sick because I think I should be. But my tummy is getting a bit bigger and my tummy button is changing! It used to be long and deep, now its shallow and getting wider. Funny!

I went shopping last weekend for new clothes since not many of mine still fit comfortably, but the most important things I need which I didn't get is new knickers and new pyjamas. Anything elastic around my tummy is now really uncomfortable.

I've been feeling a bit guilty that I haven't been taking all my vitamins as much as I would like - because my gag reflex is so sensitive now, they keep making me throw up so I don't like taking them so much....hmmm...not good. But then I think of all the nutritionally impaired customers I get who take hardly anything during pregnancy and I feel better.

My first mid-wife appointment at LONG last is on Monday morning, so I will write an update after that.