Dec 16, 2008

Today I feel weak and nauseated. So I am not going far from bed. I have so many things to do and I just feel blah like I don't want to do them. I have baskets of laundry, Christmas Cards and gift wrapping. I hope everyone's gift arrive in the mail soon. Emotionally I am doing ok feel so lucky at times that all I have are these nagging hormonal symptoms. I know the weight will come off. I will be sure of that!

How your baby's growing: This week's major developments: The nose, mouth, and ears that you'll spend so much time kissing in eight months are beginning to take shape. If you could see into your uterus, you'd find an oversize head and dark spots where your baby's eyes and nostrils are starting to form. His emerging ears are marked by small depressions on the sides of the head, and his arms and legs by protruding buds. His heart is beating about 100 to 160 times a minute — almost twice as fast as yours — and blood is beginning to course through his body. His intestines are developing, and the bud of tissue that will give rise to his lungs has appeared. His pituitary gland is forming, as are the rest of his brain, muscles, and bones. Right now, your baby is a quarter of an inch long, about the size of a lentil bean.

hopefully if not now or soon you can hear me listening to Mozart!