10 weeks!

Tomorrow we hit 10 weeks!  Double digits!  It also means we're 1/4 of the way through the pregnancy.  Whew!  I think I'm starting to turn the corner with morning (all-day) sickness.  So far I've been able to avoid zofran for about 4 days this week.  Not bad!  This week we finally broke down and went to Barnes and Noble for some baby books.  We each got 2, and it's been fun reading!

Can you guess which one is Judd's favorite??

We've also scheduled our first appointment with OBGYN of Atlanta.  It's August 9th, and we will have the Nuchal Translucency Screening.  They check the baby for abnormalities or signs that point to Downs Syndrome or any of the Trisomies.  Other than that, it's a good 20-30 minutes of an ultrasound with lots of pictures, so we're excited.

We leave tonight for the lake for a few days, and finally to SC Saturday for a family wedding, it should be fun!  I added a poll on the side to see if you think it's a boy or a girl, so don't forget to vote!

Here's what is going on with Baby Nash this week:  (The prune looks a little gross!)

Your baby's growth is fast and furious when you are 10 weeks pregnant. He or she is nearly an inch and a half long and the size of a prune, but not nearly as shriveled (even with all the time it spends in water). In fact, your baby is really taking a human shape now. 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, but don't run to the store for a baseball bat just yet. Though your baby's arms are taking shape and getting stronger, each one is only about the size of this number 1.

The tooth bud fairy is making her appearance this week, heralding the arrival of your baby's little choppers, which are forming under the gums. (Those pearly whites won't break through the gums until your baby is close to six months old). Other systems are go, too. Your baby's stomach is producing digestive juices, the kidneys are producing larger quantities of urine, and, if your baby's a boy, he's already producing testosterone (yikes!).