Friday, December 19, 2008

roo-2: 11 weeks

another week down, still tired and nauseous. i'm hoping we're nearly done with both. we went out to a nice lunch yesterday at work and i had to order plain pasta. really classy. i'll also admit that i am wearing a pair of maternity pants today. i only have three pairs of regular pants that still fit and they're all in the wash. the maternity pants are loose, but way more comfortable than a waistband digging in to me all day.
Your baby, just over 1 1/2 inches long and about the size of a fig, is now almost fully formed. Her hands will soon open and close into fists, tiny tooth buds are beginning to appear under her gums, and some of her bones are beginning to harden. She's already busy kicking and stretching, and her tiny movements are so effortless they look like water ballet. These movements will become more frequent as her body grows and becomes more developed and functional. You won't feel your baby's acrobatics for another month or two — nor will you notice the hiccupping that may be happening now that her diaphragm is forming.
in other news, they started putting up our fence yesterday (finally!), though the first part they did is all wrong and will have to be redone. oh well. actual fence will be done soon, maybe as early as monday depending how this snow goes...
and about that... there's already a ton on the ground (6+ inches? it's hard to tell because of the wind) and it's still going. and there's another storm coming sunday. good times.