10 weeks and first ultrasound!!

Today is the day -- my very first ultrasound with baby #2!! I'm super, super excited to see the baby, even though it probably won't look like a baby at all. I'm still not really feeling like I have a baby inside me (regardless of morning sickness and bigger boobies) so maybe this will really jumpstart it.

I have 3 and a half more hours here at work and then I'm off until Wednesday. Tomorrow is Mark's 29th birthday! Happy (early) Birthday Honey!!

And to top it off, I'm 10 weeks today!!

How your baby's growing:

Though he's barely the size of a kumquat — a little over an inch or so long, crown to bottom — and weighs less than a quarter of an ounce, your baby has now completed the most critical portion of his development. This is the beginning of the so-called fetal period, a time when the tissues and organs in his body rapidly grow and mature.He's swallowing fluid and kicking up a storm. Vital organs — including his kidneys, intestines, brain, and liver (now making red blood cells in place of the disappearing yolk sac) — are in place and starting to function, though they'll continue to develop throughout your pregnancy.

If you could take a peek inside your womb, you'd spot minute details, like tiny nails forming on fingers and toes (no more webbing) and peach-fuzz hair beginning to grow on tender skin.

In other developments: Your baby's limbs can bend now. His hands are flexed at the wrist and meet over his heart, and his feet may be long enough to meet in front of his body. The outline of his spine is clearly visible through translucent skin, and spinal nerves are beginning to stretch out from his spinal cord. Your baby's forehead temporarily bulges with his developing brain and sits very high on his head, which measures half the length of his body. From crown to rump, he's about 1 1/4 inches long. In the coming weeks, your baby will again double in size — to nearly 3 inches.

See what your baby looks like this week.

Note: Every baby develops a little differently — even in the womb. Our information is designed to give you a general idea of your baby's development.

If I get pics of the ultrasound today, I'll make sure to scan them at my mother-in-law's house so that I can post them on here. :o)

In other news, I've been sick as a dog with a head cold since Friday. It has not been a fun weekend. All I can take is Sudafed and it doesn't do anything. I feel awful, but what can you do?