From Babycenter:
How your baby's growing:
At 11 inches (the length of a spaghetti squash) and almost 1 pound, your baby is starting to look like a miniature newborn. His lips, eyelids, and eyebrows are becoming more distinct, and he's even developing tiny tooth buds beneath his gums. His eyes have formed, but his irises (the colored part of the eye) still lack pigment. If you could see inside your womb, you'd be able to spot the fine hair (lanugo) that covers his body and the deep wrinkles on his skin, which he'll sport until he adds a padding of fat to fill them in. Inside his belly, his pancreas — essential for the production of some important hormones — is developing steadily.
How your life's changing:
At this point, you may find your belly becoming a hand magnet. It's perfectly okay to tell folks who touch your tummy that you'd rather they didn't. And if people are telling you that you look smaller or bigger than you should at this point, remember that each woman grows — and shows — at her own rate. What's important is that you see your practitioner for regular visits so she can make sure your baby's growth is on track.
You may start to notice stretch marks on your abdomen as it expands to accommodate your growing baby. At least half of all pregnant women will develop stretch marks by the time they give birth. These small streaks of differently textured skin can range from pink to dark brown (depending on your skin color). Although they most commonly appear on your tummy, stretch marks may also show up on your buttocks, thighs, hips, and breasts. There's no proof that lotion helps prevent stretch marks, but keeping your skin moisturized may help with any itching.
Apparently Alphamom has been hacked by something malicious? No weekly prego update from Amalah, for now :(
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Me: I'm becoming rather leery of the developments in my belly button. Right now its practically leveled out, and if I look straight down on it, the top part of the curvature is stretched taut. If I push down on the skin above it, it causes the button to elevate. Weird. I fear I am destined for an 'out-ie'!
I still continue to radiate heat. Being pregnant in the south in the summer flat-out sucks. Perhaps better planning next time? It sometimes interferes with sleep, as some of the time I can't ever get cool enough. Dear Sweet Hubs has graciously surrendered his bedside fan to my side and we also have 2 more in the room. I don't even like going out to lunch during the work day, as it means walking around in that heat for 10 minutes or so. Same thing with going out in the field at work, as I just seem to absorb all those rays and end up exhausted the next day. Not fun.
Fatigue still slows me down occasionally, but they seem to correlate with a 'growth spurt'. I've noticed that I might be tiredtiredtired one day and then the next day, I suddenly seem bigger, belly-wise.
As far as the typical pregnancy symptoms like you see in the movies, the having to pee constantly and the weird food cravings; I've managed to avoid those thus far. I'm drinking water plenty, but haven't really noticed any substantial increases in trips to the Ladies. Which is a good thing, considering the 7 hour ride I have to Jacksonville on sunday. Same thing with the cravings, nothing more than Hmmm french fries sure sound good right now, but I have yet to send Hubs on a midnight pickle and ice cream run.
Right now I think my belly is still kinda cute. I hope it stays that way! (the looking cute.. I know its onward and outward from here on out!).
And a few photos for your viewing pleasure:
Nursery progress
Job-related
Fondue night last weekend. Here's the second batch in all it's creamy goodness:
And the first batch in all it's badness. The fon-don't.
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