9 weeks pregnant!

Tomorrow I will officially be 9 weeks pregnant. This pregnancy seems to be flying by. With Josh I remember feeling like my 1st doctor's appointment was 4 months away and with this one I can't believe I'm seeing Dr. Hocking in only 3 more weeks! Yikes!! By then I'll be in the second trimester already! Phew! Anyway, just thought you'd like to see where the bean is at developmentally at this point. Listen to this....

The embryo may now officially be called a fetus, which literally means "little one"--and he's about the size of a strawberry. An inch long, he has hands that can flex at the wrist, and he's able to fold them over his heart. Weighing in at one gram, your baby is very active, although you can't feel its movements yet. He or she now has all the major organs, muscles, and nerves; and a Doppler may be able to identify the heartbeat. While his or her testes or ovaries are formed, the external genitalia still appear sexless, which is why it is too early for an ultrasound to reveal its gender. Eyelids are beginning to form and the trunk is straightening and elongating, cartilage and bones are forming, the basic structures of the eyes are in place, and the tongue is beginning to develop. The fingers and thumb are visible, albeit short and webbed.

No wonder I'm tired all the time! :-)