8 Weeks!

Oh man, each Thursday is better than the last. After staying home from work yesterday, I was able to make it through most of the day today.

So, here’s what’s happening at 8 weeks!

Webbed fingers and toes are poking out from your baby's hands and feet, his eyelids practically cover his eyes, breathing tubes extend from his throat to the branches of his developing lungs, and his "tail" is just about gone. In his brain, nerve cells are branching out to connect with one another, forming primitive neural pathways. You may be daydreaming about your baby as one sex or the other, but the external genitals still haven't developed enough to reveal whether you're having a boy or a girl. Either way, your baby — about the size of a kidney bean — is constantly moving and shifting, though you still can't feel it.

That baby may be small, but it’s certainly doing a lot. I’ve got two more weeks until my next appointment where we’ll get to hear the heartbeat. I’m really excited. And, I’ve heard a lot of these terrible symptoms go away at 13 weeks. So, I’ve got about 5 more to go!