11 Weeks - Lime!

Weekly Pregnancy Journal

How far along: 11 w, 0 d
Total weight gain/loss: + 3.8lb, which is somehow comforting this far along in the first tri, since I read that you should only gain about 4 pounds total by 3 months. I'm right on track for that. And really, it's all in the belly, so I'm not really upset about it - it's starting to look pregnant, not just fat.
Maternity clothes: Considering it soon. I need pants.
Stretch marks: No
Sleep: Is normal now - I go to bed at normal times, and wake up refreshed. I'm still having really weird dreams - I should start blogging about those.

Best moment this week: Seeing our little brownie on the ultrasound! Getting a prescription for my acne from my SIL.
Movement: Bowels - moving regularly. Baby - not that I can feel.
Food cravings: Nothing really.
Aversions: Nothing. I'm feeling totally normal these days, and it's great. Even coffee tastes good again - this is fantastic news!
Gender: No idea, but my brother-in-law said that he thinks it's a girl because of my horrid acne. He said that girls 'suck the beauty out of their moms'.
Labour Signs: None
Belly Button in or out: In
What I miss: Having a glass of wine with dinner.
What I am looking forward to: Tuesday's big ultrasound! Then on Friday, I'll tell my department in our HR meeting. Then the next week, I'll tell the world!
Weekly Wisdom: Don't be upset when people don't react the way you'd like them to. It won't change anything, so just move on.
Symptoms this week:

• My horrible sciatic pain has really subsided this week (funny - after Nick and I had some super-awesome sex. I think it un-pinched the nerve! And he's so proud of himself for 'fixing' me ;)
• Boobs are huge and tender if I try to sleep on my stomach.
• The bloat is looking more like baby every day.
• The acne is still there, but after 3 days on antibiotic cream and a new cleanser recommended by my MD sister, I think it's met its match.
• Nausea and exhaustion may have departed for good - I think I'm already in the honeymoon stage of pregnancy at 11 weeks!
  

Your fetus currently enjoys a 1:1 ratio between body and head, and has skin so transparent that blood vessels show right through. But, fingers and toes are no longer webbed, and hair follicles, tooth buds and nail beds are forming -- setting up a significantly more attractive future.