Head and Shoulders, Knees and Toes

We are 7 weeks into the growth of Baby Callahan. See below for today's message from What to Expect when Expecting.

"The biggest growth this week is your baby's head (the better to store all those smarts in), with new brain cells being generated at the rate of 100 cells per minute. How's that for a budding genius? And talking about buds, your baby is going out on a limb this week as his or her arm and leg buds begin to sprout and grow longer (and stronger), dividing into hand, arm, and shoulder segments — and leg, knee, and foot segments (though the limb buds look more like paddles than hands or feet at this early stage). Also forming this week are your baby's mouth and tongue. And although your embryo is just one month old, it's already gone through three sets of kidneys. The ones in place now are the permanent set and are poised to begin their important work of waste management. In about a week, your baby will start producing urine. Lucky for you, there's no need for diapers (yet). As your baby matures inside you, much of that urine will be excreted into the amniotic fluid, swallowed again by your baby, and then excreted again in a continuous cycle."

It is pretty amazing to know how fast Baby Callahan is growing. I called Rob this morning to let him know what is going on during week 7. We are so excited-little hands and feet!

6 Weeks In...

Baby Callahan and I are back from our long trip to China. There were no problems-no food issues, no dehydration and no exhaustion. Maybe this baby is destined to be a world traveler!
Last night I was speaking to my mom. She asked me what seems to be the question of the day, "How are you feeling." I was happy to reply that I felt awesome. I told her that other than the awful indigestion and my sudden need for salt (sweets do not appeal at all), I was fine. In fact, I could not believe how great I felt-I must be lucky!
My luck changed this morning. I started to feel flu-like symptoms-I believe that morning (and afternoon and evening) sickness has officially set in. Hopefully it will pass soon-green is not a good color on me lol.
We do not have our first ultrasound until the end of November so we are still keeping our secret and praying that Baby Callahan is growing strong.