9 weeks

It is still nine weeks, so my picture post is not late. :)  I am beginning to notice slight changes in my stomach, although it is still very baxteresque (i.e. squishy).  Here is the picture:

When deciding to start this blog, I promised myself I would be honest even if it comes across that I am unmotherly, insensitive, or any other term that women do not want to be associated with.  So here it goes.

Each week I read about what progress the baby will make, how my body will change, etc.  To be honest, I am ready for the first trimester to be over and the baby to look like, well, a baby.  Most of the first trimester pictures are weird to me.  I mean, who wants to think about their child having a tail?  Weird, right?  The good news is, the tail is gone (whew!).  The bad news is according to the pregnancy bible - with a name like that it must be accurate - this is what the baby looks like this week.

Hello scary alien baby!  Now, I know I have faults and I have taken a scary picture or two, but I am pretty sure I didn't pass on genes capable of creating this!

On a more positive note, the baby is officially a fetus tomorrow.  Other interesting things happening this coming week include: twenty tiny baby tooth buds are beginning to form, baby's wrists and ankles have formed, and you can make out fingers and toes. Baby's organs are also continuing to form and are beginning to function.

Bill and I traveled to Houston to visit my family this weekend.  It is truly entertaining trying to explain pregnancy to a three year old.  Nyah, my niece, was full of questions about how the baby is growing, why the baby is growing, and when we will get to see the baby.  She also declared that she has a baby in her belly.  Kids are so funny!