6 Weeks

Baby is 6 weeks and 2 days today and about the size of a sweet pea. Baby's also circulating blood with an increasingly more sophisticated circulatory system. Baby's about to get cuter too, since he or she is starting to sprout a nose, eyes, ears, chin and cheeks. And baby might even be wiggling his or her (paddle-like) hands and feet. The average embryo at week six is about .25 inches and will double in size again next week. What’s amazing is that many of the crucial areas of baby development have already started at six weeks, including circulating blood and sprouting eyes.

How far along? 6 weeks

Weight gain/loss: Not checking yet.

Sleep? Not so great but mostly due to sinus congestion that is lingering.

Best moment this week? Taking a much needed long nap on Saturday after a week of bad sleep. It made a huge difference.

Movement: This won't happen for a long time.

Food cravings: Ginger - the kind you get at sushi restaurants. Maybe because I've had a few moments of nausea already.

What I miss? Real coffee and wine.

What I am looking forward to? So much! We have Noemi's birthday on Friday, Christmas coming up and our first ultrasound on the 30th.

Milestones: I did my second set of beta tests last week and got the thumbs up so things are looking good so far!

What I'm nervous about: Twins.