10 Weeks

{Baby JellyBean is now the size of a kumquat (compared next to a quarter)}

I am now wrapping up week 10 and heading into week 11. These past 2 weeks have been really hard. My blood test results came back saying my thyroid levels were super low... making me extremely exhausted 24/7, and it also makes you gain weight fast. So they've put me on thyroid medication, so hopefully that'll fix the problem.

I've also come down with a really bad cold. For a full week now, going on 2, I've just been miserable with stuffy/runny nose, sore throat, bad cough, swollen tonsils, headaches, aches/pains etc. Throw all that on top of the thyroid problem, and I've been pretty useless this past week.

I've been really iffy on what medications to take. Everywhere I've read says stay away from all medications during your first trimester. But the nurse said I could take tylenol cold medicine. But then they put me on the thyroid stuff, which clearly states don't mix it with anything for nasal decongestants...but then the pharmacist said I could if I took it at least 1/2 hour after I took the thyroid pill.

I've just been getting all sorts of answers that contradict the previous answer, and I just feel in my gut that what's best for my baby, and my peace of mind, is to just stay away from anything that hasn't been directly prescribed by my doctor. So thyroid medicine I take, cold medicine I try to stay away from. Which really makes this cold all the more miserable, but it's for my peace of mind. Courtney asked if our baby was going to come out with 2 heads, so I guess this is for her peace of mind as well :)

I debated doing a 10 week belly picture, but I don't want to get up and get dressed, so perhaps I'll just keep belly pics monthly. I think my belly now looks the same as the 8 week picture, so it wouldn't be anything new!

This isn't our actual baby, but this is a 3D ultrasound of a baby 10 weeks along, right where I am. So this is what our baby looks like right now.


awwwwww......

*Something neat this week: Baby JellyBean is growing teeny tiny little fingernails and toenails right now!