12 Weeks Pregnant!

3/19/11 - 3/25/11

My baby's development at 12 weeks:

• The most dramatic development this week: reflexes. Your baby's fingers will soon begin to open and close, his toes will curl, his eye muscles will clench, and his mouth will make sucking movements. In fact, if you prod your abdomen, your baby will squirm in response, although you won't be able to feel it. His intestines, which have grown so fast that they protrude into the umbilical cord, will start to move into his abdominal cavity about now, and his kidneys will begin excreting urine into his bladder. Meanwhile, nerve cells are multiplying rapidly, and in your baby's brain, synapses are forming furiously. His face looks unquestionably human: His eyes have moved from the sides to the front of his head, and his ears are right where they should be. From crown to rump, your baby-to-be is just over 2 inches long (about the size of a lime) and weighs half an ounce.

I am feeling:

• Much better.  I'm getting some energy back and I haven't had any nausea.  I still have a lot of food aversions - especially meat - and I am still having some trouble eating in the evening.  I have been getting some headaches, but nothing too severe.  I am just so excited to be finishing up my first trimester!  And a few warmer spring-like days recently have definitely boosted my mood!  Plus, Bubby is finally feeling better after a truly awful few weeks that were worse than after his surgery.

I am craving:

• Fruit.  I love the fruit salad that my mom has been making for me every week.  I'm eating a lot of pasta, bagels and mashed potatoes, too - basically any carb is okay with me right now.  I'm hoping that my appetite for meat comes back soon so my diet is a little more balanced.  
  

I look like: