Monday, June 22, 2009

12 weeks!




The end of the first trimester marks an important step for your baby-to-be. (This is debatable if this is the end of the first trimester). All of her major body systems are in place. In her digestive system, her small intestine is no longer entwined with the umbilical cord, but instead is tucked neatly within the abdomen. Her nervous system continues to develop, and her brain's structure is fully formed. Many of her organs are starting to work on their own, too. For instance, her thyroid begins to secrete hormones. Next week she'll no longer be considered an embryo, but instead graduates into a fetus. She's already looking more and more like the baby you're probably imagining—she even has tiny fingernails. At 12 weeks, your baby weighs in around 1.5 ounces and measures about three inches in length (from crown to rump), about the size of a plum!


Everyone is asking me if I have gained any weight and if I am showing yet. Well I haven't gained much weight at all and I do have a little tummy. My jeans still fit, I can zip them up but not button them, thank gosh for rubber bands! I do need to go shopping for other things that are getting to small, I just don't really have the energy yet! I am still hoping that this will come back really soon! I know Casey is tired of me saying how tired I am all the time. I did get my results back from my first apptointment regarding the tests that they took and it said that everything so far looked good. We are just waiting on our doc apptointment on the 7Th!



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