12 Weeks

Well, we have made it to 12 weeks! One more week and it's the second trimester!Yesterday was the first day my nausea wasn't too bad. I was having pickle cravings all day, so i had to run to Cub at lunch and i got a jar of pickles, mashed potatoes, and two cake donuts! Yummy! So since i was feeling a bit more like my old self, we decided to go out and do somethings. We ran to USA baby and looked at cribs. Got a few ideas of the style we like so once we get the office cleaned out(which is what i am supposed to be doing today, but i'm not really motivated) we can clean the carpets, paint(once we find out the sex of the baby) and get everything ready! Now i just have to get rid of these headaches! Really bad ones! Here's where we are developmentally!

How your baby's growing:

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.