Week 12

Here's what BabyCenter.com says is going on in my belly this week...

"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 two inches long (about the size of a lime) and weighs half an ounce."

I am so glad that my baby is starting to look human! One less thing for me to worry about, and trust me, that list of worries is getting rather long! And those of you who know me well, know that I have been "proding my abdomen" frequently to make my baby squirm. It's good for my baby to know just what kind of mommy I am going to be, right?

Make sure you catch the blog right underneath this one...it will keep you updated on what is really going on with me!

Love to all!