On March 24th, we were 12 weeks into our pregnancy!
Here is what our baby is going through:
Baby's face is looking more human as his eyes have moved to the front of his head and his ears are in place. Hooray!
Other amazing fetal highlights this week:
- Your baby is able to swallow this week and practices on the amniotic fluid he or she floats in. (And you thought baby food was kind of nasty!) And in case you're wondering how your kid can breathe in all that fluid, here's your answer: Fetuses get oxygen from the blood pumped into their bodies by the placenta and don't breathe with their lungs. Mystery solved!
- This is kind of gross, albeit fascinating, so feel free to skip ahead: Your baby's intestines are well under way, but they aren't all where you'd expect them to be. Instead of all being locked away in the body cavity, some are dangling on the outside, in the umbilical cord. Ewwww.
- Don't forget to put a baby nail file on your registry—your little nugget's finger- and toenails are forming this week. The chin and nose are also becoming more defined.
- Junior has doubled in size over the past two weeks and now weighs almost 1/2 ounce. He's also now around 2 1/2 inches long, about the length of your pinky finger or a Vienna sausage, which, in a few months, will be indistinguishable from one another.
Not too much bigger. :) I need to weigh myself because I haven't in a while! It's quite uncomfortable to button my jeans, so I just wear a belly band with them, and everything is good to go. I also just bought 2 maternity bathing suits for the summer. Hopefully we will be making several trips to the beach and lake and by the time the warm weather gets here, I will probably be ready for my bump to be covered! haha :)
We're going to Charlotte this weekend to visit with our good friends Shelley and Tyler! Christin and Jason are also going to meet us there. We can't wait! It's been way too long since we went to visit Shelley and I'm so excited we're FINALLY going! :)
Mom came up this past Thursday and brought a bunch of plants for the yard. She and Jeff spent the whole afternoon outside and got a bunch done! It was great to see mom that evening and catch up a little bit. :)
We've also starting painting in the guest bathroom! I will share pictures once we get everything done. So much to do....so little time! ahhh!! :)
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