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Thursday, February 25, 2010

Weekly Update: 12 Weeks

How far along: 12 weeks!!!!

How Am I Feeling?: tired.

Mood: Happy with some bouts of grumpiness

Clothes: Last weekend at my brother's hockey game I had my jeans completely unbuttoned and unzipped. It was so uncomfortable. Luckily, I was wearing a long tshirt (Ben's....) and I had layers on since it was cold in the rink. Hopefully no one noticed. ;) I'm thinking I'll need to go shopping soon though.

Sleep: Not so good. I usually fall asleep on the couch and get up and move to the bed an hour or so later. Lately I've found it hard to fall asleep. I had to sleep on the couch last night because I couldn't fall asleep in bed.

Appetite: The last few days it has been very difficult to find something that I wanted to eat. Mostly, I am just forcing myself to eat something because I know I have to.

Cravings: I can't think of anything right now. Still not beef though. Ben hates that.

Gender Predictions: Oh I just don't know this week. I guess I'm still leaning towards boy. I had a dream the other night that it was a girl. I told Ben this and he replies "Well, you can have nightmares too." He REALLY wants a boy.

Best Moment This Week: My wonderful husband bought me flowers when I wasn't having a good day.

What I Miss: Not being this tired.

What I am Looking Forward To: still waiting to look pregnant. I keep trying to hide my stomach because I think I just look fat.
Milestones This Week: We are under 200 days until our due date!

How Big is Baby?: According to http://www.thebump.com/, the baby is the size of a plum.

Your Baby - 12 Weeks Pregnant

By now, nearly all of your baby's organs, structures and systems are fully formed. The heart begins pumping several quarts of blood through your baby's body every day. Your baby has also begun to develop nerves and a spinal cord, allowing him to feel some types of pain. While your baby's brain is not the same size it will be at birth, it does have the same structure. Fingers and toes have separated and hair and nails continue to grow. Your baby is approximately 2.5 - 3.5 inches and weighs about 12 - 14 grams. Also, the external genitals can now show definite signs of male and female gender. Before, Where there was only reflex movement, your baby now moves spontaneously and at random, although his movements are still too slight to be felt. With the use of a Doppler, you may be able to hear your baby's heart beat at this office visit. It will sound very fast, similar to the sound of a running horse's hooves. Once you hear this sound, you can rest assured that your risk of miscarriage is greatly reduced.


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