Wednesday, May 27, 2009

12 weeks

I had another Dr. appointment today which was really fast. Basically the Dr. just wanted to hear the baby's heart beat herself. She couldn't hear it because the baby was moving too much but there was good placental blood flow. Luckily we were able to have the ultrasound tech do it for us so we got to see the baby again and hear the heart beat! It was definately doing a lot of moving, I just wish I could feel it! The baby finally looks like a baby in the picture! It was nice to be able to see the baby myself and know that everything is ok!
This is the last week of my first trimester! It seems crazy that it has gone so fast! I'm hoping that the nausea will go away soon. Unfortunately it really isn't much better even though I have Zofran. It still lasts all day. It's not as bad during the day as it is in the evening! As far as pregnancy symptoms go, I've had a full pregnancy experience already in the past 12 weeks! But so far they're all unpleasant. I'm ready for the baby belly and feeling the baby move!

Here's what is going on with the baby now:
As you move into the second trimester, baby shifts into the growth and maturation stage. After weeks in the critical development stage, almost all of baby's systems are fully formed. 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.