- Tired
- Fat (what's new)
- Hungry
Morning Sickness: no
Cravings: Fruity Pebbles cereal
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Well I think now's the time I can say that I'm "Officially" in my 2nd Trimester, I'm thirteen weeks and one day along - and I've been uber-aware of the baby in my belly all weekend. I guess after seeing such crazy activity at the last ultrasound has me really thinking about the baby - whether it's a boy or girl, if he/she will have Rob's dark hair or my baby blonde locks, or if it'll have Rob's brown eyes or my hazel ones . . . I'm just so excited about everything about this baby. I can't imagine having to wait at least five more months to see the baby. And I've made no secret that I'm certainly not the most patient person in the world.
But I'm happy to report that in the last week there's been tons of changes and baby has grown. Here are the changes that have happened:
- The placenta took over production of horomones.
- The baby practices reflexes and digestive tract movements.
- The baby can swallow and practices on amniotic fluid (eww!)
- Nail beds for toes and fingers develope.
- Chin and nose become more defined and the eye lids seal shut to protect them.
- Finally, the baby doubled in size to be at 1/2 an ounce and measure at 2.5 inches long.
Changes that will happen this week are the following. Basically, it's more growing, growing, growing:
- Baby can make a fist and even suck his or her thumb.
- Bones and skull are solidifying and soon itsy-bitsy ribs may appear.
- Baby's intestines are in his or her belly instead of poking out into the umbilical cord.
- Baby's tooth sockets are all loaded and ready to pop out baby teeth six or seven months after baby is born.
- Vocal cords and larynx are completed now. But baby can't make any sound yet, however, because sound waves travel through air and baby is submerged in fluid.
- The pancreas of the baby begins secreting insulin.
- Baby now weighs about 20 grams (or 1 ounce) and is 3.25 inches long, or about the size of a Nutter Butter. Cool, huh?
Yeah, so that's what's going on with baby.
OH! And I almost forgot - I had a dream the other night that Rob and I had a baby BOY. However, I really feel that this is a girl dispite the dream. But when I have dreamt about the baby and remembered the sex, both times it has been a boy and both times the baby was more like a toddler and not a newborn. Weird....
2 comments:
Hey Heather, are you going to start taking pics yet? Or maybe you already have and don't post them
;-) It would be really cool to see the progress you are talking about!!
Love the blog, keep it up future Mrs. B ;-)
Now is the time that you should be taking a folic acid supplement or really drink orange juice so that the spinal cord will fuse correctly. Drink your milk too and remember to take your prenatal!
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