The End of My First Trimester!

I am 12 weeks today!!! Hallelujah! Hopefully my energy will be 100% soon! So far everything has gone great I am keeping my fingers crossed for an easy pregnancy :)


All of my pregnant friends are doing great as well! Kelly is hanging in there and looking forward to second trimester! Linds is doing great at about 29 weeks and is getting excited to work on Will's nursery and poor Ernie, she is a trooper with only 31/2 or so weeks to go! I am thinking about every one of you all! It goes by in the blink of an eye!!


Well, here is my weekly update from What to Expect website.... just wanted to keep you all posted on Baby T #2's development! I had my first "gender" dream and you guessed it BOY all the way :) I will end up with a whole soccer team or maybe a few Michael Phelps!


Random Note: Palmer got his first big boy Diego toothbrush last night and he brushed his teeth for 2 hours! He loved it so much he fell asleep with it! He is mommy's little angel :)


Week 12: Fetal Development: Systems and Organs
Most of your baby's systems are fully formed, and if you haven't already, it's likely that you'll finally hear your baby's heartbeat at this month's checkup! Your developing fetus now has a crown-to-rump length of about two and a half inches (the size of a large plum).
This week marks a turning point for your baby. The herculean task of developing new bodily structures is nearing an end as most of your baby's systems are fully formed. Now comes the maintenance phase, during which your fetus' systems continue to mature for the next 28 weeks and the organs get to work. Your little fetus weighs as much as half an ounce now, and the crown-to-rump length is about two and a half inches (the size of a large plum — busily working his or her way through the whole produce department). It's hard to believe (especially from the outside, since you're probably barely showing at this point), but your baby has more than doubled in size during the past three weeks. And that's just on the outside — there's plenty going on inside too. The fetal digestive system is beginning to flex its digestive muscle — literally — as it starts practicing contraction movements, a skill your baby will need after birth to push food through the digestive tract. The pituitary gland at the base of the brain has started producing hormones. And the bone marrow is making white blood cells, which will one day help your baby fight infection (including all those germs passed around the snot-nosed playgroup).