{12 weeks}

Just thought i'd share what the baby center site says about a baby at 12 weeks. i'm still feeling the awesomeness of morning sickness and i'm loving that i'm already in maternity clothes. and when i say loving i might be being a little "sarcastic" but i can't believe how fast the baby can grow in a week! our basement getting finished has been a good distraction for me. so that's good i'm not just thinking about the pregnancy all the time! but week by week here i go :) march will come faster than i expect i know it.

How your baby's growing:

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.