Lime

Blog Post by Kati:

Week 12!!!!

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.

I can't believe this is the last week of the first trimester! It is crazy to think how fast it has gone already...though my birthday (the day we found out) does seem like a long time ago. We have been able to tell almost everyone here in the cities now! The excitement and support we are getting from everyone is absolutely amazing. This kid is going to have a lot of great babysitters! :)

I got a call from a nurse yesterday telling me that they saw from my ultrasound I have "low lying placenta." It isn't too big of a deal at this point, but they wanted us to be aware of it. For most women who have it, as the baby and uterus grows, the placenta shifts to where it is supposed to be. We'll talk with the doctor about it more at our next appointment and then they'll be able to monitor it at the next ultrasound at 20 weeks.

Other than that, I have continued to be somewhat nauseous and hungry most of the time. My favorite thing to eat these days is from Bruegger's: an everything bagel with Muenster cheese, sprouts, lettuce and mayo. It is SOOOOOOOOOOOOO good. It reminds me of the bagel sandwiches at Marty's at Luther. :)