PREGNANCY WEEK 12!!!!

Dear Baby Thompson, 

According to BabyCenter.com....the most dramatic development this week are reflexes. Your fingers will soon begin to open and close, your toes will curl, eye muscles will clench, and your mouth will make sucking movements! In fact, when Mommy prods her abdomen, you squirm away in response, although she won't be able to feel it. (She does hear you move away from the Doppler each time she listens to your heartbeat! We also hear you kick!). Your intestines, which have grown so fast that they protrude into the umbilical cord, will start to move into your abdominal cavity about now, and your kidneys will begin excreting urine into your bladder.

Meanwhile, nerve cells are multiplying rapidly, and  your  brain, synapses are forming furiously. Your face looks unquestionably human: Your eyes have moved from the sides to the front of your head, and your ears are right where they should be! From crown to rump, you are about 2 1/2 inches long (about the size of a plum) and weigh half an ounce.  Your sex organs are developed and distinguishable, however, most ultrasound places like to wait until you grow a little bigger before making a 100% guarantee on whether or not you are a boy or a girl! We will find out at the elective ultrasound when you are 13w4d!  I am still predicting a girl based on your high heartrate.  

Mommy's uterus has grown to the point where her OB can now feel the top of it (the fundus) low in her abdomen, just above the pubic bone (about the size of a softball!).  Mommy is already wearing maternity clothes so she can breathe!!  It is true that you show sooner after the first pregnancy!

Many internet sites show 12 weeks as a milestone!  The risk for miscarriage drops to 3% !!!  By the end of this week, we can comfortably say that Mommy is in her second trimester!

Mommy still has all of the pregnancy symptoms listed before.  Sadly she is still nauseated daily and  thew up a few times this past week.  She is also extremely tired....even on modified bedrest....hopefully she starts feeling better soon!  She laughed and told me that if the OB releases her back to work she is not sure how she will do it without her daily 3 hour nap!  Haha!

We only have one and half weeks until we find out if you are a boy or a girl....either way, we will be happy!  Love you sweet baby!

Love, MiMi