12 Weeks

Time really seems to be flying by now. I can't believe I am only one week away from the second trimester. I have been feeling great! My energy is starting to come back and now that my uterus is moving upwards off of my bladder I have been sleeping through the night. I have been getting so much love and support from family and friends and it feels great to know everyone is really excited. I decided to make the big announcement on facebook this week. I changed my profile picture to a new picture of me and Jason and changed my status to say "Can you tell where the third person is in this picture?" I fully expected at least one person to be like "Where? I don't see anyone" but people figured it out immediately. Considering half of my friends are people I work with who didn't know I also expected the news to spread around work like wildfire as gossip usually does, but I went the whole week and no one who didn't already know said anything! So strange. So, I guess work will just find out eventually.

Yesterday we had our 12 week scan and blood work done. We got to see the baby again and it was awake and waving its arms and legs around and jumping up and down like it had the hiccups or something. It is amazing how it can move around soooo much and yet I don't feel anything! I can't wait until I start to feel those flutters. The tech said everything looked good on the ultrasound so now I just wait until my next appointment in three weeks.






I'm starting to feel a little bit bloated, especially at the end of the day. When I wake up in the morning the belly is back to normal although Jason says he thinks it's starting to stick out just a tiny little bit. I'm still not convinced it is though. Baby is growing normally though so that's all that matters and I'm going to just enjoy my flat belly and wearing my normal clothes while I can.


How far along? 12weeks 1 day
Weight gain/loss this week: +1
Total weight gain/loss: 0
How big is the baby? plum
Maternity clothes? nope
Sleep: much better!
Best moment this week: Getting to see the baby again and it seems to have passed the 12 week screen
Movement: I can't believe how much it moves and can't wait to start feeling it.
Food cravings: nothing in particular
Gender: Can't wait to find out
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In
What I miss the most: Not missing much lately
What I am looking forward to: Finding out the gender, starting the nursery
Symptoms: Most symptoms have gone away by now, what's next?

Weekly Update: As you move into the second trimester, baby shifts into the growth and maturation stage. After weeks in the critical development stage, almost all of baby's systems are fully formed.