I can’t believe this is the 12th week of my pregnancy already. Time is flying by and I am nearing the end of the first trimester! I have been feeling great! I still have some heartburn (but just on occasions now) and I have noticed my face/back is a little more sensitive to breakouts. I’ve always had a clear face/back but now from time to time I get breakouts—which is so not enjoyable! It isn’t too terribly bad but definitely a change I have noticed. I have been feeling huge lately and really ‘fat’ feeling instead of the ‘pregnant’ feeling but everyone tells me that is a stage of pregnancy—the fat feeling stage! I can tell my stomach is getting bigger but I am still able to wear normal clothes—they are just getting tighter and tighter every minute. I’m not sure how much longer I will be able to wear normal clothes—my guess is just a couple more weeks.

Tuesday (2/22/11) we had a sonogram appointment. Bryan was able to go with me, which I was very excited about. We got to see the baby and the heartbeat was a good rate at 150. Dr. Darby said everything is looking good and on track. Baby has two legs and two arms. Its feet were crossed at the ankle. We saw brain material so our baby has a brain—yeah! You know we are going to have a super-smart baby!! Baby was bouncing around too! We go back Thursday, April 7th at 10am for the anatomy ultrasound. This will be right at the 18th week of my pregnancy. Will it be a boy or a girl? April 7th is the date we should know the sex!!

Wednesday (2/23) I had my monthly check-up appointment at Dr. Laurette Smith’s office. I met with a Nurse Practitioner and got to hear (not just see with the sonogram) the heart beat with the Doppler. They estimated the heart beat around 160, which they said is normal. I got to weigh in (what fun) but surprisingly, even though I am eating us out of a house and a home, I have not gained any weight. My stomach is definitely starting to show a little bit but my body must be re-forming and using the pre-existing fat!! I LOVED hearing my weight gain since my last visit was zero! I know the weight will be coming on shortly and they did say that it was okay that I haven’t gained any weight. Believe me, it’s not because I am starving myself and the Baby!

Baby is about the size of a plum this week and the features on our baby’s face are becoming more defined. Baby weighs as much as half an ounce now. Baby can kick, curl his/her toes, make fists, bend and stretch. The baby also can make faces, such as frowns, squints, and can even wrinkle its forehead. Of course these movements lack purpose at this point; there is no specific correlation between stimulus and response. Baby is growing and growing each and every day—AMAZING!!

Below are sonogram pictures of the Baby and Week 12 stomach pictures.

Our Baby at Week 12 (you can see the head and the feet crossed)