12 Weeks

Little Turkey is the size of a plum this week! I feel like I've REALLY been slacking on the journal and picture taking so far in this pregnancy! I think it's because I spent the first few weeks just trying to get through each day that passed, praying that my baby was still doing well! Once I hit nine weeks (when we discovered we lost our first angel), and we saw on the ultrasound that Turkey was still doing good, it started to get a little easier. And of course, my doppler keeps my sanity on a daily basis!

I'm finding it hard to comprehend that I'm almost done with the first trimester. It seems like time has gone SO slow, yet so quick at the same time. I know that time is truly going to fly by and this baby will be with us before we can blink an eye! If I have calculated it right, I believe we'll be finding out the gender in late June/early July. So in reality, that's not much longer!! I've had major girl vibes this whole pregnancy, but I truly don't care what we're having. I just want a healthy baby.... that's been my dream for SO long now. Jackson is SO excited to be a big brother.... we talk about the baby every day and he loves listening to it on the doppler. He's going to be an AMAZING brother, I can't wait.

I thought I was starting to feel better, but the last few days have been pretty rotten. I thought it was allergies, but I'm pretty sure I've come down with yet ANOTHER cold. Jackson has it too, so this is a really fun household to be in right now. This is my THIRD cold since I found out I was pregnant.... seriously?!? My fatigue is still awful and I've had another bout of horrible nausea today. I'm crossing my fingers it all goes away within the next couple weeks!

Here's some fun facts about Little Turkey this week!

The Twelfth Week

• Vocal cords begin to form - While perhaps not quite ready to be introduced to the nearest opera stage, your infant will use these immediately following the moment of birth. Bet you can't wait to hear that first cry!
• Those precious eyes begin to move closer together - Are you wondering if he will have mommy's crystal green eyes, daddy's laughing brown ones, or maybe out of the gene pool will emerge grandma's clear blue!
• Ears shift to their normal place on the side of the head
• Intestines move farther in to your child's body
• His or her liver begins to function - Responsible for cleansing the blood, storing nutrients, and providing needed chemicals, this is an important event!
• The pancreas begins to produce insulin
• Guess what? Your baby's average size is now at a whopping length: 2.13 inches (5.4cm) and weight: 0.49 ounce (14gm)