13 Weeks

Little Turkey is the size of a peach this week! Needless to say, it's going to be a little difficult for me to consume any peaches for the next seven days. It truly blows my mind how fast this little one is growing. Only two months ago, it was the size of the period following this sentence. And it's only going to grow faster and faster! The other big milestone this week? I've FINALLY made it to the second trimester, woo hoo!

One of the most amazing things that has happened over the last few days is listening to the baby with the doppler. Not only can I listen to its heartbeat, but now I can hear it moving around! This one definitely likes to move EVERYWHERE.... sometimes I have to chase it with the doppler probe. I also heard it have the hiccups the other day! That was pretty amazing! It was just this steady "bloop" sound every couple seconds. I remember Jackson used to get the hiccups ALL the time when I was pregnant with him. I'm wondering if this one will be the same. I think it's very possible that I might have felt little movements here and there. It's so hard to tell at times! Sometimes I'll feel some little bubbles, but then I proceed to have some crazy gas a couple minutes later, ha ha! But there have been maybe two or three distinct times that it has felt different. Regardless, it'll only be a few more weeks before I'll start feeling it for sure! I believe I started feeling Jackson move around 15 weeks.... it felt like popcorn popping in my lower tummy. I can't WAIT to feel big strong movements with this one.... that's one of my favorite parts of being pregnant.

The other news is I have officially "popped." I tried on one of my new maternity shirts yesterday and almost fell over when I saw myself in the mirror. I guess when you see yourself every single day, it's hard to notice subtle differences. But once that shirt went on.... holy moly! My lower tummy is also getting hard.... I can feel the top of my uterus easily now. I definitely need to go get some maternity pants.... all of my normal jeans are getting pretty uncomfortable now! I'll post some belly pictures soon!

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

The Thirteenth Week

• Your infant is about 2.91 inches (7.4cm) and weighs around 0.81 ounce (23gm) - This is about the same weight as 4 quarters.
• If you could peek in again you may spot your baby as he begins to practice inhaling and exhaling movements
• Eyes and ears continue to move and develop
• Baby's neck is getting longer, and the chin no longer is resting on his chest
• Her hands are becoming more functional - Your baby may find it comforting to start playing with her fist.
• At this point all nourishment is received from the placenta
• On your next doctor visit you should be able to hear heartbeat with a Doppler by now - (Don't worry though if you can't, the heartbeat can be confirmed through U/S). Your baby's heartbeat is much rapider than your own and may remind you of the race towards birth that he is running!