Second Trimester! 12 Weeks
2nd trimester. awwwwesome.
My 12 week old is now able to urinate inside of me- how gross is that! According to the website:
Your little fetus weighs as much as half an ounce now, and the crown-to-rump length is about two and a half inches (the size of a large plum — busily working his or her way through the whole produce department). It's hard to believe (especially from the outside, since you're probably barely showing at this point), but your baby has more than doubled in size during the past three weeks. And that's just on the outside — there's plenty going on inside too. The fetal digestive system is beginning to flex its digestive muscle — literally — as it starts practicing contraction movements, a skill your baby will need after birth to push food through the digestive tract. The pituitary gland at the base of the brain has started producing hormones. And the bone marrow is making white blood cells, which will one day help your baby fight infection (including all those germs passed around the snot-nosed playgroup).
On an annoying note, someone said my pudge was cute.
Really? Pudge?
I don't mind someone saying I have a cute bump, but calling it a pudge is a slap in the face. According to this artist rendering of a woman's tummy, I'm right on track (when I'm sucking in..)
Your little fetus weighs as much as half an ounce now, and the crown-to-rump length is about two and a half inches (the size of a large plum — busily working his or her way through the whole produce department). It's hard to believe (especially from the outside, since you're probably barely showing at this point), but your baby has more than doubled in size during the past three weeks. And that's just on the outside — there's plenty going on inside too. The fetal digestive system is beginning to flex its digestive muscle — literally — as it starts practicing contraction movements, a skill your baby will need after birth to push food through the digestive tract. The pituitary gland at the base of the brain has started producing hormones. And the bone marrow is making white blood cells, which will one day help your baby fight infection (including all those germs passed around the snot-nosed playgroup).
On an annoying note, someone said my pudge was cute.
Really? Pudge?
I don't mind someone saying I have a cute bump, but calling it a pudge is a slap in the face. According to this artist rendering of a woman's tummy, I'm right on track (when I'm sucking in..)
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