Week 12

I returned to work this week and was expecting it to be exhausting. I actually felt great this week and was only sick a couple of times at night. Both times I let myself get too hungry because it was late and I didn't feel like eating. I should know by now not to get to that point but sometimes I'm just ready for bed and I don't feel like eating another bowl of cereal. Another change I noticed this week was an increase in cramping. The book I'm reading told me the baby grows 30 times its size between week 11 and 13. This is probably why I'm cramping so much. Isn't that incredible? Its now about 2 inches long and the fingerprints have developed. The intestines have descended down the umbilical chord and are settling in abdomen. I also felt like I "popped" out this week. I have a tiny baby bump under my clothes now and I love it! My face is also rounding out. I had a doctor appointment on Thursday at Cape Fear OBGYN. The nurse practitioner examined me and said everything looked great. We heard the heartbeat on the doppler too. I never get tired of hear that! As of this week, I have officially put on 11 pounds. This is the last week of the first trimester and I am right on schedule with my weight gain. Last week I said I was going to try and work out 3 days...well, that just didn't happen. I'm just so tired after work and not motivated. Not to mention, its been 40 degrees all week! Who wants to change and go back out in that kind of cold weather? Not me! Our next ultra sound is in 4 weeks and I think they will try to tell us the sex of the baby. I can't wait!!