Tomorrow is day 1 of week 12. So I can officially say I am 11 weeks pregnant. I cannot believe how time is flying by. There is so much to do and seems like so little time to do it. Tomorrow I am going to start cleaning out closets to make room for the babies. :) Here is the 12 week update on the babies (Keeping in mind this is a single pregnancy update but I have been told by the doctor that it should be the same for both babies. So just imagine everything times 2.)
12 Weeks:
This week marks a turning point for your baby. The herculean task of developing new bodily structures is nearing an end as most of your baby's systems are fully formed. Now comes the maintenance phase, during which your baby's systems continue to mature for the next 28 weeks and the organs get to work.
Your little baby 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).
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