Today is day one of week 13. I am so thankful to still be feeling great (other than a cold or sinus junk or something). I have had a little bit of nausea and being gaggy but nothing severe and it doesn't ever last long when it does come on. What a wonderful time to pregnant! The leaves are changing and the temperatures are getting cooler. I love this time of year!
Week 13: (Remember this is just a single birth update)
Your baby is about three inches long and the size of a peach this week. But don't compare your baby with the baby next door. Starting about now, babies begin growing at different paces, some faster than others, some more slowly, though they all follow the same developmental path. Growing at a universally breakneck speed now is your baby's body as it tries to catch up to the head in terms of size. Though your baby's head is about half the size of its body now, by the time your baby is ready to make his or her entrance into the world, the head will be only one-fourth as large as the body.
Your baby's intestines are also in for some big changes right now. Up till this point, they've been growing in a cavity inside the umbilical cord; but now they're moving to their permanent (and more conveniently located) address, in your baby's abdomen. And to serve your growing baby's needs, the placenta is also growing. It weighs about an ounce now and will weigh one to two pounds at birth.
Also developing this week: your baby's vocal chords. Because sound can't travel through your uterus (your baby's current habitat), you won't be able to hear any sounds or cries just yet, but oh boy (or girl) - those vocal chords will get a good workout once that baby is born.
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