The end of a trimester...

I've made it into my second trimester! I like this one better already. Our next doctor's appointment is next Thursday. I am having bloodwork done and another ultrasound. The pictures of the baby are getting so big and detailed now that I had to use another format to get the whole baby on here!! This one comes with labels so you won't get lost! Next week I'll have a real picture of OUR baby to put on here!!

How our baby is growing this week....Your baby's hit the 2-inch mark (about the size of a lime) and weighs half an ounce. Her face is beginning to look more human. Her eyes, which started out on the sides of her head, have moved closer together on her face, and her ears are near their final positions on the sides of her head. Your baby's intestines, which have grown so rapidly that they protrude into the umbilical cord, will start to move into her abdominal cavity about now. Her kidneys are secreting urine into her bladder. Her nerve cells have been multiplying rapidly, and synapses (neurological pathways in the brain) are forming. Your baby may have acquired more reflexes by now, including sucking, and she'll even squirm if you prod your abdomen, though you still won't be able to feel her movement for several weeks.