12 weeks!!!

wow, we are almost officially out of the first trimester!  we just got home from an amazing trip back east and although i am not ready to get back to reality, i am excited for our week ahead!  i have two important doctors appointments this week, so i can't wait to get another chance to peak in on baby berk!

i am still feeling good, but unfortunately i did get sick on vacation.  i have no idea what it was from, since i haven't experienced any morning sickness so far.  but i was nauseous, no appetite and had an upset stomach.  luckily we were staying at my brother and sister in laws house and they just had their baby 3 weeks ago, so my sister in law set me up with epsom salt baths, tums, seltzer water and saltines.  it lasted for about a day and a half and when i finally snapped out of it, i was feeling good and was hungry!!!  hard to tell if it was morning sickness or another pregnancy symptom or just food poisoning?  either way, i am glad it didn't last too long and it didn't affect our plans too much.

it was exciting to share the exciting news in person with jarad's family and the real purpose of our trip was to meet our new niece.  i got to enjoy holding her and feeding her and the best time we had together was when i was watching her while her mom ran an errand and the boys cleaned out the garage and she fell asleep on my chest.  there is something about the feel and smell of a baby that is like no other.  i was taking notes, asking questions and very interested to see what baby products they liked the best.

here are some growth milestones for week 12...

~baby's legs are longer than arms, but arms are long enough to reach mouth and possibly even suck their thumb
~tissue that will become bones is being laid out and some ribs may be distinguished by now
~placenta is now providing all the nutrients and oxygen to baby
~all major components of the body are formed, but will be going through the growth and maturation stage
~muscular and nervous system are responding to each other
~baby's liver and spleen are producing blood cells and pancreas is starting to release digestive enzymes

today to my surprise, jarad noticed the faint start of the dark line down my belly.  and i am happy to say that even while indulging a bit on vacation, i still have not gained any weight.  i am still down a pound from my pre-pregnancy weight!  so it looks like i will definitely make my goal of no weight gain in the first trimester. 

baby the size of a plum!