I can finally tell that I’m feeling better! The nausea has decreased and I’m not falling asleep at 8pm…I can usually hold out until at least 9, some nights 10! The past two weeks have gone by fast thanks to Thanksgiving, Christmas Shopping and a trip to Charlotte for the Carolina Panther’s game. I officially wore my first pair of maternity jeans to the game and was so happy for the comfort. The bloat has subsided, but I can definitely feel my stomach getting harder and an actual “bump” appearing. We’re now looking forward to our NT Scan this week, where they will measure the fluid behind the baby’s next for possible indication of Down’s Syndrome, heart defect and other chromosomal defects. We are not too worried, but more excited our growing little peanut again.
The most dramatic development over the past two weeks: reflexes. Our baby's fingers will soon begin to open and close, their toes will curl, their eye muscles will clench, and their mouth will make sucking movements. In fact, if I prod my abdomen, our baby will squirm in response, although we won't be able to feel it. His or her intestines, which have grown so fast that they protrude into the umbilical cord, will start to move into the abdominal cavity about now, and the kidneys will begin excreting urine into the bladder.
Meanwhile, nerve cells are multiplying rapidly, and in our baby's brain, synapses are forming furiously. Baby’s face looks unquestionably human: eyes have moved from the sides to the front of the head, and the ears are right where they should be. From crown to rump, our baby-to-be is just over 2 inches long (about the size of a lime) and weighs half an ounce.
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