week 12 already? yiiiiikes

Hard to believe we are in Week 12 already... I dont think my pants want to be my friend anymore because they are having a hard time not suffocating my waist... ugh. Anyway, I heard the heartbeat again last friday at my 2nd appointment. Loud and clear and nice and strong! 165 or something a minute, which doc said was great! So thats good news :) If I would have had an ultra sound at 12 wks, the picture above is what it would look like right now... definitely more like a baby than my first picture which looked like a little lima bean :) ... So heres whats up with the nugget:

The body is now straighter and the first bone tissue appears. The face is formed with a chin, high forehead and small button nose. The eyes are developed and although they are shut tight with sealed eyelids, they now show reflexive movements. The ears are visible but are still small.
The tiny brain is now forming neural pathways and the fetus is starting to squirm around, although you can't feel it yet because there is still a high proportion of amniotic fluid all around it.
The arms and legs can move freely and if you have a scan (see video clip example below) at this stage you may actually see them moving, which is really exciting! The skin is still permeable to amniotic fluid. The nails on the fingers and toes are starting to grow and if the palm is touched, the fingers will curl.

Nothing new with me really... feeling pretty good! Just fatter and I get sleepy easier... probably since Im not sucking down the diet coke or Monster energy drinks anymore (boooooo). And my bathing suit-- NEVER putting that sucker on again... at least not for a very long time. Its now time for me to switch to the tankini to hide my fat stomach... haha... depressing... Im glad summer is here though.. more time to play on boats and beaches with my friends and less time sitting inside watching reality tv... maybe. Except for the Bachelorette and Jon and Kate plus 8. God help me if I ever have 8 kids like she does... I dont want to turn into a raging-you-know-what like she is... eeeeeek.

Ok thats all folks... does anyone even read this anymore or what? :)