12 Weeks :))

I am on my 12 weeks of pregnancy and my baby bumps continue growing, I am enjoying a lot, buying loose clothing that could make me feel comfortable, sometimes at home, I just wear my husband t-shirts ang lamig kasi sa pakiramdam, and I think pinaglilihian ko siya, I really wanted to smell his armpit, (hehehe sounds funny :)) sometimes nilalamutak ko yung ilong niya hanggang sa mapikon siya, but I ended sleeping playing with his earlobes, I already used with it. my vomiting still up, especially at night, I am always hungry though I already ate a full dinner, so before I go to bed I just drink a glass of Enfamama just to cover up my cravings. I also have some sleepless nights, I feel so irritated, my skin itches like there's so many ants marching at my back. Sometimes I am having a leg cramps, haiizt,.!! But overall I'm so happy and I really love my baby a lot, I just can't wait to see him, I am planning to have a 3D ultrasound probably next week.

(courtesy of babycenter.com)

This will my baby look like at 12 weeks..

I am 12 weeks pregnant. (fetal age 10 weeks)

• The fetus is now about 2.5 inches (6cm) length and weighs about 0.7 ounce (20 g).
• The feet are almost half an inch (1cm) long.
• The fetus starts moving spontaneously.
• The face is beginning to look like a baby's face.
• The pancreas is functioning and producing insulin.
• Fingernails and toenails appear.
• The baby can suck his thumb, and get hiccups.

From this week I may well be able to hear the baby's heart beat through a doppler monitor on my tummy. I will notice that the rate is up to 160 a minute, double that of a normal adult. 

My baby now has a chin and a nose and a facial profile. Vocal chords are complete, and the baby can and does sometimes cry silently. The brain is fully formed, and the baby can also feel pain. The fetus may even suck his thumb. 

The eyelids now cover the eyes, and will remain shut until the seventh month to protect the delicate optical nerve fibers. The hair is on the head and the fingers and toes have developed soft nails. The kidneys are developed and begin to secrete urine.

The 12 weeks scan [10 weeks fetal age] to the left shows a very active fetus. The mother who can not feel these movements; belly laughs, as she looks at the screen and can see her tiny baby kicking out.

The nuchal translucency (NT) 12 week scan is a routine ultrasound examination carried out at 10 to 14 weeks of gestation.

Most NT ultrasound scans reveal a healthy and normal baby, or sometimes multiples. A standard prenatal ultrasound exam usually takes about 20 - 30 minutes.

My baby weighs between 0.5 and 0.7 ounce (14 to 20g), and crown-to-rump length is almost 2.5 inches (63mm). Your baby's size has almost doubled in the past 3 weeks.