FINALLY 12 WEEKS!

I'm offically 12 weeks preggo. I let a few close friends in on my lil secret. I want to tell the family on christmas day but eddie wants to wait til we know the sex. I don't think I can wait that long. As far as me Ive been sick with a cold and alergies. The weather is so up and down. I havent been having any morning sickness but cant eat much til late afternoon. Can't wait to find out what I'm having hopefully in 4-6 weeks. I'm itching to buy something but i'm resisting until I know.

Baby at 12 weeks:

While it may seem as if you've doubled in size over the past few weeks, it's your baby who actually has!
By now, your baby weighs a full half-ounce and is about the size of a large plum. Most of his systems are in place, though there's still plenty of maturing to do. For one thing, his fetal digestive system is beginning to practice contraction movements so he can eat someday, and his bone marrow is busy making white blood cells — weapons against germs once he's out of your safe haven. The pituitary gland (at the base of the brain) has started producing the hormones that'll enable him (or her) to make babies of his (or her) own in a couple of decades or so. If all these changes sound dizzying, that may just be you dealing with yet another problematic pregnancy symptom: Lots of women experience occasional dizziness and/or feel faint due to progesterone, which causes increased blood flow to your baby by relaxing your own blood vessels. More blood flow to baby means less blood flow to your body and brain and that, along with typically lower blood-sugar levels during pregnancy, can set your world a-spinning. Do your part to keep your equilibrium by eating regularly, getting adequate rest, and standing up slowly.