12 Weeks

About the baby:

By week 12, fingernails and toenails start to form. Vocal cords are developed this week too.

Your baby's kidneys are functioning! Good news, your baby now swallows amniotic fluid and passes it out of their body by urinating. Also, the intestines will make their way into the abdomen, since there is room for them now.

Sex organs start producing the correct hormone. 

Your baby's head is still much larger than the rest of their body. Their facial features are distinguishable (chin, nose, eyes, mouth), and they're looking more and more like a tiny little human every day (and less like an alien!). The eyelids are covered and will remain shut until the seventh month. There is hair on their head!

Their soft cartilage will start hardening and turning into bone.

Your new little resident is kicking up a storm and bouncing around like crazy - they're very active. Don't worry about missing out on all these flutters of movement, you'll be feeling the sharp stabs of kicks and punches soon enough! 

The nausea has been much better overall. I still get it from time to time, but no where near as often as I use to. Plus, it's not as intense either. I've noticed an increase in my appetite finally - I feel hungry all the time now! But, I am moderating myself :)

I'm still tired a lot. Hopefully that'll get better as I approach the golden 2nd trimester.

Ugh, and I still have this dreadful bladder issue going on. It totally sucks :(

I'm still doing my little workouts. Not as much as I should be though. I've been getting around to it about 3 times a week since I started them. I know that should really be like 5 or 6 times a week, …maybe I'll get there! At least 3 days a week is better than nothing, I suppose. 

My main food craving is still pretzel M&Ms. Curse them! They'll be the death of my healthiness yet! Also a new consistent craving is forming - Funyuns. Gah! Why can't I crave fruit? Or vegetables? ;)'

Geez not much longer in this first trimester! Crazy!