13 Weeks: The Shrimp

Here's what Baby Anglin is up to this week:


Fingerprints have formed on your baby's tiny fingertips, his/her veins and organs are clearly visible through the still-thin skin, and the body is starting to catch up with the head. Your baby is almost 3 inches long (the size of a medium shrimp) and weighs nearly an ounce.

I love the food analagies -- it definitely makes it easier to visualize just how much things are changing each week! I also read that by 13 weeks, every organ and system is pretty much formed (just VERY tiny), and that the next 27 weeks are all about growing. Todd and I have started thinking about names, but nothing too serious until we find out if it's a boy or a girl (probably the end of September).

Since all of this started, I've had a few cravings: anything cheese, coke icees (no more than one per week), and yellow cake with chocolate frosting. I've also loved salty things more than sweet so far, and pretty much survived all summer on Goldfish crackers!

12 Weeks: The Lime

A teacher at our school is having a baby this fall, and I have loved reading her blog about how her little one is progressing each week. So, I'm going to "borrow" her format to share how our little one is growing. Just remember, all credit for this awesomeness goes to Hayley!

When I found out I was pregnant, I signed up for babycenter.com, a website all about pregnancy and babies. Each week, they send me an email "update" on what Baby Anglin is up to. Here's what they say about 12 weeks:

The most dramatic development this week: reflexes. Your baby's fingers will soon begin to open and close, his/her toes will curl, his/her eye muscles will clench, and his/her mouth will make sucking movements. In fact, if you prod your abdomen, your baby will squirm in response (although you won't be able to feel it). His/her face looks unquestionably human: the 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, your baby is just over 2 inches long (the size of a lime).

Isn't that crazy?? It's amazing to think all this transformation is going on, and yet Baby Anglin is only 2 inches long. On a completely unrelated note, the morning sickness part is slowly fading away (yay!), only to be replaced with the tired part. I feel like I'm sleeping all the time! But I guess I better enjoy it now.... I hear there's not going to be much time for that in about 6 months! :)

And Baby Makes Three....

Yes, it means just what it says... Todd and I are having a baby! I am officially 12 weeks this week, and our due date is February 4, 2011. It has been SO HARD to keep the secret this summer! We've had several ultrasounds, but here is the most recent picture of Baby Anglin, taken at 9 weeks:

The doctor says everything is looking good, and that baby looks healthly and has a strong heartbeat. It is an incredible feeling to hear that heartbeat for the first time!! I'm also pleased to report that after a summer of not feeling so great, I'm finally starting to feel better and a little more like myself, which is perfect since school is about to start again. :)


We will try to keep everyone updated at least once a week about Baby Anglin's happenings, so make sure to check back to watch him (according to Todd) or her (according to Abi) grow. :)