My bump is slowly growing, and so is my appetite! I'm trying to keep the food intake in check though. The last thing I want is to gain a bunch of extra weight that could possibly cause complications in my pregnancy, not to mention the extra weight I'll have to lose when the baby is born!
I don't really know if I've felt the baby move yet or not. It's so hard to tell! My doctor has told me that while most women feel the baby moving around 18-20 weeks, many women feel the movements as early on as 12 weeks. What I have been feeling can only be described as someone popping bubble gum under my skin. It's weird. I think I'm pretty confident that it's not gas, so that only leads me to believe that it's the baby! But, I'm not 100% for sure. It'll be exciting when I get to the point where I KNOW it's the baby that I'm feeling!!!
According to www.babycenter.com:
"Your growing baby now measures about 4 inches long, crown to rump, and weighs in at about 2 1/2 ounces (about the size of an apple). He's busy moving amniotic fluid through his nose and upper respiratory tract, which helps the primitive air sacs in his lungs begin to develop. His legs are growing longer than his arms now, and he can move all of his joints and limbs. Although his eyelids are still fused shut, he can sense light. If you shine a flashlight at your tummy, for instance, he's likely to move away from the beam. There's not much for your baby to taste at this point, but he is forming taste buds. Finally, if you have an ultrasound this week, you may be able to find out whether your baby's a boy or a girl! (Don't be too disappointed if it remains a mystery, though. Nailing down your baby's sex depends on the clarity of the picture and on your baby's position. He or she may be modestly curled up or turned in such a way as to "hide the goods.")"
(photo courtesy of http://www.babycenter.com/)
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