I am a little late this week--yesterday was very full! Peanut, you are starting week 13. Information differs on whether you will grow to the size of a lime or a small peach this week. Your intestines are moving from the umbilical cord into your abdomen, and your kidneys are making urine. This week, you will start making reflexes. Your fingers will soon begin to open and close, your toes will curl, your eye muscles will clench, and your mouth will make sucking movements. You can move your arms and legs, and may be able to get your thumb to your mouth. We love you very much.
Morning sickness has been pretty evil--2 or 3 times a day and nausea all day long--but knock on wood, I am feeling better so far today. I do have some sinus issues, so I am still not feeling "great", but at least I have been spared nausea for the past four hours or so! All but 1 pair of jeans and 2 pairs of dress pants are too small for me now. I am trying to wait until January to shop, when clothes should be on sale, but I may have to break down and buy some new ones now. I can gently press in the fat above my belly button and clearly see the "baby bump" below.
Our first trimester ultrasound screening is on Tuesday, 4 days away. This is the test where we found out Angel was gone. I feel like, if it goes well, this would really be the turning point on my worry and my ability to enjoy this pregnancy. The test would tell us the probability of Peanut having Down's Syndrome or other mental or physical incapacities. I am not really worried about that--none of it runs in either of our families, and we are healthy and young. And even if something like that did come to pass, Peanut, we still want you. We still love you. It doesn't really change anything.
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