13 weeks

Well, according to most doctor's, this is the last week of the first trimester. Ive read that some books and websites consider the first trimester to be weeks 0-12 or 0-14 weeks, but the majority consider it 0-13 weeks. According to the actual dates though, its July 10th and I am exactly three months pregnant today!

I have noticed a small change from previous weeks, in that Im not feeling the slight pre-car sickness feeling every single day anymore. I am still tired but some days I feel more back to normal than I have since the start of this pregnancy.

Excerpt from Babycenter.com:
"Your belly may soon be big enough to announce to the world that you're expecting, but your baby is still tiny. In fact, he's only about 3 inches long crown to rump — roughly the size of a jumbo shrimp — and weighs just about an ounce. Despite the small proportions, there's a fully formed baby inside your womb now. Much more proportional than it was a few weeks ago, his head is now only about a third the size of his body. His tiny, unique fingerprints are already in place. His kidneys and urinary tract are functional, and he's starting to urinate out the amniotic fluid he's been swallowing. As you start your second trimester, most of your baby's critical development will be completed, and your odds of miscarriage will drop considerably."

This weekend we traveled to Jackson, MS on Saturday to visit with family. My cousin Justin and his wife Summer just had a baby boy, Blake, in March. They were in town so we finally got to meet little Blake. It was fun to be around a baby all day, and Summer had a lot of comforting answers to my many questions. Ill post pictures when I get them from Summer.

On Sunday, Stephen and I went to Steelwood for lunch with The Roe's. While we were sitting at their cottage, Laura had a stethoscope and we were able to listen to our little baby's heartbeat! It took me a minute to find it, and when I did I had to re-find it for Stephen and then Laura since the baby was moving around! By the time Fred came over to listen, I couldn't find it anymore. :( I have GOT to get a stethoscope pronto! I never knew you could do that?!