12 weeks today!

I now have what I like to call a "pooch." It's small and barely noticeable, but it's definitely new. The baby is 12 weeks today, and about the size of a lime, according to babycenter.com. That's a big leap from the kumquat he or she was last week. And we're moving on down the food group with just 28 weeks to go! I can't believe I'm almost in my second trimester already. Time flies when you're full of love and growing babies.

Major developments this week are: reflexes (the baby begins to open and close his or her fists and curls his or her toes); nerve cells are multiplying rapidly; brain, synapses are forming furiously; eyes have moved from the sides to the front of the head, and his or her ears are right where they should be. Thanks for checking out Baby Merrill's blog.