Week 12

The most dramatic development this week: Reflexes. Your baby's fingers will soon begin to open and close, his toes will curl, his eye muscles will clench, and his 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 intestines, which have grown so fast that they protrude into the umbilical cord, will start to move into his abdominal cavity about now, and his kidneys will begin excreting urine into his bladder. From crown to rump, your baby-to-be is just over two inches long (about the size of a lime) and weighs half an ounce.

It has been very nice out the last couple of days. Kids have been playing outside a lot. Karlee had preschool today and they learned how to make paper airplanes. So this evening Joel had to show Karlee the paper airplane that he makes. Karlee and him had a fun time playing with the paper airplane. I am very tired tonight so I think I am going to go to bed.