13 Weeks

Today is 13 weeks which means the middle of this week we officially cross over to the second trimester! We both can't quite believe how quickly this first one has gone by even though some days seemed to drag forever. Not too much to report today, the morning sickness continues to get a bit better but the tiredness is still hanging around very regularly. We did have a little check-in appointment today which went well, other than somehow I have managed to lose a pound since the last appointment! If you hung around me at all you would know this is a completely ridiculous situation given how much I am eating now, I'm pretty sure my entire office has put on 5 lbs just being around my constant snacking!

Other than baby updates Mark and I are pretty excited for our big camping trip next week, so don't be alarmed when week 14 doesn't pop up on Tuesday. We will be gone a full week with 6 nights of camping and 3 little hotel night breaks in between. Our trip starts off in Zion, then a long trek to Yellowstone and our last big stop is the Grand Canyon.

So anyways, without further ado, Mango's 13 week update:

Fingerprints have formed on your baby's tiny fingertips, her veins and organs are clearly visible through her still-thin skin, and her body is starting to catch up with her head -- which makes up just a third of her body size now. If you're having a girl, she now has more than 2 million eggs in her ovaries. Your baby weighs nearly an ounce. As you start your second trimester, most of your baby's critical development will be completed and your odds of miscarriage drop considerably. This week Mango is about the size of a: