Today marks the first day of the second trimester! Boy (or girl) it sure is nice to get the 1st one out of the way. I'm already feeling somewhat better, keeping my fingers crossed. The last few days have been better in the energy department, but it still isn't where it should be! I get to clean the house in sections, otherwise I poop out early and don't get anything done. Lucky, huh?!?!

Hmmm, so what is new with us?
Myrtle Beach was nice and relaxing. As far as the traveling went, it went well. There wasn't any swelling!! My ankles were happy.
All I did was sleep, eat, and lie on the beach. Cade on the other hand was busy busy busy on the golf course for 6 days! I told him next year will be totally different with the little one on vaca too! AKA--only tourny rounds will be played vs extra rounds for fun;) We will be doing family days next year!! Yep I'm the ruler.

I'm ready to start feeling the lil one move around inside! I have felt small flutters but I'm sure it was just me and digestion feelings vs. baby. When do I start feeling it? Hurry up, whenever it is...

We have another Dr. appt in a few weeks...and I hope we get another sonogram to see how much bigger this one is vs August.

From things on my google searches and my iPregnancy app on the phone...everything says the baby's face is completely formed! That's insane considering a few weeks ago there was barely anything!!
Here are some interesting facts:

1. The brain is fully formed
2. Vocal chords are complete, and the baby can even cry?!?!!?
3. Toes and fingers are completely formed (pray for 10 and 10)
4. Length is 2.4 inches...about the length of your pinky finger or a Vienna sausage(which I used to eat ALLLLL the time growing up! The sausages, not fingers hahaha)
5. Weighs 1/2 an ounce now, fatty! JK
6. He/she can swallow and practices on it's amniotic fluid....I need to drink lots of water to replenish
7. Fetuses get oxygen from the blood pumped into their bodies by the placenta and don't breathe with their lungs.
8. This is kind of gross so feel free to skip ahead: The intestines are well under way, but they aren't all where you'd expect them to be. Instead of all being locked away in the body, some are dangling on the outside, in the umbilical cord. Ewwww!!!!!!!!!!!
9. The eyelids now cover the eyes (beautiful blue eyes!!!), and will remain shut until the seventh month to protect the delicate optical nerve fibers.

That's just a few things! That was kind of fun, I'll start giving you guys fun tid-bits of information on the growth of this little one!

LOVE TO ALL!!!

~Mamma Hall