Pregnancy Week 12

• So there it is: The First Belly Shot!
• Seriously, it looks even bigger looking down at it.
• I have my nuchal translucency today.  Nervous as hell.  Thinking good thoughts.
• I got sick this week!  Caught whatever Avi had last week.  Stuffy nose, congestion, drowsiness, sore throat, the whole shabang.
• The worst part about being sick when you're pregnant is that you can't take any medications.  No decongestants=torture.
• Plus Risa says no mint/menthol and no to most herbs, so no herbal otc remedies either.
• I'm working with a humidifier, hot lemonade with honey, some chest rub, and tons of showers.  Read: not much.
• On the bright side, the cold distracted me from too much anxiety!
• It also staved off a lot of the hunger.
• Oh and, the baby: can open and close fingers and toes, makes sucking movements with his/her mouth, and totally responds to pressure on my belly by squirming along with other natural reflexes.  Cool, huh?