Week 16

Dear Sweet Pea,

Today I am 15 weeks along and feeling pretty good in the second trimester. While the nausea and exhaustion are luckily gone, new symptoms have replaced them! I am now experiencing the joys of insomnia, heartburn, and back pain! I am continuing to feel your movements as small bubble-popping sensations, though they're not really consistent yet.

You are growing rapidly, reaching 11cm long and 80g this week! The joints in your arms and legs are formed, and you can even make a few expressions with your face. You are strong enough to hold your head up, and there's enough calcium in your bones to see on an x-ray. You even have your own unique fingerprints!