Week 13 of Pregnancy

Your kid has fingerprints now so it better give up on that bank heist it was planning. It’s probably for the best seeing as your baby’s head is about half the size of its body and it has no place to stash the money – he or she would get caught for sure.

As for you, well, this is the last week of your first trimester and I’m hoping that you’re feeling pretty good and the sore boobs and sickness have subsided or ended altogether.

Your chances of miscarrying are also lessening so you may be telling a few more people about the weeble-to-be. It’s a tricky situation because you often want to share the wonderful news but also don’t want to get too ahead of yourself if something goes off the rails. We told our family and friends pretty early on for both of my pregnancies. Not only did I balloon up instantly so it was a little hard to keep under wraps, but I would want their support if I miscarried.

On the flipside, I knew this nosey bitch at work was convinced I was pregnant and I refused to give her the satisfaction of confirming it. I just walked around all potty and plump eating all the muffins in meetings. My lips are sealed, mo fo.

If you are keen on sharing the news, here are a few neat ideas I rounded up on the site for announcing your pregnancy.

  • As soon as I told my 86-year-old grandmother I was pregnant, she said:“If you suddenly find yourself cleaning the house like a mad woman, that means the baby is coming very soon.”I had to laugh because anyone who knows me knows that I ha
  • A woman carries a baby in her womb for approximately 9 months. However, its important to note that this is a simplification. Pregnancy is typically calculated from the first day of the womans last menstrual period, which is about 40 weeks or 280 day
  • Hey Bud, 42 weeks. Here we are.If you’re still pregnant you’ve probably had the induction chat. Generally speaking, 42 weeks is the cut off for letting a woman go overdue because the health of your baby can start getting a little dicey p