Baby P, 12 weeks

• During week 8, your baby’s intestines were infringing on umbilical cord space. But now they’re all set to move back into her abdomen, which they'll start to do in the next week.
• Your baby's pituitary gland at the base of the brain has begun producing hormones, meaning she'll be able to have babies of her own one day.
• Your baby’s bone marrow is making white blood cells, so she’ll be able to fight off all those germs passed around the playground.
• This week marks a turning point for your baby. At 12 weeks pregnant, the Herculean task of developing new bodily structures is nearing an end, as most of your baby's systems are fully formed – though there's still plenty of maturing to do. Now comes the maintenance phase, during which your fetus' systems continue to evolve for the next 28 weeks and the organs get to work. For one thing, the fetal digestive system is beginning to flex its muscles — literally — as it starts practicing contraction movements, a skill your little peanut will need after birth to push food through the digestive tract. The bone marrow is busy making white blood cells — weapons that will one day help your baby fight infection (including all those germs passed around the play group) once he's out of your safe haven. And the pituitary gland at the base of the brain has started producing the hormones that'll enable him to make babies of his own in a few decades or so.

I feel pretty good as of now.  Slowly getting more energy and my illness is all but gone. :)