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Week13

Your baby's face is beginning to look more human, even though he is only about 3 inches long and weighs slightly more  than half an ounce. The eyes, which started out on the sides of the head, have moved closer together. The ears are almost in their normal position on the side of the head. The liver is making bile, and the kidneys are secreting urine into the bladder.

The fetus squirms if your abdomen is prodded, though you cannot yet feel movement. Fetal  nerve cells have been multiplying rapidly, and synapses (neurological impulses in your brain) are forming. The fetus has acquired more reflexes: Touching the palms makes the fingers  close, touching the soles of the feet makes the toes curl down, and touching the eyelids makes the eye muscles clench.

Your healthcare provider can now feel the top of the uterus, also known as the fundus, low in  the abdomen. As you enter the second trimester, you may find yourself donning looser, less restrictive clothing. Soon you won't be able to fit into your regular clothes anymore.