14 weeks!

I found this really cute pregnancy journal template online so I'm going to try to fill it out every couple of weeks to see what's changed!

Here it is for 14 weeks!

Size of baby: 3 1/2 inches long (crown to rump) and weighs 1 1/2 ounces. About the size of a lemon! 

What's baby up to? Your baby can now squint, frown, grimace, pee, and possibly suck his thumb! Thanks to brain impulses, his facial muscles are getting a workout as his tiny features form one expression after another. His kidneys are producing urine, which he releases into the amniotic fluid around him — a process he'll keep up until birth. He can grasp, too, and if you're having an ultrasound now, you may even catch him sucking his thumb.

In other news: Your baby's stretching out. His body's growing faster than his head, which now sits upon a more distinct neck. By the end of this week, his arms will have grown to a length that's in proportion to the rest of his body. (His legs still have some lengthening to do.) He's starting to develop an ultra-fine, downy covering of hair, called lanugo, all over his body. Your baby's liver starts making bile this week — a sign that it's doing its job right — and his spleen starts helping in the production of red blood cells. Though you can't feel his tiny punches and kicks yet, your little pugilist's hands and feet (which now measure about 1/2 inch long) are more flexible and active.

Total weight gain/loss: 8 lbs (yikes!)

Pregnancy symptoms: still more tired than usual and it seems like my morning sickness/nausea has returned a little bit! After a HUGE breakfast, it seems to go away.

Maternity clothes? Almost all of my bottoms are uncomfortable (the waist band digs in when I sit down) or they’re just flat out too small! I bought a few maxi dresses, flowy skirts and a pair of maternity shorts that hopefully get me through the summer along with 2 of my regular shorts that still fit because of the low-rise. My regular tops are fine for now but I did buy 2 cute mat tops on sale! 

Stretch marks? nope

Sleep: 8 hours minimum plus an occasional 1hr nap in the afternoon

Best moment this past week: Telling my 85 year old grandma to get ready for her 3rd great-grand child! 

Have you told family and friends: FINALLY! I think everyone and their brother knows now! 

Miss Anything?  Looking good in clothes! (... and coffee!)

Movement: Not yet

Food Cravings:  I was craving salty foods, then popsicles and fruit. My cravings seem to have vanished in the last week or two.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Not really!

Have you started to show yet: Ive got a little bit of a ‘beer belly’! 

Gender predictions: Boy

Labor sigs: No

Belly Button in or out: In

Wedding rings on or off: On

Happy or Moody: Happy! 

Weekly Wisdom: Stop stressing! Worrying about every little cramp and pain is not going to help!

Looking forward to: Middle of August when we go for our next ultrasound and can find out the gender