Today marks the start of my 14th week of pregnancy which also means the start of my second trimester! Goodbye first trimester fatigue, hello second trimester energy! My doctor says once it kicks in, Ad won't be able to slow me down and I'll be "nesting" like crazy. I'm still waiting for it. In fact, I just wish I could go back to bed right now. And when 3:00 this afternoon hits, I'll be wishing for the hammock in the back room of the drug store that I keep asking for. Oh well, one of these days I'll get my energy back! I'm hoping it's soon!
In the meantime, here's a little update of what's going on with the wee one in there:
This week's big developments: 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. From head to bottom, he measures 3 1/2 inches — about the size of a lemon — and he weighs 1 1/2 ounces. 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. -http://www.babycenter.com/6_your-pregnancy-14-weeks_1103.bc
Well, I'd better get ready for work. Maybe if I'm ready early enough Ad can snap a belly shot for us!
Happy Friday everyone!
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