14 Weeks

This was a random shot Brad took for me to send to my cousin. I am 14 weeks and 5 days in this picture. 

Pregnancy Highlights: I felt the baby move.

How Far Along: 14 weeks

Total Weight Gain: 5 lbs

Maternity Clothes: still wearing some non-maternity, but maternity is just more comfortable. 

Best Moment of the Week: On Wednesday we had a work lunch and I had sweet tea. I was not thinking of the caffeine or sugar in it. After I got back to work I sat down in my chair and this poor little one was doing jumping jacks! It was so fun to feel the baby moving around. It wasn't really kicks I was feeling it felt more like the baby was doing flips and just rolling around.  

Gender: Unknown still at this point

What's going on with the Baby: 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 untilbirth. He can grasp, too, and if you're having an ultrasound now, you may even catch him sucking his thumb.

Baby is size of: a lemon

Movement: Felt the baby move for the first time! Such a wonderful feeling. Haven't felt much movement since, but I have also made sure to drink less caffeine. 

Food Craving: last Saturday I had a major craving for chicken wings! We went to Sticky Fingers and had the best wings. The next day I wanted more so we went to Wild Wings after church. These still sound very yummy to me. 

What I Miss: its starting to get a little harder to sleep on my stomach.. I hate sleeping on my side so I already miss not sleeping normally. 

Sleep: Some days I sleep very well, others I am so uncomfortable I can't sleep. I have been very on certain days. 

What I am looking forward to: feeling the baby move more and hearing the heartbeat on April 30th. 

Symptoms: right now I am not having much of anything. Last Saturday I had one big day of nausea, but since then I have had a little bit but not much. I am thinking I am close to it all being over.