14 Weeks!

Hello everyone!  I almost forgot to post this week - it's been so crazy!  And quite honestly, half the time, I forget I'm even pregnant until someone mentions it!  

We had our Nuchal Translucency screening last week.  We were very excited to see our little marshmallow again.  When they started the ultrasound, there our baby was, looking like a . . . well, baby!  The face, nose, chin, legs and arms were all very distinct!  The baby seemed to be jumping every few seconds.  I thought it was the hiccups, but the tech said it was just normal baby movements.  About halfway through, I asked about getting a DVD of the ultrasound, and the tech said we would have to go to the front desk to get a blank disc.  :(  Thanks for the heads up!  So Steve ran down to get one.  Unfortunately, baby was lying on the umbilical cord, so they were unable to measure the neck for the official testing.  We stopped the ultrasound twice and tried walking around the first time, and laying on my tummy the second time.   I wasn't too worried about it though.  If anything is wrong with the baby, God has it in His hands!  This is the best (and only!) profile picture we got from the ultrasound:

So after getting home that night, I started really looking at the picture, and realized it's showing, what I'm pretty sure is, a very distinct "nub" between its legs.  If you don't know what the "nub theory" is, here's a quick explanation:  all fetuses at this stage have this "nub" which will eventually turn into its respective gender parts.  But the theory is that, depending on the direction the nub is pointing, you can determine the gender, with up to an 80% accuracy rate!  So, if the nub is more flat, horizontally, it's a girl.  And if the nub is pointing up at all, it's a boy.  So according to this picture, we MAY be having a little girl on the way!  Nothing for sure yet though, the theory doesn't always work!

Speaking of gender prediction, I decided to go ahead and put all mine together in a list, just for fun!

Baby is busy making facial expressions this week!  It can now squint, frown, grimace, and might even suck it's thumb!  The baby's head actually has somewhere to sit now that the neck is growing!  Baby should be about 3.5 inches now, and weigh 1.5 ounces!  That means it's almost doubled it's weight in only a week!  Lanugo (thin, downy hair) is starting to grow all over the baby's body to keep it warm.  

And here's me at week 14!

How far along? 14 Weeks!

Maternity clothes?  Pants mostly.  My old ones still fit, but are just uncomfortable around my waist.

Total Weight Gain:  Staying steady this week at the 10 pounds lost mark!

Sleep:  Only napped this week a few times - mostly when I hadn't gotten enough sleep the night before.

Best moment this week:  Definitely seeing our little bug on the ultrasound.  It makes it so real!

Miss Anything?  Caffeine, cold turkey sandwiches

Movement:  Once or twice I thought I felt a twinge in there, but nothing for sure yet.

Food cravings:  Could be anything.  I've been loving Ramen noodles mixed with tunafish lately.  But that's a normal food for me, I've just been liking it a lot lately because it's so salty :)  That, and black bean soup :)

Anything making you queasy or sick: Still just the smell of cooking bacon

Any other symptoms?  Not too much honestly.  The heartburn has eased a bit, and I'm feeling overall pretty good!

Have you started to how yet:  I don't think so, maybe a little?  Feeling pretty normal.  

Gender prediction: Well, up until Monday we were convinced this was a boy, but now I'm not so sure!  I'm thinking girl!  Hubby is still adjusting to that one :)

Labor Signs: Nope

Belly Button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy I would say, unless someone annoys me.

Looking forward to:  Honestly?  The end of this week.  It's one of those non-stop weeks where I'm going to be melting into my bed every night.  Sunday can not come soon enough!

Until next week!