14 Weeks ~ February 28th

I called the ultrasound place to find out if I could come at 14 weeks and 6 days instead of 15 weeks (must be 15 weeks per the state for the ultrasound techs to do the gender ultrasound) because my Mom and I are leaving Thurs, March 7th (when I'm 15 weeks) for our annual girls' trip (this year in New York!).  The ultrasound place said that was find so my gender ultrasound is Wed, March 6th at 2:30 and I kept the appointment for Tues, March 12th in case the baby does not cooperate on Wed we can come back in as the ultrasound place will let you come back if they can't for no additional charge.  I also scheduled the heartbeat in the bear ultrasound for today.  They did an ultrasound and the baby was moving around a ton.  It was so amazing to see again.  The heart rate was 162.  The umbilical cord was in the way so she couldn't even get a glimpse of that area, but told me she actually can't until 15 weeks anyway.  She recorded the baby's heartbeat on a red shaped plastic heart device and put it inside the bear.  (see the video and picture below).  

Baby at 14 weeks

Belly Pictures ~ 14 weeks 

Here is what BabyCenter says about 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 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.