14 weeks - when life gives you lemons!

Congratulations to Blueberry and me (and of course the baby daddy!)... we've officially entered the second trimester. One down, two to go!

According to BabyCenter...
This week's big developments: Your baby can now squint, frown, grimace, pee (lovely), 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 (hopefully not a habit my kid inherits... I sucked my thumb until I was 12, the day I got braces... but we needn't address my oral fixation issues now).

And, at 14 weeks, the baby looks like this.

There is evidently a lot of cool stuff going on in development. But, I thought by now I'd have something to show for this preggo business other than 20 or so absolutely adorable (and somewhat alien-like) ultrasound pictures. For instance... I thought I'd have a tally of how many times I've puked; I thought maybe I'd feel a flutter or a butterfly sensation; I thought I'd have crazy cravings or aversions to certain foods; and I thought that maybe I'd have a belly or at least some extra weight.

Please do not misinterpret; I am NOT complaining. I am merely saying that what I was told to expect is not happening. I feel so fortunate to not be experiencing the many woes that some pregnant women experience. And, I am sure soon enough, I will be cursing myself for ever wondering when I'd start to "show".

Every expecting mother reads and hears all over the place that "every pregnancy is different" and that no two are alike but when you're going through it, that philosophy is daunting. Its frustrating that there is no exact science to every pregnancy. Each twinge, cramp, or sensation is different for every woman, different for every baby, and indicative of god only knows what.

And don't you dare try to Google those symptoms because that only leaves you in a stupor, thinking the worst.

Basically what I've learned is that for the first trimester and beyond, everything going on inside that uteran bubble is a mystery. Sure the calendars and charts explain the growth but I really want to know in between the developmental stages, what is going on with MY baby? What is he/she doing down there? I've had multiple ultrasounds that have showed my healthy little bean dancing and kicking yet still, in between ultrasounds, I get crazy nervous that there is something wrong because I simply cannot FEEL anything.

I know that most women who have been through pregnancy out there reading this are telling me to shut my trap, bite my tongue and just enjoy the ride. And truthfully, I AM. I am over the moon about expecting and I am loving every second of it. (I don't even miss things like gorgonzola cheese, salami, and vodka.)

I am truly enjoying being pregnant. How could I not? Its a powerful and awesome experience and... it doesn't hurt one bit! YET!