14 wks and growing strong!

Thankfully the weeks seem to be flying by!  Unfortunately, my nausea, heartburn and constant constipation isn't.  I thinking any day, now that I'm in my 2nd Tri., I will start feeling better, like my normal self again....hoping anyway.  I succeeded in finishing up a semester of college and did very well!  Two more classes under my belt, but a long way to go.  I'm hoping it won't be too long after the baby, I'll be able to get back to taking some online classes again.  I'm not giving up on my goals, just taking a time out to fulfill my dream of having another baby.  I still can't believe I'll have another one and only 6mths from now!  I have so much to do to prepare, but am waiting to find out the gender before I start buying stuff.  In just 4 short weeks we'll know for sure....a Boy OR a Girl!!  I can't wait!  I go in for my 3rd prenatal visit this coming Tues., I'll be 14wk4d.  I doubt I will be getting an u/s but def. doing some blood work and regular check up stuff.  It SO much easier to find baby's heartbeat with my Doppler now, I usually pick it up right away and it's louder too.  Love hearing that sound.  My belly's getting bigger and people are starting to notice and ask.  I'll have to take a new pic soon.  Will update more later, but here's what's going on with baby this week:

How your baby's growing:

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.