14 Weeks - did you know?

14 Weeks is the beginning of the 2nd Trimester!!

• Baby Nilsen is about the size of a lemon and weighs almost 2 ounces, by the end of this trimester baby will weigh about 2 pounds!
• Baby will also grown from about 4 inches today to about a foot in length by the end of the 2nd trimester.
• Baby Nilsen can start making facial expressions, like winces, frowns, squints and grimaces.  Although, this is simply a flexing muscle and not an indication of mood.
• Baby's little hands can grasp things and may be sucking his/her thumb.
• Baby Nilsen has eyebrows, but no eyelashes. Fine, light hair is also beginning to grow.
• Baby's soft cartilage is now being replaced with "real" chalk bones.
• Baby Nilsen's little body and limber limbs are coordinated enough for loads of complicated motions. In fact, the baby's whole body is moving right now!