14 weeks!!

Time is really starting to fly now!!  I've almost made it through the first week with the kiddos, and everything is going great!  I've got a great bunch of kids and awesome, supportive parents to work with!  When I told the class that I was pregnant, a little boy said, "I thought you were either pregnant, or you are eating too much chocolate!"  Haha, kids say the darnedest things!

Judd and I are SO excited about Friday night!  We are going to see Train at Chastain with Matt and Tara Avera, and Benjamin and Meredith Haugabook!  Tara, Meredith, and I are decking out our table, we're so excited!  I'll be sure to post pictures next week.

I guess I am finally starting to look a little more pregnant than fat! :)  It may be time to start the weekly "bump watch" for family members back home (MOM!!)!  Here's the belly at 14 weeks:

Yikes! :)

So here's what is going on in that belly this week:

At 14 Weeks Pregnant, Your Baby is a Mover (But Not a Shaker Yet)

Growing by leaps and bounds, by week 14 of pregnancy, your baby is leaping and bounding. He or she is on the move almost constantly — and those movements are a far cry from those jerky twitches of last trimester (though you won't feel any of them for weeks to come). They are now ballet-like, smooth and fluid.

Your Baby at 14 Weeks: Developing Perfect Posture (or Better Posture, at Least)
Speaking of ballet, it'll be years before you'll start nagging your offspring to stand up straight — but unbelievably, he or she is doing it right now, without any prodding! No slouch anymore, your baby's neck is getting longer, helping his or her head stand more erect. This gives your 14-week-old fetus a more straightened-out appearance.

Your Little Bigfoot — A Hairy Baby at 14 Weeks
Growth is happening on top of the head as well — by 14 weeks pregnant, your baby could be sprouting some hair (though the final color may not be determined until birth) and the eyebrows are filling in, too.
Hair growth isn't limited to the baby's head, though. He or she is also covered with a downy coating of hair called lanugo, largely there for warmth. As fat accumulates later on in your pregnancy (the baby's fat, not yours — though that will accumulate, too), most of the lanugo will shed — though some babies, especially those born early, still have a fuzzy coating at delivery (it sheds soon afterward).