Peanut's first stuffed animal

The music box for the bunny I've been making finally came! He is now complete :) I think I may make him a jacket later. I think I am the most proud of this project so far.

First Trimester Pictures

I know it is a little difficult to see the difference from week to week, so I figured the side by side comparison will make it easier.

14 weeks 2 days

Earlier this week I felt like I hadn't grown much, but now it seems like I grew overnight! It was weird to look down this morning as I was taking the pictures and notice the baby was on my right side. I could just watch a little bump form on one side, making my tummy look a bit abnormal. If I kept watching it would slowly disappear and then reappear! Baby must be active today :)

Week 14

Wooh-oooh I made it through the first trimester! Week 14 begins the second trimester, a time where the baby will grow a great amount. The possibility for miscarriage also decreases, it decreased originally once we found a heartbeat. Most miscarriages in the second trimester or later are usually caused by an insufficient cervix. I was told they will measure this at the next ultrasound at 20-24 weeks.

I'm not showing any more than last week, however, I am noticing more and more that I can feel the baby usually if the peanut is on my left side. I can't feel him move inside yet but if I'm laying on my back and the baby is on my left side I can feel a hard knot. The other day Greg could feel it too.... it's weird knowing that there really is a baby in there and that I can feel it's tiny body this soon... even if it does just resemble a knot. I think it likes that side as I've noticed it a lot more this week and it's the same position the baby was in when they tried to do the first NT ultrasound a week ago.

In week 14, the baby's neck will continue to grow longer, allowing the baby more movement so the chin no longer rests on the baby's chest. It is also easier to tell the gender this week; however, we will have to wait till the 20-24 week ultrasound to find out the gender.

According to Babycenter.com, this is what will be happening in week 14:

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.

Newborn clothes in Korea

Over the past few weeks I've been on the lookout for newborn clothes here in Seoul, specifically onesies and newborn pjs. Everywhere I look I only see toddler clothes and they are not cheap! I've been in contact with some other expat parents who have had children here and finally confirmed they do not really put their babies in onesies here. There is an online market I'd be able to find some but they still are not as cheap as in the states. So looks like that will be something I'm adding to my list to get when I come back this summer. I'll be looking to get a small variety in each age bracket so that I have them for at least up to a year. One of the expat parents also suggested arranging a meet-up to get their hand-me-downs or even let me borrow outfits while I'm here since some are still talking of having more children while they are here; but I have to wait to find out the sex before we can do that.

Finding out the gender

I emailed my doctor after forgetting to ask when we would find out the sex and she says we will at the 20-24 week ultrasound so in another 7-11 weeks! I wasn't sure if we would be able to find out based on the law they have here but she didn't mention anything about it. Maybe with foriegners they tell the sex if they ask.

13 Weeks

My stomach is getting harder... last week at the ultrasound I think I could even feel which side the baby was on. I had a small hard spot on my left side like a knot and after they had me walk around a bit it wasn't there anymore. When I went to the doctor on Friday, I've realized I've lost 20 lbs since we've been here. I'm going to continue doing what I've been doing to make sure I don't gain too much weight during this pregnancy; they say typical is 20-35 lbs.

According to babycenter.com, these are the changes that will be occurring this week:

How your baby's growing:

Fingerprints have formed on your baby's tiny fingertips, her veins and organs are clear ly vis ible through her still-thin skin, and her body is starting to catch up with her head — which makes up just a third of her body size now. If you're having a girl, she now has more than 2 million eggs in her ovaries. Your baby is almost 3 inches long (the size of a medium shrimp) and weighs nearly an ounce. This marks the last week of the first trimester.