14 weeks 4 days

A few excerpts from some random sites:

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At 15 weeks, the bones in your baby's ear that are responsible for hearing are developing, and her taste buds are sprouting, too. From now on, she'll get a flavour of whatever you eat via the amniotic fluid. One study showed that unborn babies swallow more amniotic fluid if it tastes sweet, and less if it's bitter – pass the biscuits!

This week sees a period of rapid growth, with your baby starting to lay down fat under her skin. She's also gaining more control of her movements; scans at this stage have shown babies playing with the umbilical cord, snuggling up to the wall of the uterus, apparently for comfort, and even fighting with their twin. Your baby will probably get regular bouts of hiccups from now on, which help her lungs prepare for breathing.

- From UKfamily.co.uk

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When will you "show"? You are at a very in-between stage right now. You may not yet look pregnant to the world -- or you may have already popped out. There is a great variation in the time your pregnancy becomes visible. This usually occurs between 14 and 20 weeks.

- From 15 Weeks Pregnant: Pregnancy Week-by-Week Guide

This site suggests that your uterus can fall forward more easily depending on the ligaments in your abdomen. My new theory is that I must have very stretchy abdominal ligaments.

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This link: http://www.yourdevelopingbaby.com/sampleChapters/7.htm has some AWESOME videos of babies moving in the womb. There's even a 15-week baby doing "aerobics", so you can get a glimpse of what Besido might look like about now. I got really excited when I saw these. :)

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14 weeks 3 days

So according to the pregnancy emails I receive, Besido could now be up to 4 1/2 inches long. (That's 4 1/2 inches CRL, or crown-to-rump, or head-to-butt. In other words, it doesn't include the legs.) I read this at work and held up my fingers and guesstimated about how long that would be. I was somewhat impressed.

Then I went home and picked up a measuring tape so see how long 4 1/2 inches really was. I about dropped the tape. 4 1/2 inches was HUGE!!!! Seriously, go get a ruler and check it out. You'll be shocked. (To all you pregnant ladies that are months ahead of me, just let me be amazed for the time-being. I realize Besido will get much much bigger.) But seriously...I held up the measuring tape to Dave and was like, "LOOK AT THAT!!!" and he was like, "I KNOW, that's why I'm saying I'm surprised you're not even bigger!" And I'm like, "How in the world does that thing FIT in there?!?!"

Then all of a sudden the realization hit me that this little creature (yes I realize it's my child, who I no doubt already love, but regardless...) is squirming around inside of me, and it kind of gave me the heebie-jeebies. I mean, seriously. It's WEIRD. The thought of bacteria or viruses being inside of me has been known to make me squirm, so the thought of a mini-human is a bit over-the-top. How in the world did God come up with this idea??

Below is a picture of Besido's suppposed relative size compared to my body. (All pregnancies advance at different rates, so he/she could be smaller. I don't know, though, the way my belly is sticking out, I think this may be about accurate...)

Crazy, huh? The picture is from WhatToExpect.com's Week 15 page. Check it out. :)