15 weeks

Another crazy week for us here in the Medford household. Baby is now 15 weeks old and 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. I love the info I get from my daily pregnancy emails! I'm starting to get anxious about finding out the sex of the baby. Hopefully the next 5 weeks will fly by :) Madison is starting to be pretty serious about potty training which is exciting, so I'm hoping for a small reprieve from diapers between the 2 kids! My appetite has been crazy this week! I think my body is trying to make up for the weight I lost in trimester 1! I'm just hopeful that I won't gain too much with this pregnancy. This week I am traveling to Alabama from Friday to Sunday for work, so I'm hoping I won't be too exhausted when next Monday comes around. This baby sure is getting around. I'm sitting here watching the final Barbara Walters Oscars special...I'm sad baby won't get to enjoy Barbara before the Oscars with me again...holy buckets being preggo makes me emotional. hehe.