14 Weeks

Here we are in the second trimester already. Wow, time flies, eh? Even though I’m not supposed to be able to feel it yet, I’m positive I felt the baby moving around in there! That was very exciting!

Our baby is no longer a baldy! He’s sprouting his first locks. Whether they're jet black, cocoa brown, golden blonde, or fiery red, curly or straight, will remain a secret until the day he's born. Crown to rump, our baby is about 3 1/2 inches long, and weighs 1 1/2 ounces. The body is now growing faster than the head. This week, its parchment-thin skin covers itself with lanugo (ultra-fine, downy hair that usually disappears before birth). About now, the baby can grasp, squint, frown, and grimace. He may even be able to suck his thumb. Researchers believe these and other movements probably correspond to the development of impulses in the brain.

You can email us with your vote for a girl (Hurray!) or a boy (Yippee!). I’ll post the results when we find out the sex through the magic of science— probably around week 20.

Info taken from BabyCenter.com

Note that, for the purposes of this chart, babies are measured from the crown (or top) of the head to the rump (or bottom) until about 20 weeks. After that, they're measured from head to toe.

Gestational age	Length (US)	Weight (US)	Length (cm)	Mass (g)
	(crown to rump)		(crown to rump)
8 weeks	0.63 inch	0.04 ounce	1.6 cm	1 gram
9 weeks	0.90 inch	0.07 ounce	2.3 cm	2 grams
10 weeks	1.22 inch	0.14 ounce	3.1 cm	4 grams
11 weeks	1.61 inch	0.25 ounce	4.1 cm	7 grams
12 weeks	2.13 inches	0.49 ounce	5.4 cm	14 grams
13 weeks	2.91 inches	0.81 ounce	7.4 cm	23 grams
14 weeks	3.42 inches	1.52 ounce	8.7 cm	43 grams
15 weeks	3.98 inches	2.47 ounces	10.1 cm	70 grams
16 weeks	4.57 inches	3.53 ounces	11.6 cm	100 grams
17 weeks	5.12 inches	4.94 ounces	13 cm	140 grams
18 weeks	5.59 inches	6.70 ounces	14.2 cm	190 grams
19 weeks	6.02 inches	8.47 ounces	15.3 cm	240 grams
20 weeks	6.46 inches	10.58 ounces	16.4 cm	300 grams