Update on Baby Horak - 14 Weeks Pregnant

Growing by leaps and bounds, our baby is leaping and bounding. He or she is on the move almost constantly — and the movements are a far cry from the jerky twitches of last trimester. They are now ballet-like, smooth and fluid. Our baby is the size of a clenched fist (a skill, by the way, our little one now has). Our baby also has the coordination, strength, and smarts to wiggle his or her fingers and toes and even suck a thumb (how cute is that?).

Our baby's neck is getting longer and his or her head is getting more erect (giving a more straightened-out appearance). And speaking of that head, our 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 the baby's fat accumulates later on in the pregnancy, most of the lanugo will shed — though some babies, especially those born early, still have a fuzzy coating at delivery (it sheds soon afterward).

Our baby can now squint, frown, and grimace! Thanks to brain impulses, facial muscles are getting a workout as tiny features form one expression after another.

From head to bottom, our baby measures 3 1/2 inches and weighs 1 1/2 ounces. His or her body is growing faster than the head. By the end of this week, the arms will have grown to a length that's in proportion to the rest of the body.

As for me, I'm feeling better and better and my tummy is starting to poke out! :)