We Have Entered the Second Trimester

Today I'm 14 weeks which is the start of the second trimester! I seem to be getting some of my energy back and I'm not feeling as nauseous as before, thank God. All my pants are a little too tight. I'm barely able to button/zip them and when I do it's incredibly uncomfortable. I went out with my mom yesterday to try to find some new pants that fit better but we didn't have much luck... I'm too small for maternity clothes but too big for my normal clothes.

It looks like I might need to switch to second shift (4pm -12:30 am) once the baby is born. That way I can stay home with the baby during the day and Josh will be home with him/her at night. I definitely don't want to do this even though I think it's our best option and the baby's best option. I like the idea of always having a parent at home but I don't like the fact that I'll only see Josh on the weeks. That really scares me. But at least I've got a little more time to think about this.

Here's what babycenter.com has to say about the baby at 14 weeks:
"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."