13 weeks...Hello 2nd Trimester!

13 Weeks: "Your baby is now the size of a peach! Fingerprints have formed on  your baby's tiny fingertips, her veins and organs are clearly visible through her still-thin skin, and her body is starting to catch up with her head -- which makes up just a third of her body size now."

So, I've read in a few places that the 2nd trimester begins at 13 weeks, and I've read in other places that it begins at 14.  I'm sticking with 13! :)

We had our 13 week visit with Dr. Guiroy today!  It was a pretty quick and easy visit, but we DID get to hear the baby's heartbeat with the doppler.  I was nervous at first because at our 10 week visit, she wasn't able to find it.  That definitely wasn't the case today!  After just a couple of seconds, she found it and it was awesome!  She said it was approximately 150 beats per minute! :)  It almost sounded like horses galloping under water. haha. It was very cool!

Symptoms:  I've had pretty bad headaches lately! :(  I asked the doctor at our visit today if that was normal, and she said that I can blame the hormones.  Apparently it is a very common symptom in the 2nd trimester.  The only medicine I'm allowed to take is plain ol' Tylenol, which doesn't always do the trick.  Naps can sometimes help, so I've been sneaking those in when I can.  But overall, I'm SO thankful that this is the worst pregnancy symptom I've experienced so far! I'll take this over morning sickness any day! :)