Can you believe your little one has doubled in size since week six? By week seven, your baby's arms and legs are more developed, and veins are forming underneath fragile, translucent skin. Nasal pits are beginning to appear, and teeny, little hands and feet are taking shape. There is an appendix, pancreas, liver, and intestines. The eyes are cultivating the lens, cornea, pupil, iris, and retina; and the brain is producing about 200,000 new cells per minute. It's a big week for growth!

Your baby's genital tubercle is present too; and though the sex was decided at conception, it's not yet visually obvious if you're having a boy or girl. On a positive note, that tiny tail extension on your baby's tailbone is becoming smaller and smaller. In a few weeks, it will be entirely gone.

Do you feel like you're developing split personalities? Happy and composed one minute, crying and overwhelmed the next, your fluctuating pregnancy hormones are responsible for every radically changing emotion, and more. Now that they've turned you into an emotionally delicate Drama Queen with tremendously hypersensitive breasts, they will try to hijack your smooth complexion with a bout of acne. It will be super fun.

Your uterus has doubled in size; and though you aren’t showing yet, your pants may feel snug. Due to the increased blood volume and the fact that your larger uterus's is now pressing down on your bladder, you may feel the need to urinate more than usual.

In addition to morning sickness – hang in there, your nauseous woes will wane around week 14 - some women will notice an increase in their saliva, too. This is called ptyalism, and eating plain, dry crackers should help minimize this nuisance.

It's common during the early stages of pregnancy to experience cramping or notice light spotting in your underpants or on toilet paper after urinating. However, if you're experiencing severe abdominal pain, or the spotting increases to something more akin to a heavy period, you should contact your midwife or doctor immediately to determine if you're experiencing the first signs of an ectopic pregnancy or miscarriage.

Other common ailments some expecting moms will unavoidably experience include gag-inducing smells, constipation, and heartburn also called acid indigestion or acid reflux). If your partner, pet, or home suddenly smells nasty, just know this too shall pass.