i woke up one morning, in my 14th week, crawled out of bed, walked into the bathroom, & nearly fell over when i looked in the mirror. my baby belly literally came out of nowhere. it was like i had a major abdominal growth spurt overnight.
everybody noticed it that same morning, too. i remember sitting at the kitchen table laughing & joking about it's sudden appearance with family.
now, i'm almost 20-wk's & lots bigger. my belly button is flat, and should be popping out any day now. it's funny looking. a bit creepy, too.
i love my baby belly, my bump. but as the weeks pass, it's beginning to hurt. all the stretching & whatnot. i'm lucky so far as to have no stretch marks. i'm sure they'll appear out of nowhere, too. but it's exciting.
good luck.