Week 17

Well this has been the most exciting week so far! We found we're having a little girl and it has made such a difference! It makes it feel so much more real to say she or her or Avery instead of "the baby." Now when I think about her I think about what she's going to look like and act like AND I get to BUUUUY things!!! FINALLY!!! I have been limiting myself and have only purchased two little onesies so far, but it's hard!

I should really be more concerned with clothes for myself because I am running out of things to wear now that summer is coming to an end. I am not going to fit into any of my Fall/Winter hoodies and that is my staple wardrobe! I am still growing a very square belly. I guess I should post pictures soon. Maybe I'll do that tonight. Half the people I talk to say, "You don't even look pregnant." or "You're not showing at all!" which just leads me to assume I looked this fat to begin with...LOL. I am definitley bigger though. I now officially have zero pairs of pants that will button and the top of my stomach is usually pretty hard with all my internal organs being smooshed in up there. I definitley have nowhere to grow, so I'm expecting to just grow straight OUT from all sides! LOL

The weirdest new little thing is that when I eat I get a hard bump that sticks out from between my ribs on the left side of my stomach. Mom thought it was a hand or foot, but the baby is still too low the ultrasound tech says. So we're guessing it's an intestine or some other organ being pushed out of the way when I'm full. VERY WEIRD! LOL

This week Avery is the size of a sweet potato and is now yawning, hiccuping, rolling, twisting, kicking, punching, sucking and swallowing. I THINK I have started to feel her move, but I won't know for sure until it happens more often I guess.