So what's up with baby

Pregnancy has been treating me very kind so far. I received my first pregnancy comment today! I had a flat tire and the dude from AAA changing the tire asked how many months I was. Bold, but I didn't mind one bit. Next week I'll be 5 months, so it's about time for me to start showing. I had another question at a meeting at work today. A guy from another agency asked when I was due, I hadn't seen him in months. He was a little nervous asking, since he wasn't sure. Once it got around the meeting that I was pregnant, at the next break the facilitator said, "The pregnant lady would appreciate a break!" I could have done without that one AND the facilitator was a woman! Anywho, we decided to skip the break and the associate commissioner asked if I was going to be okay with that. Wasn't that sweet and thoughtful? (Although somewhat embarrassing) Since I received those comments it confirmed my thoughts that I had "popped" over the weekend. There is a big difference between last week and this week. I'm wearing the same dress for consistency.

WEEK 18:WEEK 19:

My appointment with the midwife went great. She was super sweet and spent a great deal of time with us. She was with us the entire appointment and we saw no one else! She said I was measuring 18 weeks, right on schedule. We heard the heart beat again and it was perfect! She went over my entire medical records with the two of us and patiently explained everything and answered all the questions we had. We told her we weren't so sure about the due date; we thought it would be later, but she did all the figuring and came up with the same dates. I now know my blood type and I don't have to have the RP shot, which was concerning me, since my grandmother had to have them. I guess concerned is a strong word, I was very curious. I haven't been all worried about every little thing. Today I signed up for our birthing and breastfeeding classes. They will be in October and November, which seems far away, but they will be here before we know it!

I've felt the baby move for the first time 2 weeks ago at work! It felt like a marble rolling around in my stomach. Since then I have felt the classic, "gassy" feeling that was the baby. Most of the time though, it tickles my tummy! The baby seems to do the most movement after I've eaten fruit! Although, today I've felt the baby move a lot. I have felt 3 strong kicks, but nothing that could be felt externally. I can't wait until Justin can feel the baby; he is being so patient.

We've begun our preparations for the baby's room. Justin had all of his clothes in the "nursery" and I transferred them all to our room! Can we say reorganization?! The nesting has kicked in and Justin nor I mind. It's a good thing! We won't do anything else until we know what we are having (unless the baby refuses to cooperate). We find out the baby's gender on August 11th...ONE WEEK away! I can't wait. I haven't had any baby dreams and I have no gut feeling. It's going to be a big surprise!