5 Months
(next picture I'll put on a maternity shirt so you can see it better!)

3rd OB appointment results:
-lost another 3 pounds...so far haven't gained, only lost
-measuring a week ahead...I'm considered 20 weeks.
-Ultrasound scheduled 1 week from today!!!

week 19. The baby is growing very quickly, I can tell because I have gained a much bigger appetite lately! It weighs about 8 1/2 oz. this week. I have my 3rd appointment this week Thursday and we'll be setting a date for the ultrasound. I'm getting sooooooo anxious to know the sex! This Thursday Ryan and I decided that we would like to do a blood test to test of down syndrome as well as few other things so we will be praying for healthy results on those. It sure has an active life though, I feel it kicking and moving around a lot! I can't wait until Ryan can feel it. As for a baby bump...I have not posted pictures of one well cuz...I'm still not really showing even though pants are tight.

week 18. What a crazy week this has been! I have actually been feeling the baby move! What a fun feeling!!! For the last few nights I have been feeling the baby moving at 9:30pm. The morning and afternoons haven't been as regular as at night. I can't wait till Ryan is able to feel it as well, I'm sure he is very anxious to feel it. Also this week I have completely lost any and all control I had left of my emotions! I was told "you're just a mirror of however I feel" by a co-worker. Last week I mentioned that I felt as though there wasn't enough time so I decided to start getting ready for the baby by emptying out the baby's room. I still have a ways to go but it did make me feel a lot better. My next appointment is next week and at that appointment we'll make a date to do the ultrasound to find out the sex and to make sure the baby is growing like it should. This week the baby is the size of a bell pepper and is about 5 1/2 inches long...the mind boggling part is that the baby is going to double in size in the next 2 weeks! By week 20 it will be 10 inches long...think BANANA! Remember when it was the size of a sesame seed? I can't wait to finally be able to say "he" or "she" is....instead of "it".

week 17. Wow so far this week has been a doozy! I feel like I have thoroughly lost it! I have this huge feeling that "THERE'S NO TIME!" I realize how ridiculous that may sound...trust me, however it doesn't help me think any more rational! Maybe this feeling comes from being 3 weeks away from being halfway through, or the fact that we're having a baby right after the busiest time of the year...or as a teacher I am making plans months in advance. Whatever it is I realize this time is going to go by so quickly and I have so much to do before we bring the baby home.
I did buy a heart monitor this past week and have had a lot of fun trying to find the heart beat. My mom was able to hear the heartbeat with me this past weekend, I was so excited and proud to share that sound with her! That was certainly worth the $10 I spent to buy it!
This week the baby is 5 inches long and weighs 5oz. About the size of a turnip!

Week 16 . I have not received any baby bump comments only "have you lost weight?" I have been pretty sick at dinner time so I no longer eat much of a dinner, only a few snacks and that seems to work. I have developed a new aversion in the past 2 weeks: meat. I haven't had any cravings as of yet, at this point usually nothing sounds good.
The baby is growing to the size of an avacado this week while growing fingernails and toenails! I keeping thinking of those few seconds when we got to hear the heartbeat and kicking sounds and I want to hear that again!! This week I think i'm going to buy a fetal heart monitor so I can listen to it when I want! I haven't heard wonderful things about these, but I think it would be fun to try! It may help me recognize the kicks earlier...who knows!