The News is OUT....

BP, Dave and I are just about finished our 18th week. I can hardly believe that means we are already half way through our 5th month! Things are changing constantly and I am experiencing all the signs that BP is with me. I am loving to see my stomach grow into a baby bump! I popped out last week - it is amazing! I also have been feeling BP move and kick since week 16. Those butterflies (that I orignally thought was maybe just gas) have become my favorite part of the day. Usually BP moves the most when I first get home from school and sit down on the couch. I love to just sit there and spend some QT with that baby. Many times I call Dave over quickly - but he hasn't been able to feel BP move quite yet. Hopefully in the next few weeks....

I am posting the "side view" of my belly (and Dave's). I realized we haven't had any pics of the father to be yet! Tomorrow (Friday) I am telling the students in my class. I am lucky enough to share the news in a pretty unique way...my OBGYN is a mother of one of my students! She is so excited to tell the class with me - we are showing them ultra sounds and she is bringing in a device so that we can all hear the heartbeat, etc. I am pretty happy to be able to make this a learning experience for my students and to share my journey with them! I will be pretty relieved to have the news "out" so that I can stop trying on three things every morning just to decide which of the outfits makes me look the least pregnant (in case a parent is in that day). Full on maternity gear - HERE I COME!!! Thank you for all the posts and well wishes!!! They bring smiles to our faces!