17 Weeks Pregnant

I've made it to week 17! Yippee!

I was going to officially announce my 5th month of pregnancy, but after reading Joanna's confusing blog about human gestation... I'm no longer talking about months- only weeks :)
So with that said, 1 week from today and I *hopefully* will know if Baby VDP is a boy or a girl.
I'm still thinking it's a girl, and the reason why is that around my "conception" date, there wouldn't have been a possible way that I could have gotten pregnant. So as I've done the research I have found that if you did the deed a few days before you ovulated, that the swimmers can live for a few days, but normally the boy ones die off quicker and the girl ones live longer. So that means I'm having a girl due to the fact that I did not do the deed without contraception on or near the approximate "conception" date... but then again, that is just based on average ovulation... I guess I could have ovulated earlier, but regardless, that's my logic for thinking I'm having a girl.
I always have a theory people.
So this week has kind of sucked due to Ryffani. However, I am happy to announce that Ryffani is gone and I can continue life as normal, or at least until a close cousin rears its ugly head.
The baby's movements are getting stronger and more pronounced... last night when getting Lyric out of the car, I felt him/her kick for the first time while I was standing up. That's kind of cool :) Jon tries every night to feel the baby move to no avail. Well he swears he feels something and I'm like, the baby didn't just move and he was, "yes it did" and I was like, "I don't think it's possible for you to feel the baby move and me not." But he still continues in his own belief. Gotta love him :)
This week at work has been pretty tiring because I've been so busy, but the week is almost over and I can have a nice long relaxing weekend of doing NOTHING! Yeah!

Here are the belly shots:



Here is week 17 over at 0-40

And here is more info about BabyVDP:
Speaking of packing on the pounds, that what it's all about for baby this week. He's adding fat stores that will keep him warm and cozy after he's born. Your baby's weight will increase approximately six times over the next four weeks. Good to know you're not the only one tipping the scale. Also this week:
Your baby is hard at work honing his sucking and swallowing reflexes—all the better for eating that 2 AM (and 5 AM, and 8 AM ...) meal in a few months! The finger- and toenails are beginning to grow from their nail beds, which would explain why he'll need them trimmed almost as soon as he's born!
Your baby weighs nearly 5 ounces and is a little over 5 inches long—about the size of a baked potato (load on the butter and sour cream, please).

I am really excited about next week and so happy that the next time I post a pregnancy blog, it *hopefully* will have a special announcement and name to go with it! Yeah!!!