Aw that's too bad you have gestational diabetes! I've known many girls with it though and it's always been manageable. I'm sure you'll do fine.

We did the gender determination a couple weeks ago, and it's a girl, just like I knew she was! I felt her once at 19 weeks, and then at 20 weeks she suddenly decided she was going to kick and kick..and kick. There is no "fluttering." I have no idea what this even means. You can SEE her kicking me from the outside. The other day I had my hand on my belly and she must have stretched or something -- her foot stuck out on my belly and slid down my hand -- very weird and cool!

Here are her ultrasound pictures, 19 weeks 2 days.


Creepy front shot

And my belly, 5 months one day. Ignore the dirty mirror!!!


The ultrasound technician said I have a braxton hicks contraction on my uterus. I felt contractions for the first time this morning, very scary because I didn't know what was happening. I was working at the time, just wishing it would stop -- it felt like everything wanted to fall out of me.

Anywhos, that's my little monkey!