Kicks!

Well I'm now 19 weeks and yesterday I felt my first kicks! I know I thought I was feeling flutters before, and maybe I did, but there was no mistaking this one. I was sitting in a training class yesterday afternoon, anxiously awaiting break because I had to pee really bad, and suddenly I felt as if someone gave me a little slug...on the inside. And it was uncomfortable because I had to go to the bathroom so bad...the baby has good aim, I guess! The baby gave me three good kicks and then was quiet the rest of the day. It was really amazing. I felt it today too, again while sitting in class. She was very active around 10:30-11am.

I would have posted all this yesterday, but I was just too exhausted. I will be really glad to get home.

In other news, I have a new doctor. I will be seeing a female doctor in St. Louis. She delivers at St. Johns, which I have heard a lot of good things about. I was really scared she wouldn't take me as a patient since I'm so far along. I'm actually keeping my appointment with my old doctor for my gender ultrasound on the 18th (I can't wait!). Then after that I'll be seeing the new doctor.

I'm getting REALLY anxious to know what it is, and the closer it gets to the 18th, the harder it is to wait! But it will be here before I know it...then we can get down to names.

Amazingly, Stephen and I may have actually agreed on a name! We'd had some troubles in that department. It was kind of strange how we stumbled on it too. I was talking to him online, and he was at work, killing time before his students arrived. In the middle of the conversation this pops up: "Hi Jamie, my name is Kayla."

Huh? I think is what I said, it was so random. Then he said that one of his students was watching over his shoulder as he typed, and wanted to say hello to me. Apparently she is one of his favorites. We both agreed we liked that name, so we are definatly putting it on the list. I don't want people calling her "Kay" for short though, YUCK. So we might call her "Makayla" and then for short we have "Kayla". But we'll see.

We haven't even attempted to find a boy name yet...finding a girl one was exhausting enough! But if come Monday we find out that we need to start looking at boy names, you can bet the debate will ensue!