Week 17!

I am entering into week 17 and I am anxiously awaiting to feel movement from Baby L. I had a doctors appointment Monday and she said I should feeling something between 17-20 weeks :) The appointment went really well, I met Dr. Foiles for the first time. I LOVED her, so far Ive really liked everyone but she just had a really warm personality...she was funny too. When I was asked her about what can/cant do...(bc there are a million opinions online..) I asked about self-tanner and salicylic acid both are a no-no so she says you will be pale and have bad skin lol..David and I were both cracking up bc well its the truth! I finally gained weight, 6 lbs to be exact which is under the typical 10lbs I should be under at this point in my pregnancy. Ive experienced some sciatic nerve twitches in my legs and tushy...which is waking me up at night. Other than that Im still feeling pretty good. Baby L's heart rate was around 150 which the Dr. said was healthy at this time. Last time it was around 160 so Im beginning to wonder if its a boy. They "say" whoever they is that when the heart rate is lower its a boy. I guess we will see at the end of this month!!! I cant wait, either way we are going to be sooo happy! My intuition is saying boy and my moms and some people at work have said that to me but we will have to wait and see! My uterus is the size of a cantaloupe and I can actually press down on my lower abdomen and fee it really well now.
Baby L is growing so much! S/he is already 5 1/2 inches long and is mastering the art of yawning this week! haha- which s/he should be great at because im a constant yawner..even at the gym..its weird. I know Ive said this a million times over but I really cant believe how much Im in love with this baby already, what an amazing feeling. David came home the other night and asked "Are you thinking about feeling baby L all the time?" I replied " um, yes the feeling never leaves, I think about baby L ALL the time." He said I was thinking tonight at work that you must wait and think about feeling those movements all the time. Its funny, I know he is connecting with the Baby but I know he cant possibly feel the connection I feel-at least not yet...feeling very lucky that Im a woman. :)
So this is def happening..haha..my pants are barely zipping..they are currently held together by an elastic hair band. This was NOT comfortable at work today.
But, the great part about being pregnant your pants get tighter and tighter and you still take yourself to the cupcake counter because there isnt any guilt. When you get there its perfectly fine if you cant decide on just one! Apple Spice and Red Velvet...so far Ive had a part of the red velvet and it was heavenly.