I hit 18 weeks yesterday. I can’t believe I am almost halfway there. That’s so surreal because I don’t really feel much different than I did before I was pregnant, aside from being more tired than usual. I can’t feel any regular movement yet, and I don’t have an obvious baby belly yet. To think that I am pretty much halfway to the point of birthing a human being is just so weird. Oh yeah, about the movement thing. For the past few days I’ve been experiencing what feels like muscle twitches in my uterus area. You know when you look down at your leg or hand and a muscle is involuntarily twitching? That’s what it feels like, but in my abdomen. It doesn’t happen on a regular basis yet. Yesterday I was sitting in the chiropractor’s office and it was going nuts for like 40 seconds straight, when I was leaning forward in my chair. After it stopped I tried poking and prodding my stomach, but Ernie was done with his theatrics.

I have the “big” ultrasound on Monday. That’s where they’ll go over Ernie with a fine tooth comb by checking his anatomy to make sure that everything is kosher. If Ernie cooperates, we should also be able to find out the sex! Ohhh, he better cooperate. I have a feeling Ernie will be a she and we’ll have to come up with a new nickname for her. Speaking of names, we have the list narrowed down to a select few favorites. I don’t think we’re going to pick a name until we meet the little creature, but here’s what we have for now:

Boy: Henry, Eli, James or John. We’ve unanimously decided that Vincent will be the middle name. Vincent is Jake’s grandfather’s name. The name Remy keeps falling on and off my list. I think it’s a kickass French name, but it may be a little too feminine and difficult to pronounce for the ‘Mericans.

Girl: Evelyn (nickname Evie), Charlotte (nickname Charlie), Katherine (nickname Kate), Elisabeth (nickname Libby) and Amelia. We haven’t decided on a middle name. Jake wants Marie because that was his grandmother’s name, but I want Victoria after my dad (Victor).