17 1/2 weeks

We went to Iowa City for our monthly doctor's appointment yesterday. I'll be relieved next month when we don't have to make the 2 hour drive for the 15 minute appointment. :) We saw Dr. Ward instead of Dr. Elson because Dr. Elson had to take care of her sick daughter. I liked Dr. Ward, which made me feel a lot more comfortable with the UIHC in general. I know that the chances of Dr. Elson actually being the one who delivers our baby is really low because it really just depends on who is there. Meeting Dr. Ward made me think that all the doctors at UIHC are really nice so I could have any of them deliver the baby.
It was a really quick appointment. I got my vitals checked which were all ok. I'm up to 106 pounds now so the little one is definitely playing his/her part in that. I'm right where I need to be on all my measurements so that made me feel good. Thumper's heartbeat was good and strong at around 153. Dr. Ward told me that my pregnancy seems to be running on autopilot - which I think is probably a good thing. Andrew made sure to ask Dr. Ward about the legitimacy of "pregnancy brain" because he evidently had doubts that that was a real thing. She assured him that it was and that it gets the worse during the third trimester. So I guess I won't be doing anything too mentally straining during that time because it sounds like it won't turn out very well for me.
Other than that, things continue to go well. I'm feeling Thumper move everyday - today in particular. He/She doesn't seem to want to hold still today. It's really exciting to feel that little tickle and know that everything is still ok. We have an appointment for an ultrasound on June 10th and we can find out the sex of the baby if we want to. We still talking that one out. :)