Week 17....2 more weeks til we find out the sex

We are finding out on dec 19th, but in the meantime if you want to guess, we added a poll above

The wives tales:

BOY chinese calendar
GIRL heartrate = three most recent readings >140 (girl), 1 reading < 140 (boy)
BOY Carrying lower
BOY Pete has not gained weight
BOY Ring on a string/pendulum test
GIRL my two vivid dreams

Not much is new.  Went to the doctor and gained another 1.8 lbs in 2 weeks, which is pretty OK since its slightly less than the average 1lb per week.  Now I normally like to be above average, but not in the weight category!

I fell on the ice on Friday while walking the dog which led to some mild panic, but ultimately everything was OK.  The benefit of it is that due to Pete's concern over the fall, I do not need to walk the dog on snowy pr icy days the rest of the winter!!!

I got some feedback on the blog that people liked the side-by-side photos because it made it easier to tell the difference.  So here you have it.  We were recently in Aruba, so I am conveniently more tan in this weeks picture, which is the one on the left

Picture taken: 17 weeks, 4 days.  Total weight gain: 13.8 lbs