Where did this belly come from?!

All of a sudden I have this belly! This pic was taken at 15 weeks. I'm almost 17 weeks now, and the belly doesn't look much different. When I look down, my belly doesn't look very large, but boy oh boy does it look different from the side!

I'm at that in-between stage of my pregnancy where I can't really wear any of my clothes. A couple of friends (you rock!) have given me some maternity clothes. They're a little too loose right now. So, I've been using the bella band a lot. It's this spandexy thing that looks like a tube top, but you put it over your pants so you don't have to button them. Oh, is it a relief to have! I had friends who were like, "I was able to wear my favorite jeans the whole time I was pregnant with it!" Uhh..... did their hips not expand like mine are? I'm having trouble just getting a lot of my pants ON, let alone having to pull them on and off for the bathroom all day.

Thankfully, I have not been sick this trimester. (I did gag the other day which turned into throwing up, but other than that). Bruce and Nancy are coming to help paint my hallway and pantry - which have smells from the former owners of our house - (THANK YOU Bruce and Nancy!) while Brad is in India. I and the little guy will miss him terribly!

We go to the doctor tomorrow for another checkup. And I suppose we'll see if this little guy still looks like a little....guy. I have gotten very used to the idea of having a boy and hope it isn't taken back! I went to Hobby Lobby to get some scrapbooking stickers the other day and just gravitated towards the little baby boy stickers! I have a little man on the way!!! (i think ;-)

For over a week now, I've been feeling the baby move. It's crazy!! It feels like spasms, and they're mostly on my left, so maybe that's where the baby likes to hang out. I hear in the next few weeks he's going to start growing even more quickly. WOW! I can feel him on and off all day and can't wait for Brad to be able to feel him, too.