Does this baby not realize how many people are waiting to know?

Last night Adam and I had dinner with J&J. I wanted to go to a place that we only had here, well one place closed early on Sundays so we couldn't go there and the other place didn't have any reservations until 8pm so we couldn't go there. We ended up going to Texas Roadhouse and had a great time and some great food!! It was good getting to see them and catch up again face to face. Adam was nervous that we wouldn't have much to talk about but it's just like catching up with friends. We talked about the delivery, the hospital, my previous labors, baby names and I love the names they have picked out. I really liked the boy name a lot but I think its because I'm biased whenever it comes to most B names and the boy name they have picked out is a B name. After dinner we headed home and I got everything ready for the next morning.
This morning I got up and started getting ready. I was so anxious and excited for the u/s. I could not believe we have already made it this far in the pregnancy! I cannot imagine how J&J felt. So it was time to head to the appointment. We get to the doctors office and J&J pull up right after I do and we walk in together and wait. I was weighed and had to pee in a cup. BTW I DID NOT PEE ON MY HAND!! You other women know what I'm talking about. Every time you have to pee in a cup most of the time you end up peeing everywhere but the cup! Well apparently I've been getting lots of practice from peeing on pregnancy test, in cups, and in MORE CUPS! But I was so proud about not peeing all over my hand. But then it was time to wait. I felt like we waited FOREVER! But we were finally called back.
It was a totally different room this time around and this time they had warm gel which felt much better than the freezing ice cold gel! The first place she looked was in between the legs. I couldn't believe we were about to know what I was carrying! FINALLY!! It's a...... Well.. The legs are pressed right up against each other. Lets see if we can get the baby to move some. The nurse kept looking and trying to get the baby to move. Nothing. The baby was moving but instead a moving the legs in and out it was moving them side to side like scissors. So we got NOTHING! She said we would come back in a bit and try again. So we looked at all the organs, brain, umbilical cord, etc. and it was so neat seeing everything. Even though a lot of the stuff you really couldn't tell what it was you just acted like you did. We listened to the heart beat. BTW the heartbeat was 156 this time. Then we went back to the boy/girl parts. She took another look. COME ON BABY!! MOVE THEM LEGS!! I don't think the baby realized that tons of people are WAITING to know if its a boy or a girl? WHAT ARE YOU!! SHOW US! NOTHING! So the nurse went and looked at another angle. From what she could tell it looked like a little hamburger. Which means GIRL!! So for now it looks like J&J will be having a baby girl! She was so not cooperating at all.. But from what it seemed there were no boy parts poking out anywhere. I will be having a 3D/4D ultrasound sometime in the near future and hopefully that will give us a more for sure answer. But either way they are both so excited and I am so excited for them.
After the ultrasound Adam and the kids met us at Chick Fil A for an early lunch. Brynna had already met them before and this time they got to meet Brett and Aliana. Brett was so excited to finally get to meet them and Brynna was excited to see them again. It was a great visit and we always have a good time whenever they come down.

How far along: 18 weeks 5 days
Total weight gain: I am still not sure what my starting weight was but I have gained 2 pounds since last appointment which was 2 and a half weeks ago.
Maternity clothes: I have 2 pairs of maternity jeans that I wear but other than that its leggings and sweatpants.
Stretch Marks: no new ones
Sleep: I wake up every night to pee and sleeping on my stomach isn't always an option anymore haha.
Best moment this week: Baby related- We now know IT'S A GIRL! Not baby related- We had a TON of snow this past week so Adam was off work for a few days due to being snowed in. And my mom, grandma, and brother will be in here a couple days
Miss anything: Not lately. I mean yea I still miss having a glass of wine but that's really it haha.
Movement: A tiny bit.
Food cravings: None.
Anything make you sick: No
Have you started to show yet: It still depends. Yes I am showing but it depends what I'm wearing.
Gender: It's a GIRL!!
Labor signs: I think I have been getting Braxton hicks. I'm not 100% sure but a few nights ago I woke up with horrible labor pains. I knew they weren't the real deal because I actually remember the labor pains with Brynna. They weren't bad but I do remember them. But a few people said they sounded like Braxton hicks..
Belly button in or out: in :)
What has your mood been: Tired. These past few days I've been really tired for some reason.
Looking forward to: Brynna starting gymnastics and my mom, grandma, and brother coming to visit
Any issues: A little bit of Braxton hicks contractions AND peeing on myself!! I HATE sneezing! Because I have to do the awkward leg cross thing and if I don't I will more than likely pee on myself and even if I do the leg cross thing I will probably still end up peeing on myself and its no fun! BTW I have the weakest bladder EVER thanks to Brett(my first born). Also I have been having this very weird taste in my mouth and it is driving me absolutely CRAZY because I can't figure out what the taste it.
Baby is the size of a: Mango

Lets have some fun

We have a few days to go to figure out if J&J will be having a boy or a girl. Personally I think its a boy. I have no idea why but this pregnancy just reminds me more of when I was pregnant with Brett and not with Brynna. Brett and Brynna both think its a girl. So I will do some at home gender predictions and also list a few Old Wives Tales.

1. The Soda Test- You pour urine into the cup with baking soda in it. If it fizzes like a soft drink its a boy, if it doesn't fizz its a girl.. I am pretty sure either way my pee is going to make the baking soda fizz but we will just have to see...
So I did the baking soda test(Thank you Brittany for the baking soda haha). I decided not to video record it because the thought of videoing my pee while doing the experiment and showing the world kind of grossed me out. So I will post the few pictures I took as my proof. My pee is super freaking yellow and I'm guessing its because of my UTI because honestly ALL I drink is water lately(and sometimes lemon water).. Besides my one cup of coffee I had today.

I got a total of maybe 5 bubbles and it didn't fizz like a soft drink.. I will let y'all be the judge of if this test says boy or girl and that will be the tie breaker.

2. Heartbeat test- If the baby's heartbeat is 140 or OVER it's a girl. UNDER 140 its a boy. Well the last time the doctors told me the heartbeat they said it was 140.. Girl

3. Acne- Some believe that if you get bad acne while pregnant you are having a girl.. Well in my opinion my acne has not changed. I hardly ever have bad acne thankfully. Boy

4. Morning Sickness- If you have extreme morning sickness people say its a girl.. Well I only vomited once so far and I'm 18 weeks. Boy

5. Chinese Gender Chart- Went online and it said girl but I don't know if it would go off my birthday or the egg donors birthday and I'm not sure of her birthday so this may not even be valid :-\

6. Mayans Prediction- They look at the mothers age at conception and year of conception if they are BOTH odd numbers or BOTH even numbers then its a girl if one is odd and the other is even its a boy. Well I know the ED and I are the same age and it was 2013 so they were BOTH odd numbers. Girl

Now we will have to wait and see which was correct and which ones were wrong. BTW these were just for fun. I don't think any of them really work but I thought it'd be fun to do :) Those of yall that still have not voted if you think surrobaby will be a boy or a girl then click here and go vote. It's halfway down the blog post in between the avocado picture and the snow pictures :)

Here is my almost(1 day shy) 18 week picture.. I wont post again until I have the u/s which is MONDAY! So everyone be on the look out..

17 weeks and 6 days with surrobaby

18 weeks with Brynna.
I honestly don't think I was showing yet with Brett
but he was also my first and it took me FOREVER to show with him