1 I have heard that first time moms have a hard time distinguishing baby movements from regular body stuff? I'm sure she'll give you a good swift kick soon. So so so so so so so happy and smiling to "see" your little one growing and thriving.

2

She is GORGEOUS!  As for feeling her...I didn't feel Rusty until I was 20 weeks!  I was starting to really wonder.  Even after that, I never felt him a lot.  He was jammed in SOOOO tight.  I never got REALLY huge, but he came out 8 lbs. 6 oz.  He was just snug as a little bug in there.  Everyone would tell me how they felt their babies move all of the time and I didn't, but I also wasn't woken up by him in the middle of the night!  (Until later on!) 

I love her little face!  It's so precious!  Looking forward to seeing her on the outside!

3 I didn't feel Kiddo nearly as much as my friends felt their kiddos, either - on occasion, yes, but I didn't eat much sugary stuff, I'm a little... "padded," and he was snug (kept jamming his head up in my ribs - so much for breathing, right? are you feeling more oxygenated yet?)  

Hope she starts tapping hello once in a while for you! :-)

4 Your baby is precious! She'll soon give you an idea of her temperament as she continues her development. My three were each different, first, a girl, had dainty movements, later turned into kicking down like a little dancer, second, a boy kicked,elbowed and head butted, hard and often. The third was a comfort lover who snuggled and slowly stretched. I recognized the feel of the knees, elbows, head and butt after each was born, and, their pre-birth personalities continued past birth. She loved being cute and admired, elder son was always on the move,curious about everything, and youngest loved comfort and snuggling.

5 *grin*

6 I'm so happy for you. What a wonderful surprise for you today!

7 Little girls are always full of sweet surprises like this!

8 How super exciting!  What a cute little bug!  Most importantly, I'm so glad that she is growing just as she should be.

9 Oh, Sarah, I'm sitting here crying tears of happiness for you! She's beautiful & perfect - I am so happy for you!

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She is so cute!  What an awesome surprise.

11 How wonderful. Half way!!! woo hoo...

12 Sarah - Look at her adorable face!!!!!

13 This is such a great shot of her!! How beautiful she is.

14 Awww. She's gorgeous!

15 She's just amazing. I'm so happy to know everything is going well.

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I didn't feel (or more accurately didn't recognize what I was feeling) until the 20-week ultrasound, when I saw him move and correlated it with what I was feeling.  From then on out I could recognize the feeling and realize that I had been feeling him for some time, but was attributing it to gas or stomach feelings.

I would bet that when you do recognize the feeling you will realize that you've been feeling her for a while.

She looks great!

17 Hooray! What a great picture!   Pie slept through his 20-week ultrasound, but I got to see him yawn and swallow. I still see that profile in his face today.   It's so very, very precious, and I'm SOOOO HAPPY for you that you get to see your very own baby in profile in utero, too!

Pie liked to roll around before he really started kicking. I thought at first that it was just gas bubbles, but it was such a unique feeling that I finally realized it was the baby, not my digestion.  And the day I felt him actually kick me, it was just the tiniest taps, but I knew it was him!   After that, he was a stretcher: He'd lodge a foot or shoulder on my left hip bone and try to reenact Aliens through the right side of my belly.  I had to push him back down all the time.  He's still that way.  He'll kick anything near his feet -- even my face, if I'm not careful!

The weirdest feeling, though, is after she is finally Outside, and you're sitting in the hospital holding her and still feeling kicking in your belly. Phantom kicks are wacky! Pie's been out for a year and a half, and I'll get a gas bubble that I'm sure felt like a kick, and have to remind myself that I'm pretty darn sure I'm NOT pregnant!

18 wow! that is so cool.

19 What a cutie!!!