What's Santa bringing for Christmas?

It's Anita again. By now, I'm around 18 weeks pregnant. That means the expected due date of MiniMomo is 12/25/09. What a present, huh? The funny part is that my birthday is January 1! I read that only 2% of babies are actually born on their due dates, first-time mothers usually giving birth about a week later. Could this mean MiniMomo might come on my birthday?? :-o

The doctor estimated 12/25, but about.com's pregnancy due date calculator gives another estimate:

Due Date
12/27/2009
Conception
4/6/2009
Pregnancy Test
4/20/2009
1st Heartbeat
5/4/2009
Quickening
7/27/2009
Viability
9/7/2009

The quickening (movement) began about a week earlier than 7/27. It feels like little gas bubbles thumping my belly every now and then. My belly still can pass for a girl who ate a cream puff too many and isn't that recognizably pregnant at this point.

Here's what they say about what happens around the 18th week:

"Mother:
Sleeping may be increasingly difficult now, as your body grows. Try propping yourself with pillows to help you find a more comfortable sleeping position. You might also try doing pelvic tilts before bed, and always urinate before laying down.

If you haven't started yet, try playing around with baby names! Look through your family history, read books, look at combinations for girls and boys. Remember to ensure that the initials don't spell something rude, and never give your kids the same initials!

Baby:
At 20.5 cms or 8.1 inches total length, your baby is growing rapidly. S/he weighs about 7 ounces (198 grams). The bones are continuing the ossification process. The pads of the fingers and toes are formed and the fingerprints are developing as well."

http://pregnancy.about.com/od/pregnancycalendar/p/week18.htm

Yes, we still have no idea what to name MiniMomo. We're so picky!