19 weeks tomorrow

I am at the point in this pregnancy where I actually love being pregnant! I am finally showing some so it feels much more real. D loves it, too. He is always touching my belly and saying, "it's just so cute!". I love that he loves it because he is really just as excited as I am. I pretty much just wear sweats now (yay for winter!). I have a pair of maternity jeans but they are still a little big and my regular jeans are ok if I'm standing up but as soon as I sit down, they poke into my belly. I'm not as sick any more which is a blessing from above. I have great days and days where I feel a little nauseous but nothing like the first trimester. I can actually enjoy most foods now but my sense of smell is still heightened. The only thing that sounds really gross is whole chicken breast (not really sure why) and seafood. My belly is really sore. I don't know if that's normal but I think it's just everything stretching. It really has grown a lot in the last few weeks.
On a more exciting note, I can feel the baby move now! Last Thursday night, I was trying to get comfortable in bed since it hurts to sleep on my stomach now. I turned to my left side almost on my stomach and I felt the baby kick me 4 times! It was so crazy and awesome. You can't feel it on the outside yet, but I can totally feel it. Ever since then, I can feel him/her kicking randomly. Usually when I go to bed at night.
We find out the sex on Monday! We are really excited. We will tell the family on Wednesday sine everybody will be home for Thanksgiving. I think it's a girl and D thinks it's a boy. I read people's blogs and they say that they feel like they already know their baby but I really don't feel like that. It's all kind of a novelty to me, I guess. I'm hoping finding out the gender will help me better visualize our baby. I still have time but I just hope that I can create that special bond with my child. I haven't even done anything to prepare for the baby. I haven't bought any baby stuff, I haven't started to get the house ready, I haven't done anything! I think that part of it is still hard for me to believe. I have wanted this for so long and I don't want this pregnancy to fly by. Some days, I still can't even believe that we are pregnant. It is a really weird place, mentally, to be in but I do have to admit that I love being pregnant right now.