Weight Gain: 10-11lb's
Stretch Marks: Just the old white ones from Elijah
Maternity Clothes: Completely, and may I just say that, while I love the panel-pants, they really suck in summer because they are soooo warm
Symptoms: Easily winded, stuffy nose, always tired, achy tummy. Although I just found out I have a UTI, so the tired-ness might be related to that? Oh, and my sciatic pain has kicked in again.
Sleep: The sciatic pain has made the last 2 or 3 nights rough, but otherwise no change
Best Moment of the Week: SEEING kicks! Oh, and viability!
Movement: Yup! I can almost always feel it from the outside if I put my hand there, and I can see it now too, now that she's kicking a little higher occasionally
Food cravings: Chocolate peanut butter ice-cream
Gender: A girl!
What I Miss: I don't miss anything, but I'm starting to feel a little down and bummed that I started this pregnancy so heavy. I'm anxious to do something about the weight and excess, but I need to wait. I'm getting excited to work out.
What I’m Looking Forward To: My follow-up ultrasound next Tuesday (for the hydronephrosis) and 28 weeks to me is the next big milestone
Milestones: Viability!!!
Emotions: Pretty mellow, though so incredibly grateful and excited. My dear friend Julia was due with her little girl today, but had her yesterday night, and now I am so much more excited than I was before about having my own little girl.
Here's the 24-week belly in all its glory. I feel like it's getting bigger, but at the same time this week's photo looks thinner than last weeks. Maybe it's just getting "outter" or even pointier?
[caption id="attachment_850" align="aligncenter" width="200" caption="Not going to lie, noticing after-the-fact that Elijah was messing around in the toilet is hilarious to me."]
[/caption]It feels pretty fantastic to be at 24 weeks. That's not just a little pregnant, that's getting pretty darn pregnant, and I'm starting to notice it.
It's funny because I hadn't noticed Braxton Hicks contractions yet this pregnancy, and then this morning, as if right on cue for 24 weeks, I rolled over in bed and was laying on my back to see how high my fundus is at this weekly milestone, and it was rock hard all over. Then later on today I was bending over and picking up Elijah's toys and all of a sudden it hurt to bend over because of the pressure it was putting on my Braxton Hicks-ed uterus. I also noticed today that I'm bending over and pulling myself up like a pregnant woman, if that makes sense. Just the bracing myself and so on.
Anyway, not much else to post today. I had a busy and full day, but mostly with shopping, dishes, dinner, driving Matt to and from work, and having the missionaries over for dinner. Good times!
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