24 Weeks

It's been an uneventful week in the pregnancy. I've thought about skipping putting up a blog during the really boring weeks of the pregnancy. Partly because there really isn't anything new to report, partly because I don't know how many readers I have left here. I'm not feeling sorry for myself that I don't have a ton of readers anymore. I realize that is partly my fault because I just haven't been very active on the blogs lately. I'm still reading blogs, but not commenting much, and I realize that you get back what you put in......so it doesn't surprise me that my readers have fallen off. However, I think for now I'll keep up the weekly updates....I do like having this log/journal to look back on and see where I was at each step in the pregnancy, so for now...I'm going to keep up the weekly posts...even if just for my own records.

How Far Along: 24 Weeks

Size of Baby: Two papayas!

Picture of Baby: None this week.

Maternity Clothes: All maternity clothes now. Even busted out of one pair of my maternity jeans, so I'll have to go replace those with a bigger size!

Weight Gain: 32 pounds

Belly:

Stretch Marks: None yet! Still using cocoa butter every day.

Sleep:  A bit better this week. I'm falling asleep and even when I wake up to use the restroom and blow my nose, I am able to fall back asleep easily. I am still getting achy back and legs throughout the night and having to turn a lot, but luckily I am getting a few hours of sleep at a time now.

Best Moment of the Week: Feeling the babies move is by far my most favorite part of the pregnancy.

Movement:  I am feeling them a lot more now and I LOVE IT! In the beginning I only felt them at certain times of the day, and even though I still may go a few hours without feeling them. I feel like I am feeling them enough now that it really helps with the worry factor. Sometimes they really get going and I lift up my shirt and just watch my stomach jump up and down...it's the coolest thing I've ever experienced...by far! They are most active in the evenings so Matt has been able to feel them plenty of times now!

Symptoms: Not many at this point in the pregnancy.  My nose is still always stuffed up, especially in the evenings and at night is the worst! My back and feet have started hurting quite a bit if I am up and around a lot, or cooking/doing dishes where I am standing for long periods.

Food Cravings: I seem to always want Chicken McNuggets or Subway!

Gender: Two gorgeous boys!

What I Miss: Sleeping through the night! Being able to pick things up that I drop and put on my own shoes and socks.  Being able to carry heavy things and just do things we all usually take for granted like being able to clip our own toenails and shave our "lady parts." Getting in and out of bed, off the couch and out of the car easily. 

What I'm Looking Forward to: Finishing the nursery, baby shower in 2 weeks, continued growing belly, feeling more movement from the boys, next appointment with perinatologist in less than 3 weeks.

Nursery: Still coming along! Matt put together the changer and dresser last weekend, and I was able to organize all of the clothes in the closet and drawers and put up a few other things. This weekend, Matt plans to tackle putting together the cribs, then I'll be able to put the bedding on and the nursery will be pretty well completed at that point. We plan to purchase a small bookcase and glider probably in December or January, and then just decorate, and we'll be done!

Weekly Wisdom: Sign up for your prenatal classes early! We had hoped to take most of them in December so we don't have to worry about it January. Well, I waited too long to get signed up and now we'll be taking a class every weekend in January! Oh well...at least we are signed up, lets just hope I don't have to go on bed rest early!

Milestones: 24 weeks....we all know what that means, but I'm not making a big deal out of it.

Emotions: Excited and sooooooo blessed.