Weeks pregnant: 21, 22, 23, & 24 weeks. I should’ve updated sooner but waited until I had a picture. Oops!
Weight Gain: I’m up 10lbs at 24 weeks.
Size of the baby: Week 21 – Length of a Carrot, Week 22 – Length of a Spaghetti Squash (11 inches), Week 23 – Large Mango – Still about 11 inches and almost 1lb!, Week 24 – About 12 inches long, length of an ear of corn (yum).
Emotional stuff: Seeing T-Rex on ultrasound was a special bonding experience for us. It was nice to have that time alone with S to focus on this baby. Baby doesn’t ever let me forget that I’m pregnant and makes sure I’m thinking about him/her pretty much constantly. Most active kid ever. I thought that Q moved a lot when I was pregnant but I had nothing to compare it to.
I’m getting a little nervous about what it’s going to be like handling a newborn and a two year old by myself every day. And by a little nervous I mean REALLY nervous. There’s not really much I can do to prepare myself so it’s just going to have to be one of those things I have to tackle when the time comes, kind of like labor.
I definitely have some fear of natural (unmedicated) childbirth as well but I think it’s a healthy, respectful fear. I really need to get my rear in gear on finding a doula. I also need to decide what sort of methods I want to incorporate in my birthing strategy. This is a lot more complicated than my plan last time which was to labor at home as long as possible and then get an epidural when I got too uncomfortable. Totally different ball game and I’m definitely a procrastinator so I need to get moving.
Physical stuff: I haven’t had a migraine in 10 weeks and that’s AMAZING. I haven’t had ant noteworthy nausea either, so that’s a relief. I’m starting to get regular heartburn but that is expected and Zantac is my friend.
Crazy baby likes to beat me up from the inside. As I type this I’ve received 3 bladder punches, a kick to my belly button and kicks 3 inches above my belly button. If I didn’t know any better I’d swear that I’m carrying a tap dancing octopus in there. This baby moves around and covers a lot of ground with kicks, punches and rolls.
I’m starting to feel the strain of lifting Q and of bending over. I get really tight on the under side of my belly from hip bone to hip bone. It’s uncomfortable to say the least. I am looking forward to transitioning Q to a toddler bed simply because lifting her in and out of the crib is getting really hard! The rest of the transition I’m not looking forward to, haha.
The heat is kicking my butt. It’s consistently been in the 90’s and Q loves to be outside regardless of how hot it is. I try to go out in the mornings before it gets too hot but it takes a lot out of me, especially when I end up carrying her home from wherever we go. Rainy days, air conditioning and fans are my friends.
I can’t stop eating: Fresh fruits and veggies are still my favorite. A ripe peach gave me a mouth orgasm today, it was awesome. 🙂
I can’t even look at: Fried foods aren’t attractive to me right now at all. Not since I had an incident with McDonalds a few weeks back.
Fitness: Do kegels count? Yeah, not much going on here in the fitness department.
Birth prep: Still interviewing doulas! Also looking at birth classes.
Baby prep: Went through our newborn clothes and picked out the stuff that can be used for a winter baby and there isn’t much of it!
Breastfeeding: We made it to two years! I’m so proud of us. That being said, I think we are done! We’ve only nursed one time in the past week and that was after she fell down some stairs and couldn’t calm down. It feels like a natural progression. I’m not sad or even relieved, I don’t have any strong feelings about it besides being very happy that we did it for so long. In a few short months these boobs will belong to T-Rex so I’m enjoying the break!
Just for fun, here’s a comparison shot of me at 24 weeks 2 days with Q and on the same day of pregnancy with T-Rex. I think I look pretty much the same!
