24 weeks along!

We had our 24 week appointment on Tuesday morning, and everything is moving along perfectly. Baby and I are right where the Dr wants us to be. With the exception of feeling utterly exhausted lately, I feel great! Little monkeys heartbeat was 161 bpm and the nurse was very pleased with that. He has been continuing to move around constantly! Kevin finally felt him move a couple weeks ago (right around 22 and a half weeks) but everyone else has struck out. The nurse told me a couple tricks as to how to get baby moving if I ever feel like he hasn’t moved as much as he should. Drinking water, rubbing my stomach, tightening stomach muscles, changing positions, and if I get really desperate, placing a bag of frozen vegetable on my stomach!!!! She said that surely would get him active… (I think that would be enough to get me to thrash, kick, punch, and so on too!!) My mom and Alisha have been trying for weeks to feel any movement, but I think he’s a little shy. I’m sure they’ll feel something soon… his movements are getting stronger and stronger each week. My next appointment is Sept. 29, and I have to do the dreaded sugar test 3 days prior to it. I’m not looking forward to it at all, yuck! I’ve heard it tastes absolutely repulsive.

Kevin and Denny started a new project last weekend… baby’s closet :) I horribly sketched out what I was envisioning in my head, and was blown away with the finished product. They did an amazing job, and I’m thrilled to be able to get much more use out of it then the way it was before. The rest of the nursery is coming along nicely, not quite finished but close. Once we decide baby’s name we will put that on the wall above the changing table. I’ve posted some pictures below.

Kevin and I had our first birthing class Wednesday evening. I wasn’t really quite sure what to expect, but we were both really pleased with the amount of information we left with. I don’t think anyone going into labor with their first baby is completely ready and prepared just because everything is so new and unknown, but I do feel like we are learning a lot. We have more classes still to come so hopefully some of my fears and anxieties about giving birth will subside… hopefully.

To any pregnant family or friends reading this I have one bit of advice… go out and buy a body pillow! I have finally invested in one and I cannot begin to describe how much better I am sleeping at night. It has made a huge difference and I’m hoping that getting a full night of sleep will help with the exhaustion I am feeling.

I hope everyone has a great Labor Day weekend!