BH2: 24th Week

In 24 weeks my net weight gain is 12 pounds. I didn't gain weight in my first trimester, but I've made up for it and can feel it. Everything is measuring just right and moving along just as it should.
I'm getting really excited to meet this tyke!

Charles and I wandered up to the Mother/Infant unit after my doctor's appointment and because Charles is who he is, the manager jumped at the chance of giving us our own private little tour. Sometimes it's nice to have connections. The rooms and equipment brought a wave of memories and emotions to the front of my mind and suddenly, it became real real. I can't wait to have this baby!

I didn't wear scrubs today because I was planning on a half day (for my doctor's appointment) and three, THREE, people stopped me to say, "I had no idea you were pregnant!" So you thought I was just large and waddled all this time?! I'm going to think positive and believe that the scrubs just concealed my growing soccer ball.

Baby is throwing jabs and kicks left and right at all hours of the day and I enjoy it as if it were the first time each time. I still have zero inclination about a gender and haven't really thought about it much - I'm super excited to be surprised again. It's the way to go if you ask me!

Feeling good, just lacking in the sleep department. The pillows, rolls, lumbar support and neck pillow have all been deployed this week with varying results. Some nights I manage to stay in bed and other nights I have to get up, pace around the house, read a few pages of a book before I can fall asleep again. All part of the deal!

Our next appointment is in 4 weeks and that will involve the whole exam to check for signs of pre-term labor and the glucose tolerance test... After that appointment, we meet again in 3 weeks, then every 2...

Church ladies are planning to throw a baby shower - which is only slightly awkward because we've only been going for 9 months or so and I don't feel like I've gotten to know the ladies other than the 30-somethings. Laura (who's baby shower is this weekend) and Julie (who's youngest of 5 is just a few months old) are the driving forces and have insisted that I don't have a choice in the matter - they want to throw a shower. My only choice is, before or after the baby comes? So, in an effort to decide, I went online to browse and perhaps start a registry but I didn't get very far. We don't need much of anything in the way of baby gear... we've got the pumps, the bottles, the nipples, the furniture, blankets galore, bedding, bags -- I could hardly think of a dozen things. There are a few big ticket items we need before baby comes (car seats since we sold Bella's stroller/car seat system) and some "luxury" (not necessary) things that would be nice. So, if baby's a boy, it would be nice to have the shower after to get some boy clothes and things... Or, they suggested it could be a diaper and gift card shower if I choose before... decisions, decisions. What would you do come baby #2?