SIX MONTHS!

Today we had our 24 week appointment.  All looks great.  Baby is growing perfectly and I'm measuring right at 24 weeks, so we are right on target.  Her heart rate increased which the doctor said is great at this stage of the pregnancy.  Her little heart was beating at 174 bpm! We had another ultrasound today and she had FINALLY rolled over on her back so we got some great pictures of her.  During the ultrasound she was kicking up a storm.  Dustin said it looked like she was riding a bike.  I had a really good feeling she had finally untucked herself because for the last week or so she has been a very active baby.  Her kicks are super strong and very aggressive on my bladder.  At this point I will need diapers by the eight and ninth month.  I don't know how I can possibly hold it by that point! Right now Emma is around a foot long and over a pound now.  She has her taste buds so sometimes she can taste what I'm eating! Her skin is still very thin but will she will start to plump up in the upcoming weeks.  Everything so far is going great.  No complaints.  I do however need to watch my weight from here on out.  I only have about five to ten pounds before I reach my weight gain goal.  I did really well up until this point but as the baby is growing the more I seem to eat, go figure.  I think as long as I cut down on my carbs (goodbye cereal, bread and potatoes) I should be ok.  My goal for the next four weeks is to get control of my food intake and with this beautiful weather we are having walking everyday.  I also had my Glucose test today.  I really wasn't looking forward to drinking that orange drink but I must admit, it was GOOD! Maybe I was just thirsty and hungry from having to fast but I actually liked it.  I will get my test results back shortly.  Crossing my fingers no Gestational Diabetes for me! So far all is swell in babyland!

For the venting portion of this post I start out by saying scheduling these early doctor's appointments has to stop.  In the beginning it wasn't bad but now that I'm up every two hours at night to potty I need my sleep in the morning.  It was not easy getting up this morning, plus having to fast (telling a pregnant girl she CAN'T eat, NOT cool).  We ended up arriving around ten minutes late because somebody (I won't mention any names...) couldn't get it in gear this morning and drove like grandpa.  It set us both into bad moods.  Neither of us had any caffeine in our systems and we were half asleep anyway.  We absolutely love the doctor we go to but the lab we have to go to every appointment for blood work and urine samples is the most unorganized and busy place I've ever been.  It doubled our bad moods but fortunately after seeing our sweet Emma's face we felt much better about our day.  After seeing the doctor I got sent to the shot room for my Pertussis Vaccine, the same arm that I got blood drawn from.  Now my arm is extremely sore and I realized on the way home that it's the side I sleep on....should be a fun night!

Sheesh! I really needed to get all that out.  I feel much better.  The day has definitely improved.  My mom made me breakfast, we did a little shopping and now get to put Emma's dresser together.  I might even squeeze in a nap :)

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Her feet are precious.  She was kicking me like crazy in the ultrasound.  Guess that's why we got this picture: