Weeks 23 & 24 What a pain.

Yay!  We've passed the 24 week milestone I've been waiting for.  If she is born any day now, our baby will be considered a viable fetus.  Let's hope she decides to cook for at least a few more months.  It's just good to know that if she did come early now she'd have a fighting chance. 

What I've Been Up To

The last 2 weeks I did get out of the house a lot.  My outings were mostly just lunch with my mom or little sister or both.  Those in addition to little errands to the bank or grocery store made me feel pretty active. 

I ended up adding to my maternity wardrobe.  I got 6 new shirts from Old Navy during their maternity sale and 2 pairs of pants and a bathing suit from Target's Liz Lange collection.  The belly panel on my maternity jeans is starting feel a little binding.  So, I bought a pair of khaki pants in a light summery material/fashion and dark grey capris with a panel that sits under the belly.  Sooo Comfortable.  The bathing suit is a 2 piece.  It has black bottoms and a white tankini-style top with a black pattern and red stripe under the bust.  The shirts I bought were to add a little color to my maternity stash.  They are nice, but I still love my Gap T's the best.  I'd like to buy a couple more, but I'll wait to see if they go on a really good sale. 

I've rearranged our bedroom to make it a little less thrown together looking and a little more cozy.  I still have a lot to do in there, but it's going slow.  I haven't done anything with the baby's room. 

How I'm Feeling Physically

I've been eating way more candy than I should. :o(  It's all these Valentines/Easter displays at the grocery store!  On the other hand I've been drinking a lot more water. 

I spend most of week 23 and 24 with a horrible headache.  I worried my throid levels might be out of whack.  My primary care physician said my levels from my most recent bloodwork looked fine though and to just stay on my regular dose of meds.  So, I just tried to relax and got plenty of sleep and stayed well hydrated.  The headache finally just went away. 

I'm still having nightime congestion/nasal dryness which has progressed into nose bleeds.  So, I keep water, nasal saline drops and gel and tissues by my bed.  Everytime I get up to pee I drink water and add a bit more gel to my nose to keep everything moist and happy.  It's really helped. 

My weight gain is still at about a pound per week.  So, I think I'm doing good there.

How I'm Feeling Emotionally

I've been pretty irritable and short tempered lately.  Mostly at my dogs. :o)~  Probably because they're with me all day.  Everyone else just sees me a couple hours here or there.  Even my husband and I usually only see each other for a couple hours at night between the time he gets home and I go to bed. 

I feel like time is still flying.  All the little plans and projects I thought I'd take care of during the pregnancy are no where near where I thought they'd be.  It all seems to be filed in the "just one more thing to take care of" department of my life.  I feel really guilty sometimes, but there are just days when I don't want to do anything but sit here and play video games or surf the net.  I do get the daily obligations taken care of.  It's just all the little extra stuff that I don't ever seem to get around to.

The baby's kicks/movements are getting a lot stronger.  She seems to like it when I hum.  I love it!  I'm getting more curious about what she'll look and be like.  Will she be a little girly girl or a total tom boy like I was?  Whose eyes, hair, nose, skin...will she get?  Will she be a fussy or easy going baby?  These kinds of questions wander through my mind more and more.

I'm having baby dreams more often too.  They still have the same general theme.  No matter how different the dreams are, it seems like at some point I realize I haven't fed the baby in a LONG time (or ever) and I'll try and get her to breastfeed and she won't!  Ah!  So, maybe I have some underlying fears that I won't be a successful breastfeeder.  I don't know.

All in all I'm doing good.  Aside from some irritability and a headache from hades, everything seems to be progressing ok.  By the end of week 25 I should have my next prenatal visit and my gestational diabetes test done.  So, I'll keep yah posted.

~Jessy