24 Weeks

What's up with Baby this week? 
24 Weeks.

Our little man is weighing in at 1.3 POUND finally.
and about 12 inches long.

It's another week full of exciting developments for your magical growing baby! Just take a look at the checklist for this week: 1) ears: done; 2) fingernails: done; 3) (if you have a boy) testicles: taking their 3-4 day trip from the abdominal wall to the scrotum; and 4) lungs walls: secreting “surfactant”. What’s surfactant? It's basically what it sounds like: a surface-activated fat that helps your baby's little lungs inflate (where inflate = fill with air not get more expensive for no understandable reason). In the meantime, your submerged baby is still breathing in their amniotic fluid (and a bit of pee), preparing and rehearsing their lungs for an oxygen-filled life outside the womb.

 By the end of this week, your wee womb-squatter will be weighing in at a whopping 2 lbs and 14 inches long. All this new weight means your tiny baby is actually starting to fill out their skin, but they're not anywhere near their adorable fat-baby potential. Most of the fetal “filling out” is coming up in that long awaited (and slightly dreaded?) third trimester. Woo-hoo! Get ready!  

Symptoms? Stretching, back pain, heart burn and leg cramps at night. I forgot how pain full leg cramps were. I hate waking up from a dead sleep in pain!

Gender? Handsome little boy!

Excited For? December 17th Connor Mike 6th Birthday! Cant believe i have a 6 year old.
I'm also way excited for Christmas and the new year! Its going to be a great year!

Maternity Clothes? OH YES. I finally gave in and went to Ross and just about bought everything. I found shirts for $2.50 and pants for $8.00!! Its always hit and miss when i go there. But lucky this time it was a huge HIT!!!!

Sleep? Its been good other then waking up with leg cramps. I have noticed that my hips really start hurting so im having to move a lot at night. 

Movement? I love watching my little guy move. Over the week it has been really cold here so i have been getting Hot coco each morning. And let me tell you it makes him dance like there is no tomorrow. He also really like its when i take a bath. He will kick me so hard that it makes the water more a ton. I have it on video but i wont be posting that.
Also Connor was able to really feel him move this weekend. I was lucky enough to get a picture of Connors face when he felt his brother move! PRICELESS

Belly Button Status? Half way in and half way out. Some days it wants to be a outie and other days it will stay in.

Missing Anything? Im breathing really heavy now a days. I also miss seeing my feet! :)  

Milestones? 

Making it to 24 weeks.

Cravings? Nothing really this week. I have noticed this week i haven't been as hungry like i normally am.

Weight Gain? 13 Pounds