Thursday, November 03, 2005
Update: 24 Weeks
(For my darling Margi, who asked so sweetly.)
It’s really hard to believe that we’re this far along already. The time, it doth make like a birdie and fly away. Yikes.
Things are, thank-the-power-of-your-choice, going very well. As of my last appointment a couple of weeks ago, I was still without blood pressure problems and had gained all of two pounds the whole pregnancy, which is actually better than I was doing not-pregnant. Heh. I predict a bit gain next time, though, since we had an awful lot of Halloween candy left over. *grin* Actually, overall this time around seems to be so much easier than it was with Sadie. By this point with her I was sleeping with my feet up on pillows every night to try to get the swelling in my legs and feet down to a manageable level; with this one, no swelling at all so far. See, there are benefits to having a winter baby! I’m much more comfortable all around, though. Apart from a bit of digestive slowness, the occasional nightmare and a case of absolutely raging irritibility that shows no signs of abating any time soon, I feel fantastic, probably better than I did before I got pregnant. Now if I could just get this kid to roll over so her kicking wasn’t directed at my nether regions, we’d be in business, lol!
Next appointments are Monday, starting with a a growth scan at the much-adored-perinatologist’s office and followed by an appointment with the midwife. Hopefully we’ll get a decent picture of the little one this time.
And speaking of pictures, could a pregnancy update be complete without them? First, the view of my toes:
The obligatory belly shot:
And another for good measure and because those panel pants are sooooo attractive:
These were taken Monday, btw.