24 Weeks 2 Days

Less than 16 weeks to go!  And boy am I ready...for feet that don't look like puffy pillows, to not finding chocolate irresistible, to be able to sleep on my back and stomach, to not peeing every time I sneeze and EVERY 10 minutes...but mostly because we can't wait to meet Nora.  Friends of ours gave us a TON of baby stuff last week, and we've set out the bouncer and swing in the living room, and it's a constant reminder of what's to come.  We can't wait to see her swinging in her swing, giggling at the dogs, with her messy black hair in pigtails and little chubby legs kicking happily :)  This is what we envision anyway.

We had our follow-up ultrasound this morning, and it took about 30 minutes to finally get some good shots of the remainder of the organs that they couldn't measure last time since she was moving too much.  Same story this time, wow she's a mover!  She was playing with her feet and touching her face, she was even kind enough to turn from her back onto her belly.  I think she was mooning us, she's already so much like her daddy :)  Each night I wake up at least once, and I always notice that she's kicking quite a bit as I try to get back to sleep.  I guess it might be the kicking that's waking me up?  It's moved from a slight cramping feeling to a definite swift kicking feeling.  Although, I think that she's actually punching since it's usually low in my tummy and she's been head-down for quite a few weeks now.

Below are a few more pics, taken today (boy do I look tired!).  Kinda convenient that I'm wearing the same dress as I was in my pics last month, it makes it easier to see the difference in size, although I think my growth has definitely slowed.  However, I have gained 5 more lbs since then, making my total gain at 16 lbs.  Not too bad!  If I keep up at a pace of 1 lb a week, I'll still just about meet my goal of under 30 lbs :)