24 weeks

Thoughts: this week has been so wonderful and emotional. On Monday we got to see our little guy for almost 30 minutes and in 3d and the rest of the day I was a blubbery mess thinking about him and looking at his sweet little face. As a first time mom I am not doubting the fact that he is healthy and growing on schedule, I just have some underlying fear since I have never been through this before so when they tell me he is as perfect as can be, it is almost surreal. I feel so blessed and undeserving of this healthy little boy. God is totally prepping my heart for the emotional rollercoaster we will jump on when he is born because everything from the kicks to hearing the heart beat and seeing his face on the screen just turn me into a puddle. If I love him this much already, what will it be like when I see him for the first time? Or when he babbles "mama" in a few months? I cannot wait!

Baby: more info on our doctor appointment below but baby Hart is cute as can be and growing! He's about a foot long (they can't get an accurate measurement because they move so much, and baby boy had his feet and arms above his head!) and measured 1lb 11oz.

Symptoms: 1/2 a Zofran pill at night and sometimes in the morning, depending on if I wake up running to the bathroom or not. I had my first bout of sciatic nerve pain from Friday night-Sunday night and it's been better since then. Unfortunately there isn't much you can do to help it but I am dealing with it.

Weight: 15lbs total. I am only going to weigh myself at the doctor from now on since the other scale I was using turned out to be wrong (a few weeks ago I was tracking at 17lb but since I only knew my weight at the doctor beforehand, I will stick with doc scale only). 

Movement: oh yeah! The second I sit down for an extended period of time, my tummy turns into a wave pool. I think he's shy because I watch him kick and punch and then he stops when I call Jon over. He also didn't like the sonogram machine on Monday because anytime she would press on my belly, he would kick me pretty hard back. 

Sleep: this past week has been a whirlwind with traveling, Jon's birthday, etc. so I have been sleeping really hard which is good! Ernie is being a toot lately and getting me up around 2-3a to go #2 which is annoying but I have to get up to go potty anyway. 
Cravings/aversions/eating: watermelon!
Workouts: I didn't workout for about a week and a half before, during and after my work trip because I was just too exhausted. Monday I went to the gym with Jon and I was showing him how out of breath I can get from lifting a 10lb weight haha but I really do enjoy working out even if it is slow. I know how good it is for baby (and it gets me out of the office for a bit).     Clothes: some maternity tops and maternity pants for sure except for workout shorts/lounge pants which are getting pretty tight these days. I do have 2 pair of maternity workout shorts and some yoga capris which I will probably start wearing soon. I can still wear some non maternity stretchy tank tops but they ride up within a few minutes... exhibit A

Doctor appointments: we had our 24 week appointment Monday and it couldn't have gone any better! It was a special appt because we met with the sonographer who measured every little thing about our little guy. Half the time we didn't know what she was looking at but she was SO good at explaining things (we saw all 4 chambers of the heart, blood vessels and all parts of the brain, bladder, kidneys, stomach...seriously modern technology is amazing!). Like our last appt with the sonographer, she made a dvd of the whole thing so we have about 25 minutes of our little guy moving around, I can't stop watching! Growth is right on track, he is measuring at 1lb 11oz and she said he will come out ready to nurse lol! Nothing to be concerned about and all my parts are doing good and they don't expect any early thinning or labor for me. We also met with a nurse to check my vitals, go over results, and talk about my glucose/hemoglobin test in 4 weeks...bleh! That appointment we have another sonogram and start talking about birth plan with our doctor! We signed up for a breast feeding class at the end of June (in case I have him in July, I didn't want to push it) and we are getting excited for that, I hear it is the best class to take to prep and learn. There was no doubt in our anatomy scan that baby Hart is a boy but the sonographer gave us a nice big picture of our little guy's family jewels. I will save him the embarrassment and refrain from posting it on the blog :-). 
I present to you, the sweetest looking little boy I have ever seen. I can't get enough of his big ole' lips!

And his massive looking feet!

Random: The baby room is now painted and slowly coming together. I got antsy and bought the mattress and put the crib sheets on so it could look like a real room. I ordered this fabric and used this tutorial to make beautiful full length curtains for the windows (btw the tutorial is no sew!!). Blankets, an ottoman, rocking chair cover, changing table cover, and bed skirt are being made right now so I will post some pictures soon! I have also been looking at Pinterest for ideas for wall decor. Above his crib is a giant blank wall and  I really want to do something cool but not sure what, any ideas? 

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