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Your Pregnancy Week 24

Baby

Your baby continues to grow and develop inside of you. He is now about the size of an ear of corn; measuring around 12 inches long and weighing a little over 1 pound. In the coming weeks, your baby will continue to grow and mature at a fast rate, gaining about 6 ounces of weight a week.
His brain is growing rapidly and his taste buds are developing. He is pretty lean at 24 weeks, but he'll soon be putting on some "baby fat" to fill out his frame and his wrinkled skin. He has begun to develop white blood cells. These cells are responsible for fighting off disease and infection.
His lungs develop branches this week and his inner ear is completely developed. In fact, he has basic control over all of his senses: hearing, touch, taste, smell and vision!

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How are you feeling? Is it hard to believe that your third trimester of pregnancy is just around the corner? By week 24, you may begin to feel brief contractions in your uterus. You may have heard your healthcare provider mention that you might experience these Braxton-Hicks contractions. Usually, these contractions are nothing to worry about. They are commonly felt in the third trimester as they help your uterine muscles prepare for childbirth.
Typical Braxton-Hicks Contractions:

• Last between 15-30 seconds
• Should be completely painless or mildly uncomfortable.
• Do not indicate real labor, unless they are accompanied by back, abdominal, or pelvic pain and vaginal discharge.
  
  At 24 weeks, it's a good idea for you to familiarize yourself with the signs of preterm or premature labor. They are:
  
  • Swelling in the hands or face
  • Constant or severe vomiting
  • An increase or change in vaginal discharge, especially a rush of amniotic fluid or any blood
  • A low, dull backache
  • Pain while urinating
  • Sharp pain in your stomach
  • More than 5 contractions or cramps in 1 hour
  • Intense pelvic pressure (feels like the baby is pushing down)

I am officially 6 months along today!

It does seem like the time is going by faster!

Lot's of things going on. I would like to say that this isn't a very stressful time, but with work the way it is and some family members acting strange it's a bit much to deal with. Thank god last week is over! Ugh.
I had the most excruciating pains in my stomach two Friday's ago. I called the doctor and she said that the pains were normal for how far along I am and that my uterus was just stretching. I swear to god, I could feel each muscle and ligament being ripped apart in there. I went home from work early and curled into a ball on the bed, I was paralyzed by pain. When I could finally muster up the courage to move, I got in the bath and was able to sit forward to get my belly in the water. It was seriously the most physical pain I have been in a long time.

G and I had a nice weekend though. Saturday morning we got up and had the cable guy FINALLY come fix the internet in the house. We officially have working WiFi! We put the baby's clothes away, hung pictures and set the room up. It looks good in there but it's not completely finished yet. I will post pics once we have it put together. Then we went to pick up a swing and bouncer from a lady off of craigslist. Both for 30 bucks! What a steal! Both are in pretty good condition and I trusted her that they worked. Still need to get batteries to make sure. Either way, I won't feel like I am out that much if I got ripped off.

My brother is coming to Cali! He got his tickets and will be coming in April 7th. I am taking a week off to hang out with him. G is still going to be working, but we will have evenings together. I have to think of some cool, fun (pregnancy friendly) stuff for us to do during the day.

Last week I ordered my baby shower invites...

I'm excited that things are starting to come together!