Baby Pee -- 24-Week Appointment

The whole thing about "2nd pregancy syndrome" is so true. With the first pregnancy, I could tell you how many weeks (and days) I was pregnant and probably how much longer to go; now I have to stop and think "well, my LAST appointment was Week 20-ish ... and I go to the doctor in another week or so, so I must be around ...". But I feel good, so no complaints here.

Had my 24(ish)-Week appointment today. Gained a little under 4 pounds the last 4 weeks for a total of 5.4 pounds for this pregnancy. JJ (our nickname for "James Jr." until we choose an actual name) is really active and even gave a little kick to the mic today while we were listening to his heartbeat. Dr. J says everything looks great, and she seems to agree with me that this pregancy is going so quickly! There's something about Labor Day triggering this snowball effect for the rest of the year where it's just chock-full of holidays, activities, etc. I also need to sneak in the glucose screening test before my next appointment.

My stomach is definitely well into protrusion at this point, so I thought I'd share this graphic that Syndee sent me when I was first pregnant. Some images really stick with you because of the impact they make, and this is definitely one. I mentioned it as recently as last month when I was talking to Daphne; hopefully this doesn't scare her off too much. I think about this image all the time when people rub my tummy and I wonder if they know that they're rubbing my small intestine. Hehe.

Organs During Pregnancy