Another week down!

After a pretty uneventful weekend we are moving into week 24 for our pregnancy! School is back in full swing and we are starting to get our routine down in the mornings. Tommy has discovered the use of an "alarm clock" to wake himself up in the mornings so he can watch a few minutes of TV before it is time to get ready for school. This morning was the first alarm clock wake-up and it seemed to go well! At 6:30 I heard his little feet running across the kitchen floor so he could get to the couch quickly. It amazes me each day to see how "big" he really is getting...

We have another ultrasound on 9/22 at Mercy Family Life Center with Dr. O'Grady, who is a perinatologist. Since we do not go back to Children's Hospital until one week after the birth of our little girl I believe Dr. O'Grady will follow us through the end of the pregancy to watch for any complications as I did have pre-term labor with Tommy.

Here is my 24 Week update:

Your baby's growing steadily, having gained about 4 ounces since last week. That puts her at just over a pound. Since she's almost a foot long (picture an ear of corn), she cuts a pretty lean figure at this point, but her body is filling out proportionally and she'll soon start to plump up. Her brain is also growing quickly now, and her taste buds are continuing to develop. Her lungs are developing "branches" of the respiratory "tree" as well as cells that produce surfactant, a substance that will help her air sacs inflate once she hits the outside world. Her skin is still thin and translucent, but that will start to change soon.

It is hard to believe that there are "technically" only 16 weeks left to my pregnancy. Between planning my sister's wedding, having a huge tag sale to get rid of all the leftover "boy" clothes, Halloween, Turkey-Day (My Favorite!!), November & December Birthday's, Christmas, New Years, I have a feeling that those 16 weeks are just going to fly by!

Tommy starts his first day of soccer practice this evening. He was so excited that he had to prepare all of his "stuff" last night. I can't wait to see some of his practices and his games!

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Hope everyone has a great week!

xoxo