24 Weeks

Some serious nesting has been going on in the Newton house this week! Here's a before and after of the chair I recovered last week. Luckily I was able to find a before shot for all of you that have been wondering. I've been sewing the crib skirt and crib rail guards too and the nursery is really coming together. We just love it!

I got a wonderful deal for a Pottery Barn changing pad with two covers at this cute little consignment shop in Vienna. Then I got perfectly matching colors for the crib sheets and curtains to coordinate with the glider fabric! Can you tell I'm a little excited? I can't wait for more people to see it, but only if you come visit, because I don't want to take a bunch of pictures until I've got the walls decorated too.

I had an appointment this past week for my 24 week checkup. Can you believe only a few more weeks and I'll be in my third trimester? Then my appointments are every two weeks instead of once a month. This appointment was fairly uneventful, since the pregnancy is going so well. We got to hear the baby's heartbeat and it was pounding at the wonderful rate of 150 beats per minute. The doctor measured my belly and it's 23 inches - growing week by week! I've gained a total of 20 pounds so far. That is a scary milestone! I have another appointment in a month and there will be a bunch of lab work and the glucose test. I've heard that's not something I'm going to like the taste of! Maybe by next visit they can make the drink taste like cupcakes?

Corn: Not a lot of change in size this week; baby still ranges about a foot long and weighing just over a pound. Her see-through skin is gradually becoming less translucent and is starting to look more opaque, like ours, but with the beauty of a new pink glow, thanks to the small capillaries that have recently formed. There's a lot happening inside the little girl as well, and while her lungs have developed, they couldn't work outside the womb yet. But the fact that her lungs are fully formed means that she's closer to being ready to survive (and thrive!) in the outside world!