The babys heartbeat is strong and sounds very healthy. She was actually being a stinker and playing games with the doctor when she was trying to listen to the heartbeat. The doctor would find the heartbeat for a second then the baby would move away from it and she would have to search for the heartbeat again... she did this about five times. Then finally she sat still long enough for the doctor to get a good listen... which she then followed up with a good swift kick right to the doctor, haha. The doctor said, "Oh wow! This kiddo is definitely active!" My reply was, "Yeah, try feeling it 24/7!" As much as this kid kicks and squirms around, I'm so relieved to feel it and know that I don't have to worry from not feeling activity. Some women don't feel much movement and constantly worry that something is wrong with the baby. I say bring on the kicks, it lets me know she's doing well in there!
I have to go for my glucose test next week. I'm really not looking forward to that. I just hope I can get the nasty stuff down!
For the most part I'm still feeling pretty good. Bending over is getting harder by the day. I feel like I'm growing on a daily basis, which I probably am at this point. Josh likes to make fun of the fact that if I'm not careful I already fall victim of the "turtle syndrome". I've gotten stuck a couple of times on my back while laying on the couch, haha. It's pretty funny now, but I have a feeling it will get old pretty quick.
To go along with growing at a rapid rate, I'm also finding that if I'm not careful my feet and ankles are starting to swell by the end of the day. I've been making more of an effort to not sit with my legs crossed and to elevate my feet whenever possible. So far it's been effective, my ankles were not swollen last night! By no means am I swelling a ton, so far it's just a little bit... but I'm hoping that by taking these precautions early on I can stop it before I end up with cankles!
Sleep has officially decided that it hates me. I'm up more and more during the night. If it's not because I have to pee then it's because I can't get comfortable. I've got quite a bit of restless leg going on which makes it impossible to settle enough to sleep. I'm thinking it has to do with the swelling of my legs/feet because I slept fine last night when my legs weren't swollen.
I think that's all for updates. I'll leave with a comparison from what I was a few weeks ago and what I am now. Holy belly!
Below is 16 weeks...
And now at 24 weeks...
