24 weeks

This week marks a huge milestone for us during this pregnancy and even though nothing is guaranteed until we are holding our sweet princess in our arms, 24 weeks marks the moment of viability which means that if I am to go into labor now the NICU and L & D unit will do their very best to not only stop it but if she is born they will do everything in their power to keep her alive and allow her to grow and develop in the NICU. Now this is by far what we want, we of coarse want her to continue to bake an additional 15 weeks until I am 39 weeks and make it to my C-section date, I however have a feeling that she is going to try to come approx 4-5 days before my scheduled date, that's just my gut feeling :) The scheduled date will be around April 16th depending on when the Dr has surgery dates available. This week has been pretty fun, we managed to set an exact date for the baby shower so we now have things going in that aspect getting addresses ordering invites and talking about decorations etc. We have our 3D ultrasound Feb 16th, our maternity pictures March 2nd, and our baby shower March 3rd. We also have 4 weeks before I will start seeing the Dr every 2 weeks instead of every 4 weeks which means time will just start flying by. We made a few purchases that we need for McKenzie when she is born such as car seat, stroller, bouncer, bed set, etc. and we received several clothes from a friend of ours that are in perfect condition and she has so many 0-3 months clothes already. I just love little girl clothes :) hehe I have noticed that I can not eat alot of cheese anymore because it makes be get really bad indigestion and my tummy gets upset. I have on and off heartburn nightly before bed, and she has been kicking up a storm. Our next Dr. appointment is this coming up Monday on Jan 7th so I'm looking forward to seeing her again its been 5 weeks and I'm dying to see how much she has grown :) Yay for 24 weeks, Yay for more than half way done, and Yay for starting to prepare for her arrival woohoooo

24 weeks-

Symptoms:
indigestion
heartburn
sore back
slightly uncomfortable

Baby progress @ 24 weeks-
Your baby's growing steadily, having gained about 4 ounces since last week. That puts him at just over a pound. Since he's almost a foot long (picture an ear of corn), he cuts a pretty lean figure at this point, but his body is filling out proportionally and he'll soon start to plump up. His brain is also growing quickly now, and his taste buds are continuing to develop. His lungs are developing "branches" of the respiratory "tree" as well as cells that produce surfactant, a substance that will help his air sacs inflate once he hits the outside world. His skin is still thin and translucent, but that will start to change soon.

Baby pic @ 24 weeks-