24 Weeks

I went to my 24 week appt this week. Lil Bitsy is doing well and she looks good according to the ultrasound report. They didn't discover anything wrong with her kidneys or urine collecting system either! Yay! They did say however, that my placenta was a little low. I don't have placenta previa at this point but they will need to do another ultrasound in six weeks to make sure it has moved out of the way. And they felt like it probably would move. My blood pressure was great at 110/60 and I don't know what my weight was (I do NOT look at the scale while prego) but the doc said, "Your weight is good". And that is good enough for me. I figure they'll tell me if I'm gaining too much...no need for me to stress over the numbers.

With Boo, I had some groin pain that cropped up at about 6 months that made excercising and sometimes walking quite painful. I've been experiencing that groin pain at a very low level off and on already throughout the pregnancy, but it was accompanied by some pretty intense SI (sacroiliac) joint pain earlier this week. In fact, I was standing and put my foot up on the coffee table to stretch, and got stuck! B-man had to come over and help me down. I'm happy to report that it is much better now, but still comes and goes. It's all related to my pelvis shifting on that side. Lovely! :)

So, I thought I'd join the senior ladies at the gym yesterday for water aerobics to give my joints a break from weightbearing exercise, but they were acid washing the whirlpool at the gym and suggested I not go in the pool area b/c of the chemicals. So, maybe next week.

We still haven't decided on Miss Bit's name. We've decided to try each of them out for a couple of days and see if that helps us decide. Let me also just add that Lil Bit is very active. She's a fiesty one for sure!

So, that's the report! Here is my 24 week photo. The books say my uterus is about the size of a soccer ball right now. And I'd say that's exactly how I feel...like I have a soccer ball rolling around in my belly.