24 weeks!

Here he is, our little trapeze artist. If i didn't know better, i would swear there was a trapeze in my uterus. He moves all the time. He doesn't just move a little either, he is flipping around and kicking all over, pushing all over the place. He is breech now so he is kicking low, dancing on all my organs. I think he's just posing here for the US "camera", tricking us that he's a calm boy!

Anyway, we had our prenatal and it all looks good! The IUD is staying put in that corner and the baby is growing as he should. They are pleased. I've been having some pain due to the pressure but the doctor said there's nothing that can be done, aside from resting and getting off my feet. I was also concerned about him being breech because Noah was breech and I had to have a c-section. The doctor said we have until week 36 to see what he will do. At this age, it is totally normal. We are 4 weeks away from being "safe" in terms of premature birth. We have one more US scheduled in 4 weeks. After that point, the doctor doesn't feel we need much more monitoring besides the normal prenatals. If I go into labor at that point, it will (should) be ok. And in a way, an early labor sounds good at this point, just not too early. I've gained a ton of weight since the last visit (it was Christmas after all), and it all feels so heavy. I do tend to gain a lot with each pregnancy, so it's probably ok. But I am going to be just enormous by the end if we go all the way. As long as the baby isn't too big.. We are getting excited as it is becoming more real (sort of) as time goes on. I still can't believe it is happening in a way, and that we are going to have three children. Three.

Happy New Year!!

Happy New Year!! I hope everyone had a really great holiday. I had to share this picture of us sisters because we haven't been together in so long, over 3 years. Shaley is 18 and about to graduate from high school. Rhiannon and Mark drove up from Miami - it was so great to spend time with them all. We had such a great time in Savannah, except for Greg getting the flu for 2 days. He was so sick and had to stay in bed, but then got better about a day before we were to leave. Savannah is absolutely beautiful, the huge oak trees and spanish moss draping all over the place and the gorgeous architecture...it felt so good to be in the south again. I could not get enough sweet tea and fried catfish (sorry baby, had to do it). I also had some oysters! Dad had them ready when we got there and although I know it's supposed to be bad, I just had a few :) Greg got to have BBQ a few times which he loves. We even had some drive-thru BBQ, so funny. I ate it all up, our family, the sunny warm weather, the people, the atmosphere, and the food. It was so hard to leave, mostly because I didn't know when we'd all get together again. But it was such a great time, so great for us all to be together. The kids had a fun Christmas. They were a little disoriented to be away, especially for Mims. But they loved being with family and loved the warm weather. The ride wasn't bad either, the kids were so good. It was hard to sit for the 20 hour ride with the belly. I hurt my lower back somehow on the ride and now when I get up, I have to do it very slowly.