Little baby is still inside-- happily kicking away. Not aware of any problems. She's a girl. Don't want pregnancy to go too fast. Do have my little discomforts with this growing belly. It was very full feeling for a few days last week in San Antonio. I couldn't eat much at a time at all. Was this a growth spurt, or baby moving from breech to vertex? At my Monday appt. she was head down. Hope she stays there. I'll keep up the pelvic rocks and the occasional forward inversion to help balance my ligaments and create space. Went to a high risk specialist-- kind of caught me by surprise, actually--for my 20 w ultrasound. Good news-- no markers for chromosomal problems. So, while there are no guarantees at this point, I would be very surprised if my babe had a life threatening trisomy.
I'm getting larger. Up to 127lbs at almost 24 weeks. (My first pregnancy I think I was at 118 only, but I also gained in spurts with that one and probably started out around 8 lbs lighter from the get go. Metabolisms slowing down with age and babies, I assume. At this rate I would expect to reach 137-38, but time will tell. Maybe growth will slow a bit.
Ana Boo Boo Kins is a gerbil loving tasmanian devil with a sweet side. Highly observant child.
Alexander at 7 yr 2 mos. is missing one of his top front teeth-- only one, though. He's very dramatic when he loses a tooth I tell you.
Ana and Natalya -- love watching how they take care of each other and play so well, but we still have trouble when both need a nap and/ or both are suffering from low blood sugar and want all of mama at the same time. I can only really cuddle one at a time, and no matter who I choose the other throw BIG fit.
Worse thing with 4 kids-- well, at least they can all buckle their car seats when they want to, but 1) they don't always want to, and 2) they don't all jump to get in the car unless it's some place they want to go. Getting them in the car safely can be a HUGE pain and takes a long time. Hate it.
