24 weeks- Viability Day

Today Baby L2 is 24 weeks and considered "viable" (or at least has a good chance of surviving if born). That's not to say that we want him coming any time soon --16 or 17 weeks would be fine with Mommy!--but it's another pregnancy milestone. It also means that we have fewer than 16 weekends to get everything on our long to-do list done.

Total weight gain: ?? 

Maternity clothes? Yes! I just stocked up at a Gap/Old Navy online sale. I finally feel like I have something to wear. I have concluded  that I  dressed horribly during my my last pregnancy.

Belly button in or out? In. In so far that there is a shadow.  

Sleep: See previous post about the last two weeks. Last night I slept like a log all night and naturally today I am exhausted

Best moment this week:Playing in the snow with Chase on Saturday. I think I had as much fun as he did.

Food cravings:  Dairy protein like cottage cheese and yogurt

Movement: Lots, although some days more than others. I don't pay attention to the movement when I am busy (which is often), but he moves alot whenever I am holding Chase, as well as early in the morning.

Fitness: Per a recommendation on an online forum, I got the "10 Minute Solutions Prenatal Pilates" DVD. It is awesome! You can customize your workout with any of the 5 10-minute sections and they are all pretty challenging so I actually feel like I'm getting a workout. I've been been sore the next day. Unfortunately I haven't had time during the week to exercise, but I've been good on the weekends. I'm hoping to start next week.

Upcoming Pregnancy milestones: Dr's appointment on Tuesday and then gestational diabetes test (gross) two weeks after that.

What I miss: My waistline.

(I think I'm still about 5-6 weeks larger than my pregnancy with Chase. See 29 weeks post and 30 weeks post. )

Update

So sorry we've been MIA. First we had Nonnie and Pop in town for the weekend, then Chase got sick while I had the biggest 2-day work meeting ever, then it snowed on Saturday, and then Stephen got sick. Phew! I'm even more exhausted just writing it all down.

coloring at his new table

Chase is taller than his Elmo puzzle

So about poor Chase: He had a very high fever last Sunday night and was not himself at all. He laid in our bed and just stared at the TV--even the parts of Sesame Street without Elmo. He even watched Selling New York! Poor little guy was miserable, even with ibuprofen. I was worried his fever would spike overnight and he wasn't going anywhere, so we let him sleep with us. His fever finally broke around 5:30am and we got him changed out of his sweaty clothes. The next day he seemed better, but as soon as the ibuprofen started to wear off, he got cranky again, lazed around and just seemed miserable. He was barely eating anything and made me kiss the boo-boos on his feet.

Unfortunately, I had a HUGE work meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday that I could not miss. Luckily Stephen was able to stay home with Chase and take him to the pediatrician. Turns out he had Hand, Foot, and Mouth disease- a pretty common virus marked by a fever and painful blisters in the mouth/throat and on the hands and feet. No wonder he kept asking me to kiss his feet!  Of course there is no treatment other than ibuprofen and tylenol. Way to make a mom feel helpless.

Chase was a little better on Wednesday and on Thursday (when Stephen returned to work and I stayed home), he was almost back to his usual self. Friday we brought him back to daycare where, naturally, his 3 closest friends were recovering from the same thing!

Friday night into Saturday we had the closest thing to a snow storm we've had all winter: 1 inch of snow covered by freezing rain. Not the prettiest stuff, but snow nonetheless. We heeded the warnings to stay off the roads, played in the yard (our hill is big enough for Chase to sled on), and did stuff around the house.

Naturally we got take-out sushi on Saturday night. Chase loves chopsticks, edamame and sushi:

Monday was mostly back to normal and then yesterday Stephen felt sick when he woke up. He did go to work, but left early for the day. Chase has seemed fine and continues to eat well, but his stomach was clearly upset this morning. Oh, and I forgot to mention that Chase's sleeping has been a MESS since he got sick. He's waking up during the night and then very early in the morning. He still has his cough (the doctor said some kids just have a cough all winter. Sweet), which doesn't help either!

We're hopeful that everyone is on the mend and that mama here does not get sick.

We'll be back to normal and posting more again soon!

20 months going on 16 years

Lounging and texting...