No change to report :-) Which of course is a good thing since everything has been going so well.
Every now and then I start to wonder if I am wrong about this baby being a girl. I convince myself for a few days that I have been wrong all along and it is a boy. But it only ever lasts a couple days and it usually only happens once a month or so, and then I go back to thinking it's a girl.. Right now I believe it's a girl. I"ve never had to wait until the birth to find out before, so this is all so new to me!
I took some pictures 2 days ago and even took some bare belly pictures!!! I'm getting braver, just please try to ignore the stretch marks :-)
I am 23 weeks pregnant
September 28, 2002
The mood swings are in full force now. My feelings are so up and down and most of the time I know I'm being irrational, but just can't seem to stop the rollercoaster. Nothing I can't handle, but I do feel badly for Jason who has to deal with a crazy wife sometimes.
Also feeling quite tired in the evenings again. I think if I could have a nap every now and then I'd be ok, but I just never seem to have time when Jason has the day off.
The baby is kicking often now. It used to be only at night and in the mornings while I was in bed that I could feel it, but now it's all day. It doesn't seem to have a schedule or anything like the twins did (I usually felt them kicking up a storm all at once in the day or night), it just kicks me every hour or two a few times. And occassionally gets the hiccups.
I saw the prettiest little dress at Sears yesterday. It was pink and white and all frilly and had roses on it. I thought I should get it for the baby then realized that it would not be a good idea if this ends up being a boy!!! Lol, I guess I'll have to wait to get something like that after the birth!
I'm 23 weeks 4 days pregnant
September 28, 2002 (again)
Gee, maybe everyone is going to get tired of seeing so many pictures of my belly! Oh well, I like to take them and I know Deb likes to look at them so that's what counts :-)
So click here for the pics I took today. It's funny, if you notice in one where I'm showing my tummy, my daughter is in the mirror behind me looking at her tummy too, so of course I had to take a picture of us together. And then of course Tayler didn't want to be left out either!
Deb and I have been very curious about the sex of the baby, but since we could tell at our last ultrasound what gender this little one was, we were certain we'd have to wait until the birth to find out. We've been wondering and wondering ever since. We found a place in a nearby city that you can get an ultrasound done without a Dr's order. It costs $100, but included in the price is a 45 minute ultrasound where anyone and everyone can come in, a video tape of the entire ultrasound, photos and even a free re-check if the gender can't be determined. Very cool. So we are booked in for Thursday Oct 10. Can't wait.
I also have an appointment with Dr L on Thursday and Deb is going to come for that too.
I'm definitely feeling pregnant now. I'm slowing down a little, getting a few back aches, the tummy is growing and growing, and turning over in bed has become quite the task. I guess this is the time that this all starts to happen as we are approaching 6 months pregnant. I've been so itchy lately all over; from my toes to my scalp and it was really driving me crazy. It seems to be under control now so I'm very happy about that!!!
Deb and I talked today about how it's so unreal that I'm almost in my third trimester. It really seems like yesterday that I decided to look into being a surrogate mom, and now here I am on my second pregnancy nearing the 3rd trimester!!! Wow.
I'm 24 weeks 3 days pregnant
