I'll get the not-fun topic out of the way first.
Boy, oh boy, has it been a looong 6 days. Poor Connor just couldn't seem to shake whatever virus (flu or otherwise) he got last Wednesday. He kept saying his mouth hurt, he was getting bloody noses, his congestion was turning a nasty green color, and his cough was vicious. I was thinking croup, strep, even maybe pneumonia since his fever (which had went away Friday night) suddenly made a return last night. So, I packed up the kids and made the 40 mile drive to the doctors office in the pouring rain. Verdict: ear infection and the possible start of a sinus infection. While neither of those things were very bad, our doctor decided that it was time to treat it and he is now on his very first round of antibiotics. I can't tell you how relieved I was to walk out of there with a prescription.
Bad news is that E definitely has whatever virus C initially had (the doc thinks that all the coughing from the congestion is what caused the ear infection). Luckily, as of right now, her ears and throat look good so we're all hoping that since she is older, it will stay a virus and be gone by the middle/end of the week. At this point C had a 103.5 degree temp and hers is hovering right around 100, so I'm hoping it will just be a mild cold for her. The difference between my 2 kids is almost laughable sometimes. C spent the last 6 days on my lap saying things like "oh mommy" and "hug and kiss?" whereas E is currently on my bed, lights off, watching tv by herself. She requested some chocolate milk once, but other than that, she just wants to be left alone. The kids have Easter pics this weekend, so fingers crossed all the snot and tears will be long gone by then!
Now on to the baby stuff!
24 weeks! I can't believe I only have 1 more milestone to hit this pregnancy - getting to full term! Only 3 more weeks and I'll be hitting my 3rd trimester. Things have just flown by since I hit 20 weeks it feels like.
Movement: All the time. He still quiets down around 2pm or so. It's funny, but the time change didn't mess that up at all! It's hard to measure my fundal height myself, since sometimes I can find the top of my uterus very easily and other times it's harder to find. Today was one of those days, so I just measured the highest point where I feel a lot of movements and it's right around 24cm, just like it should be. It seems his favorite place to move around is right underneath my belly button, which just feels weird since it's the thinnest place on my stomach. Movements also sometimes hurt a bit. He's not really big enough to really pack a punch, but occasionally if I happen to be pushing down on my stomach and he kicks right in that spot, it can sting a bit. I love that it's just more proof he's growing in there. :)
Irrational fear this week: Eh, nothing. I've pretty much now assume that come about 3.5 months I'll have a brand new baby in my arms. I am anxious for my next appointment, because that's the one where they will check and make sure I am not making any antibodies in my blood. If there are antibodies there, it means at some point mine and Declan's blood mixed and he's obviously positive (I am RH -). I'm not TOO worried about it, since I've had 2 successful pregnancies, never developed any antibodies, and have gotten the RH shots on time with both of them. But it's just one more thing to check off my list and not worry about.
Weight gain: I haven't officially weighed myself, but at 3 days shy of 3 weeks since my last appointment, I think I've put on somewhere between 2-3lbs. So, still right on track for the 4lbs a month I'm trying to stick to. I'll pull the Wii out sometime this month.
This got a little long-winded, so I'll wrap it up!
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