{"id":123,"date":"2011-07-16T10:08:38","date_gmt":"2011-07-16T15:08:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shereadsinthedark.com\/?p=123"},"modified":"2011-07-27T18:15:14","modified_gmt":"2011-07-27T23:15:14","slug":"24-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.shereadsinthedark.com\/?p=123","title":{"rendered":"24 weeks!"},"content":{"rendered":"

What’s going on this week:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Your baby’s growing steadily, having gained about 4 ounces since last week. That puts him at just over a pound. Since he’s almost a foot long (picture an ear of corn), he cuts a pretty lean figure at this point, but his body is filling out proportionally and he’ll soon start to plump up. His brain is also growing quickly now, and his taste buds are continuing to develop. His lungs are developing “branches” of the respiratory “tree” as well as cells that produce surfactant, a substance that will help his air sacs inflate once he hits the outside world. His skin is still thin and translucent, but that will start to change soon.<\/em><\/p>\n

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My Update: <\/strong><\/p>\n

Due Date: November 4, 2011 \u2013 112 days to go!<\/p>\n

Weight Gain: +11 lbs (from pre-preg weight).<\/p>\n

Symptoms:\u00a0 Nighttime leg cramps have begun.\u00a0 I could do without those.\u00a0 Thankfully I had a heads up from Lisa to take a magnesium supplement if I started having them, and so I tried it last night, and taadaa!\u00a0 No cramps.<\/p>\n

Cravings\/Aversions: Nothing I can think of.\u00a0 Just food, food, food.<\/p>\n

Sleep:\u00a0 The 2 nights of leg cramps sucked, but we’re back to normal now, I think.\u00a0 Zzzzzzzzz.<\/p>\n

I am loving:\u00a0 LISA AND ADA GET HERE IN 2 DAYS!\u00a0 (If you don’t count the weekend or the day they get here.)\u00a0 So, that would be Wednesday for those of you not well versed in our visit-countdown methods.<\/p>\n

I miss:\u00a0 I just sat here for a bit and tried to think of something, but really, I’ve got nothing.\u00a0 I’m leading a pretty charmed life and I’ve got no complaints.<\/p>\n

Movement:\u00a0 The trend I notice is that I get some good baby-moving action once I sit down after being up and moving around for a while.\u00a0 I can pretty much sit down and within a few minutes, the movements start.\u00a0 Oh, and I have noticed that I have felt him moving around about 3 or 4 times now while I’ve been standing up.<\/p>\n

<\/em> Nursery progress:\u00a0 About the same this week as last.\u00a0 The closet is now almost cleared out, though.\u00a0 It won’t be long now till there are some little clothes hanging up in there!<\/p>\n

Exercise: Nothing.\u00a0 It was a really long busy week at work and I missed both Pilates and Yoga.\u00a0 Only a couple more weeks till I’m down to part time and working from home, so these last weeks in the office are going go stay really hectic while I’m doing training and trying to clear up any old loose ends.<\/p>\n

Diet:\u00a0 OK.\u00a0 This is kind of a boring subject so I’m trying to think of something else more interesting to replace it….I’ll keep you posted.<\/p>\n

Looking forward to: Baby cheeks to kiss!\u00a0 Going to the pool!\u00a0 Shopping with Lisa!<\/p>\n

Belly Shot: I know we missed last week’s belly shot, but trust me, it wasn’t that great a picture of me.\u00a0 So for week 23 I’ve posted instead a picture of the new shirt that Scott got me as a surprise.\u00a0 (Also, not a great picture of me, but just focus on the cute shirt.)<\/p>\n

Here’s week 24!\u00a0 It was SO hot outside..maybe around 100, or upper nineties for sure.<\/p>\n

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I feel like I look awfully big for 24 weeks, but whatever. I'm growing an athlete in there!<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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