24 weeks - He'll be cute like his daddy!

We started off week 24 with some light registering at Babies R Us and are ending it with an awesome 3D sonogram!  Kiel wasn't super excited about being my baby registry partner, but it ended up being pretty quick and painless since I had done my research.  He actually even had a few opinions that made me chose different items then I originally planned...turns out he is helpful!  I think it also helped that we had Portillos for lunch so the drive all the way to Naperville didn't seem like a TOTAL waste of time.  Going to finish up the registering with my mom & sister this weekend at Target and I am READY to be done!  My pregnancy dreams have become full of stroller malfunctions and pack-n-play recalls.  It's obnoxious!

One of my close friends from Pontiac welcomed a new baby into his family this past Monday, October 8th!  Luke, Jaime, & big sister Aubrey brought home baby girl #2 - Hattie James - which means Luke is completely out numbered, but he doesn't seem to mind :)  I got the chance to visit them in the hospital (good mom's scope out potential girlfriends for their sons right?!?!)....she's just perfect!  It makes me so anxious for our big day!  I can't wait to visit the whole family at home in the next week!

Hattie was definitely the most exciting news of this week, but coming in a close 2nd was the surprise 3D sonogram I got at my ultra sound today!  As I mentioned before, Dr Ingram wanted to re-check Jase's kidneys since they appeared a little large in the first sonogram pics.  Kiel couldn't make it to the appointment because of his training in Decatur so I asked my mom to go with me...ultra sounds are so much better when you have someone to share it with!  Turns out my mom knew the ultra sound tech so I think that won me some bonus points and when I asked her if I would ever have the chance to do a 3D ultra sound she told me there really isn't a set time and the room we were in is the only one that has the capabilities.  Next thing I knew she was changing out the ultra sound wand thing and SURPRISE!



I'm pretty sure he has his daddy's nose and possibly my upper lip.  Hard to tell though because in one pic they look thin like Kiel's, but in another you can see the indention in his top lip like mine.  Either way he's pretty cute!!!!  Not nearly as scary as I thought he would look this early.  Just love him!





Most of the movement I feel from him is on my right side about mid way up my belly and just recently I've felt him on both sides at the same time, but the last week the kicks are coming from MUCH lower.  It doesn't hurt, but I can definitely tell he's hitting some type of vital organ...kind of grosses me out.  The ultra sound tech informed me that's because he's breech and now kicking my bladder every time he moves...yep, that sounds about right.  I keep reminding him he has about 3 more months in that position and then he better be back to head down like he started!

His heartbeat was much lower at 135 bpm this visit so I can only assume he was asleep.  He wasn't moving near as much as the first one so his face was hidden for the majority of the ultra sound...we got lucky with the first pic.  In this pic his left hand is covering his face.  His nose is sticking out behind his arm and if you look closely you can see the indentation in his lip I was talking about.  Kiel has it too, it's just not as prominent as mine so I guess it's not really that surprising Jase has it too.

His left arm is still covering his face in this one.  He's holding his hands together and you can really tell how skinny he still is if you look at his elbow.  3D ultra sounds rock!!!!  





Kiel drove home every night this week since most of the other lineman have started to do the same and I can't say I mind it.  2 more weeks of this school and then back to normal business hours.  His new boots seem to have made all the difference for his sciatic nerve because it hasn't been bothering him aside from still having a little numbness in his foot.  Just glad he's not in pain anymore!  I guess he decided he liked making things more difficult for himself because Wednesday night he cut himself changing a broadhead and sliced his finger open pretty good.  If it's not one thing it's another!

24 Weeks

Your baby's the size of a cantaloupe! Your 10.5-to-11.8-inch fetus weighs about 12.7 to 20.8 ounces and every week she gets closer and closer to being ready to survive (and thrive!) in the outside world.

 
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With all the joy we have experienced this year, it seems 2012 is just as full of tragedy.  A couple we met through some of Kiel's close friends lost a fighting battle for their newly adopted baby boy Wednesday night October 10th.  Ethan was brought home to a loving family that waited so long to find him, but it turned out he had a metabolic disorder his body just couldn't fight off.  I can't imagine any words can comfort the Trainor's this week, but I hope Ethan is playing with Maci so they can keep each other company while they wait for their families.  
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-Nicole