24 week milestone....

Thrilled to report that this past Saturday marked the 24 week milestone in this pregnancy!!! I know we still have a long ways to go before we're past pre-term labor and dealing with the complexities and challenges of a preemie but hitting viability is still a huge milestone for me.

Saw the OB this afternoon and everything is thankfully continuing smoothly. I had my last cervical check ultrasound which continues to look great. She measured my stomach and said I'm measuring right at 24wks and baby girl's heartbeat continues to sound beautiful. I'll go back in two weeks for a growth ultrasound. Love all these reassuring appointments!

This little lady of ours is already so active! I've felt far more movement from her then I ever did with Lily or Ian, which I love. Feeling really excited & hopeful now. Next goal I'd love to hit is 32wks which would officially be the most pregnant I've ever been, after that I might be reaching here but hoping for 37wks!

24wk bump shot...

Milestones...

This week marks a scary but big milestone for us. We lost Lily at 22wks 6 days and today I'm 22wks 2 days. Thankfully I had an OB appointment today which was perfect timing since I woke up this morning fearful. Baby girl has been very active which is wonderfully reassuring, but then when she's not as active like this morning it causes me to worry, especially given the significance that this week holds. We got lots of reassuring news at the doctor today though; cervix is holding up beautifully, and the little lady is looking great as well and decided to be active again this afternoon right around the time of our appointment. I'll go back in two weeks for another cervical check & OB appointment, and then in four weeks I'll have a second growth ultrasound. 

In other exciting news, it seems our little man is officially potty trained!!! We've been working on it pretty solid for the past week or so and today was the first time while we were at a friend's house that he told me when he needed to go and used their bathroom twice. I'm thrilled that it looks like we'll be getting a little bit of a break from diapers before our little girl arrives. We're still using them for naps and bedtime of course, and I'm sure there'll be accidents now and then, but overall Ian's definitely surpassed my expectations with potty training. 

Growth and kicks...

Saw the perinatologist on Monday for my first growth ultrasound. Thankfully baby girl continues to look great, she's actually even measuring a few days ahead of schedule and already reached the 1 lb mark! The doctor actually said that unless anything comes up they don't need to see me back at that clinic and I'll just have my monthly growth ultrasounds done at my OB's from here on out!

Definitely feeling lots of baby kicks, she's an active little thing which I love! Hopefully will continue ahead drama free for the rest of this pregnancy. Only 3 more weeks until we reach viability...not that I'm counting or anything!