Pregnancy at 24 weeks..

Okay, since my post actually went through lastnight, with no troubles, I thought I'd try to post this ONE more time. :)

24weeks

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How your baby's growing: Your baby's growing steadily, gaining about a quarter of a pound since last week, when she was just over a pound. Since she's almost a foot long, that makes a pretty lean figure, but her body is filling out proportionally and she'll soon put on more baby fat. Your baby's skin is thin, translucent, and wrinkled, her brain is growing rapidly, and her taste buds are developing. Her lungs are developing "branches" of the respiratory "tree" and cells that produce surfactant, a substance that helps the air sacs inflate easily.

How your life's changing:  The top of your uterus is now an inch or so above your belly button, which means it's about the size of a soccer ball. With the skin on your abdomen and breasts stretching, you may feel a little itchy now and then. If your skin is dry, keeping it well moisturized may help. Also, your eyes may be sensitive to light and feel gritty and dry. This is a perfectly normal pregnancy symptom known as dry-eye. To ease your discomfort, use an artificial tears solution to add moisture.

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Oh and the skin is getting itchy! Its annoying. I do have cocoa butter stuff for stretch marks, etc. and I use it when I get out of the shower and stuff, but I'm thinking maybe I should use it a little more often than that. I can feel her kicking so much, and its so amazing to see your stomach morph into different shapes. I was sitting in my last Child Development class yesterday (thank God, its over!) and she was kicking and squirming. I looked down and there were lumps protruding out of my side! Its actually kindof scary looking! lol.

Ah well, I guess I'm going to go take a hot bath. I stayed up so late lastnight, because mom went to visit my aunt about two hours away and I was here alone for the first time. Shes on her way back home now, so I need to get myself cleaned up and tidy up a little bit around here.