23 and 24 Weeks

I had my last ObGyn appointment last Tuesday and we discussed some options for Peabody since we had expressed a little concern in Grayson's preterm delivery.  We have not had any 'scares' or indications that this pregnancy will result in the same, but a previous preterm birth is a risk factor. We decided that I would go in for steroid shots during my 24th week (1 a day for 2 days in a row) that will result in maturing the baby's lungs as a preventative measure.  Grayson was with us and we had told him that he would get to hear baby brother's heartbeat, but the Dr. made it even more special by letting Gray be his little helper!  He let Gray hold the fetal heart monitor and push the power button to turn it on and off.  He loved it!  When we got home from the appointment, he decided (all on his own, mind you!) that he needed to hear the heartbeat again:

23 Weeks

Before I went in for the second shot today, we took some 24 week pictures

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"America's Birthday" ~G

Some kind of voodoo magic - just randomly appeared in my list of pictures...

21 Weeks

This week I've been feeling the baby move around a lot more and last night (21 wks 2 days) P was able to feel Peabody moving around!  When I've told Gray that soon he should be able to feel baby brother kick he says, "that's not nice!"  I love his toddler mind, I guess I should rephrase it to "moving" instead of "kicking"!

I have been feeling much better this week.  I didn't really even take Prilosec this week and my nausea has been non existent for the most part.  I have had some pretty bad sciatic nerve pain again this week, but as the week has progressed, it has bothered me less and less. 
Peabody is about the size of a carrot this week, 10.5 inches long and weighs about 10.5 ounces.  I have gained 9 pounds so far, which is about on track for where I was this time with Gray.

Grayson still talks about his baby brother and asks me where he is almost daily.  After I say that he is in my tummy, he says, "he has to get bigger and bigger and bigger!"  He may not quite understand all that is happening, but we think he gets the important stuff.

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