Week 24 - It's all coming back to me

Baby Bean is 24 weeks today!  We only have 16 more weeks and all the joys of second half pregnancy are coming back to me.  As space for two bodies shrinks, heartburn starts.  My veins start to stand out against my really fair skin (from the increased blood volume).  Abdominal strength diminishes so I feel like a wibble wobble getting up from a seated position.  I have to roll to one side and then use my hands and arms to push my body forward.

Happily, I feel Baby Bean almost all the time now.  She must be big enough that even her slightest movements are noticeable.  I think she's going to be an active kid based on what I'm feeling.  When I lay down it seems like she's "playing" with the sensation of the bed pressing against my tummy.  And when she's lower in the uterus, my bladder gets a tickle from some part of her body.  It's a very strange sensation...like getting a signal that you have to go potty.

We had our fetal echo cardiogram (an ultrasound solely focused on the heart anatomy) on July 3rd.  Baby Bean got the heart clearance we were hoping for.  They saw a perfectly healthy, correctly formed heart! 

So now we just monitor her growth and ensure the umbilical cord defect doesn't effect her size or in utero environment.

Oh yeah...and finish the nursery space, eat right, get into my birthing exercise routine and keep all the other balls in the air.  I have a feeling it's going to be a busy 16 weeks ;)