and we are viable!

And here she is all bendy and flexible already. I had my 24 week ob appt today and they finished up the 20 ultrasound which means I got some more looks at the doll. She is growing well, as am I, and looks great!! I got to see her face and watched her drink. I could see her open and close her mouth and even saw her move her tongue. She still prefers the position in the picture to the right, with her legs crossed and bent in half.                                                                        

 And as the post title says we have reached viability!! As a nicu RN it is a big deal to reach this point. So heaven forbid something should happen but if she was born anytime she could survive outside of me. But we want and need her to stay put for another few months. And as of now I do not see that being a problem. I am not having any contractions, other than the usual Braxton Hicks (false contractions). She is super active and it's hard to believe that she is about a pound or more now. So weird to see baby's at her gestation and know that is about her size inside of me. It's great to feel her move and I can't wait to share that with the IF's.

And here I am at 24 weeks, growing and expanding. I am feeling good. No nausea or vomiting and minimal pain from the hernia. It acts up here and there but for the most part just looks funny. I am having aches and pains more after working or a busy day but nothing that is not to be expected. Lucky for me my sister is spoiling me for my birthday on Wednesday with a prenatal massage! I can not wait to be pampered!! I am starting to get my appetite back and really getting a sweet tooth. I am still craving sweet fruit, strawberries especially. No weird cravings yet but I can't watch late night food network because just about everything they make looks good and makes me hungry. I am even starting to gain some weight. It's not too much yet, which I am ok with but I am sure the pounds are comin. I finally gave in and went out and bought maternity clothes. With the weather changing my regular jeans werent cutting it anymore and my shirts were getting a bit short. I bought all comfy clothes so that as winter comes hopefully I can continue to grow into them.

One last picture to leave you with. It's difficult when you just look at it but I'll try to describe it. This is a picture of the doll baby's face. Dead center and white is her nose, below that the black half smile. Abover her nose is an eye socket on the right, black in color and to the left is another eye socket white in color. It's difficult to see as a still picture but was super cute to see on the ultrasound.