24 Weeks

I had my 24th week check up today. They baby's heart beat was around 148 BPM. The doctor has me scheduled on Friday 6/26 for another ultrasound to check the placenta. She also wants me to have measurements done more often because of my auto-immune problems.

Every once and a while I feel something in my belly. I am pretty sure it is the baby. For the most part it feels like some gas. I had Duane put his hand on my belly when I felt it happening. Duane thinks that he might have felt something move. Generally, it is pretty random and hard to catch. The other day I looked down and saw my belly move. However, I didn't feel anything. I guess that I am not as sensitive.

Duane and I have a list of possible names for the baby. I doubt we will name her until after she is born and we can see her. In the meantime, I started calling her my little peanut. Duane is calling her peanut too.

Over the years we have picked up odds and ends of baby stuff. Some of it is from friends/family and yard sales. Last week my friend Julie gave us a bunch of clothes. I can't get over how cute the little girl clothes are. We managed to get everything washed up and sorted into tubs by size. I am pretty much set for clothes through 18 months.

We have made good progress on getting the things ready for the baby. The two big things we are looking for right now are a dresser and a changing table. I would like to get a tall 4-5 drawer dresser and lightweight changing table with shelves. No luck so far on craigs or at yard sales.

Duane set the crib up and it looks nice. It is a lighter weight white one with wheels.