Isn't that the size his foot should be at birth?

Today is April 15, 2008 and we had our 24 week appointment. Well, I am 24 weeks later this week. I was able to tell the doctor that I no longer have any sciatic nerve pain. I've graduated to stiff calves (when I go on a dog walk) and a little bit of acid reflux. He told me to make sure I'm drinking my water and eat more potassium and calcium. But, it's really just another side affect of pregnancy.
We had another ultrasound today. He does one every time we have an appointment. There was one angle where the ultrasound was directly over the baby's foot print. We all laughed at the size of that foot. I said, "Isn't that the size his foot should be at birth!!!!?" The computer screen showed everything in life size and this foot was BIG! He did say it should still get bigger. EEEEEK.

The baby is weighing in at 1 pound 11 oz. He's measuring 26w1d. I'm really hoping for a July birth! Based on what he's measuring, the due date would be July 21st. But, who knows when he'll really be ready to come into the world.

The best part of our doctor appointment was getting to see the baby yawn! The doctor was able to rewind it and we watched again! It was amazing to see something that a real life human does. It made him more real.

I CONSTANTLY feel him kick and move. My placenta has moved up to the very top. The baby's head is down with his butt up towards my chest, leaving one leg and one arm on each side of my stomach. So, I just feel kicks, elbows, and feet on all sides of my basketball stomach.

I forgot to mention that I had my first instance of cankles! I got them this past weekend at Elena's wedding. I was up on my feet for 3 days straight and wearing heals half the time. Sunday night, after elevating my feet for a day and a half, the swelling went away. I knew it was just from being on my feet too much because no other limbs were swollen. I wonder if and when I will swell to where I can't wear my wedding ring? And, how painful will it be and how swollen will I get in June when I'm in Steph and Brandon's weddings? Yikes! They seriously might have to get me a stool, unless they promise not to have a long ceremony!

Today I brought home a baby doll that cries. I'm going to try and use it to show Chief that he's not the only one that will be getting attention in this house. Right now he seems scared of it. He's been around other babies, so I think it's the fact that he knows this is not a real human and it's some kind of a freaky toy. But, I'll mainly just use it to give the doll attention and ignore him sometimes.

Ryan has put a coat of paint on the baby room. He's going to finish it this weekend. The furniture has been ordered, thanks to the gracious generosity of Richard and Carol!!!!
It should be here in a week from JC Penny's.

I'm watching a commercial about stretch marks and that reminds me just to state that I don't have any stretch marks yet! With the rate of growth of this child, I don't see how I'll avoid them in the future. All I can use is Aveeno lotion though and not any of that cocoa butter since it's full of fragrance.

I'm so excited about this baby! It's very much more real to me that he's coming. I'm the most excited to see the look on Ryan's face when he gets to see his son. I like to see the reaction on other people's faces when I give them a gift and giving Ryan his son will be 1000 more exciting to see his reaction. I get to feel the baby kick all the time and it's just not fair that Ryan doesn't get to feel anything. I wonder if it's just as real to Ryan, as it is to me, that a baby is coming?