Baby Week 24 - The start of the end…
September 25, 2008
I think I’ve peaked in the comfortable portion of this pregnancy, and I’m on the downward slide towards birth. The last few days my back and all of the muscles in my lower body have started to ache. My stomach is starting to grow more and the baby is apparently putting on about 6oz a week, and I’m really starting to feel it. This worries me since I’ve still got 3 months and a few days to go. If I’m already starting to feel worn, this is not a good sign. I was hoping the energy and comfort level would last a little longer… On the other hand, I can’t wait to meet the new guy! Who will he look like? Will he remind us of Xander as a baby? Will he have a full head of hair? What color will his eyes be? How will Xander react to the new one? I guess I’ll have to keep trying to remember that the payoff is definitely worth all of this pain and discomfort, but I know as the months drag on this is going to be harder and harder to do…
In my first and now my second pregnancy, I’ve heard some pretty entertaining comments. I don’t think that people say these things to me with the intention of being mean, but whatever they were intending just doesn’t seem to come out right. I take these commments with a good dose of humor and chuckle about them later. However, if you have any pregnant friends or family members out there, please refrain from using any of the following comments.
With this pregnancy the back pain started much earlier than with the last one. I can remember people telling me that more back pain usually meant some painful back labor during delivery, which makes me even more glad that I’m skipping the whole “labor thing” ;-) I decided that this time I would spend the $30 and get a belly band of some sort to help with the back pain. After doing some research, I ended up purchasing the 
I had my 20 week appointment last week and told my doctor that I have decided to c-section. We picked a date - yay! December 30th is baby #2’s birthday. It’s funny, when I tell people this is the day I’m having my baby, they all say to me - “oh, maybe you’ll have a Christmas baby”. Then I launch into the explanation about how my first baby was exactly on time, and how my “official due date” isn’t until January 5th, so unless something goes horribly wrong, I’m not expecting any more children until December 30th - period. Honestly, I would rather have more time in between holidays before the baby’s birthday, but there is only so much I can do about that. 
