24 Weeks!

I'm normally behind on my posts, so I'm posting these pictures from 24 weeks even though I'm almost 26 weeks along.  I will go to the doctor on Tuesday; I will be 25 weeks, 6 days at that point.  I will take the glucose screening/glucose tolerance test to make sure I'm not developing gestational diabetes.  I'm guessing I've gained about 18 pounds so far.  I've been eating horribly (basically any sweets in sight), so I wouldn't be surprised if it's even more than that!  I'm already regretting the Girl Scout cookie order I placed...they can be frozen though, right?!  The baby must be pushing down on some nerves because I've had a lot of sciatic pain on my right side.  Sometimes it makes it difficult to do anything...it hurts to walk, but it also hurts to sit down!  I'm just glad the pain is not constant.  The baby has been moving around a lot.  I can tell he/she is getting stronger.  Cadence likes to say, "I want to feel the baby" and she'll put her tiny hand on my belly and act all excited even if the baby isn't moving.  It's cute.  I went ahead and scheduled a 2nd ultrasound for March 5.  Most doctors would have already completed an anatomy scan around 20 weeks, but my doctor will only schedule one if she feels there is a need.  I just want to make sure everything is progressing normally; if not, at least we can take the proper measures to be prepared on delivery day.  Plus, it'll be nice to take another peek at baby #2. 

 

Cadence is getting better at taking our monthly baby bump pictures.  Normally we have to bribe her to play along, but this time, she had fun with it.  After every picture, she would run back to Danny to see how the picture turned out.  She was a nut.

 

Discover the Dinosaurs

A couple of weeks ago, we went to check out some dinosaurs at the Discover the Dinosaurs exhibit they had going on at the Columbus Convention Center.  Forgetting that this is a traveling exhibit, our expectations weren't exactly met, but I think Cadence had a really good time.  Cadence is into dinosaurs and even knows some of them by name!  They had a lot for kids Cadence's age to do and we were there for a little under 2 hours.  It was pretty packed, and even with a Blue Jackets game going on downtown at the same time, we were able to enjoy dinner afterward at Barley's Brewhouse.  We had a good night going out into the frigid Columbus weather!

 



Acting like she's a T-Rex

Digging for dinosaur bones!

She kept talking to the little girl next to her...I have no idea what she was talking about.

 

 

 

 

Wintertime Fun and a Bunch of Firsts

Around Christmas, we got a lot of snow.  I stayed home with Cadence the day after Christmas and as soon as Danny got home, we went outside to play!  Cadence hadn't played outside in the snow since her first Winter.  It was pretty cold that day, so I was surprised at how well she did.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The snow wasn't great, but we were able to manage a mini snowman.

 

 Warming up in her new sleeping bag

 

Enjoying some food and dress up

 

Super-psyched about taking a nap in her big-girl bed for the first time

 

She took a little longer to fall asleep, but did really well!  She's such an easy kid!

 

 

 

Earlier this month, we took Cadence to Cookie Cutters for her first haircut.  Even though the sides of her hair are still pretty short, the ends were getting really uneven and unhealthy looking.  We could've probably cut her hair ourselves, but we kind of wanted to make a big deal out of her first haircut.  She watched Curious George, sat in an airplane, got a lollipop and a balloon, got cupcake scented hairspray, and the hairdresser even braided her hair!  Cadence cooperated really well and eventually warmed up to her hairdresser.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cadence is into acting and different facial expressions.  I got her to model some during bathtime.

Here's, "Are you kidding me?"

 

Angry

                         

Uhhh...

 

Happy

I dunno

 

Surprised

 

 

They had pajama day at school.  She picked out her favorite pajamas and brought a stuffed animal as well.

 

 

The pregnancy is still going well.  I feel a few more aches and pains than I remember with Cadence.  I started feeling the baby moving the week before Christmas.  The kicking is even stronger now.  I notice the movements mostly in the morning while driving to work and in the evening after dinner.  It's always fun to try to imagine what the baby is doing. We went to the doctor a couple days after Christmas.  Everything was progressing nicely and the heartbeat was 147 bpm.  Our most recent appointment was last Tuesday and the heartbeat was 153 bpm.  I'm now 23 weeks along...17 more to go!  Cadence has gone from saying she's going to have a brother, so saying she's going to have a sister.  Only time will tell!

 

16 week picture

 

 20 week picture