23 weeks 1 day
I am realizing that I don't think I ever officially "announced" our name choice. We are naming our baby girl,
Ava! We both loved that name from the very beginning. There was no
argument or convincing that needed to go with it. We haven't fully
determined a second name. We have two very strong contenders.
Again, unlike our boy names that we couldn't agree on, with girl names,
we just like too many. As soon as we "set in stone" her middle name, I will share that too..
We had another
check up today! First, I have to be
thankful that everything is still looking great with Ava . Second, I am going to be a little fussy that
I did not actually get to see her this time.
I have gotten so accustom to getting an ultrasound with each checkup
(due to various reasons), that I guess I kind of expected one. Oh well.
Ava’s heartbeat was 170. The u/s
tech said that was good, and as always, I love hearing her heartbeat.
Apparently by 23
weeks, contractions have already started a few times an hour. I had no idea. The doctor had me feel my uterus and asked me
questions about if I ever noticed it feeling hard.. No… He said it should 3-4
times an hour. Wow, I felt really out-of-touch with my body when he said
that. He said it shouldn’t hurt or
anything. He then went into what to do
if I did go into early labor. Praying
that doesn’t happen.
I won’t have another appointment until
October now, but what I am most looking forward to is our 3D Ultrasound
scheduled for the end of October- 30 weeks! I can’t
wait to see her again!
Over Fall break (only
2 weeks away!!!) I will try to work on Ava’s nursery, and if we get a lot done,
I will post pictures!
Oh yeah, and those "teeny, tiny kicks" I was feeling are now full blown soccer kicks. She doesn't kick that hard all the time, but last night I was watching my belly, and you can actually see her kicking now instead of just feeling it! Really cool! It definitely makes me smile each time I feel one! and I LOVE that Ben can now feel them too!
Oh yeah, and those "teeny, tiny kicks" I was feeling are now full blown soccer kicks. She doesn't kick that hard all the time, but last night I was watching my belly, and you can actually see her kicking now instead of just feeling it! Really cool! It definitely makes me smile each time I feel one! and I LOVE that Ben can now feel them too!
