24 weeks, 4 days

I feel like I say this in every post, but I can't believe another week's almost past. It's been another good week with lots of hope, resting & visitors! 

Yesterday, my cousin Stephanie came to visit and she was so sweet and brought us chinese food for dinner. It was so yummy! 

Today, I had special visitors- the Shewards. They lived next door to us on Paloma Drive and I've babysat Brett & Ashley for many years. I hadn't seen them in a while and it was SO good to see them! They were so nice and brought our first batch of hand-me-downs from when Brett was just a baby. I can't wait to see Baby K wearing them! :-)

Tomorrow, my friend Kathy from work is coming by with her little baby, Ethan. Two other friends from work might be swinging by too, while Kathy's here. I'm excited for Friday visitors! 

I've been so lucky to have such good friends & family. Again, I feel like I've said it in other posts, but I can't say it enough-I'm so lucky!

Symptoms: There are a couple of new things to report from the last few days. First, I'm pretty sure I felt the baby hiccup. It was so cute once I figured out what it was- I haven't felt it again though. Also, I've had a couple of Braxton Hicks contractions. The first one, I was laying in bed and the second one I was in the doctor's office after seeing Dr. A on Tuesday. It's the weirdest feeling...but thank goodness no pain. I told Dr. A about it and he said don't worry unless I start to have 6-8 in one hour. I'm hoping that doesn't happen.

June Bug has been taking tumbling classes each night- usually around 8-9pm.  Every once in a while I lay flat on my back for a few minutes just to stretch it out- I'm thinking he doesn't like that. He kicks like crazy when I'm on my back- I think it takes away some of his room. He's just so precious- he can kick me whenever he wants! :-) I love it!

Baby K: Your baby's growing steadily, having gained about 4 ounces since last week. That puts him at just over a pound. Since he's almost a foot long (picture an ear of corn), he cuts a pretty lean figure at this point, but his body is filling out proportionally and he'll soon start to plump up. His brain is also growing quickly now, and his taste buds are continuing to develop. His lungs are developing "branches" of the respiratory "tree" as well as cells that produce surfactant, a substance that will help his air sacs inflate once he hits the outside world. His skin is still thin and translucent, but that will start to change soon.