Week 24 and 25 :)

Happy Holidays to all of you!

Luckily I've had the last two weeks off for winter break :)    My belly seems to have grown so much the last week or so!
It was very nice to catch up on the sleep I've needed and to put my feet up when I needed to during my time off.   This Christmas was also very fun because Maia had her own stocking at Grandma and Grandpa Stime's house and even got a couple of gifts! 

 My sister in law AnJi also brought down some hand me down items and a BAG full of little girl clothes (so cute!).   We also attended our second wedding pregnant 

 WEEK 24

 WEEK 24, AS LONG AS A EAR OF CORN, ABOUT 8.5 INCHES

 SORRY FOR THE UGLY PJ PIC :)  WEEK 25 BELLY PIC!

 WEEK 25, AS LONG AS A 9 INCH EGGPLANT, HOWEVER, THIS WAS THE BIGGEST ONE WE COULD FIND, JUST SHORT OF 9 INCHES :)

 THE PAC N PLAY THAT AUNTIE ANJI PASSED ON TO US :)

 AUNTIE ANJI  ALSO BROUGHT THIS ROCKER :)


SOME OF MAIA'S CHRISTMAS GIFT FROM UNCLE TOBY AND COUSINS MATT AND JACOB, AND GRANDMA AND GRANDPA STIME

Aside from the holidays, it's been exciting to hit this point of the pregnancy because although it is not good to be born premature, the youngest of the preemies that have a chance of making it are about 24 weeks old.   I want her to make it as far as she can, but it is somewhat of a relief that she's at a viable age to live outside the womb.  
As for me, I've been getting more tired, falling asleep at the drop of a hat, and if I'm on my feet for even a  little while my legs feel like I ran at the gym the next day :(  I did have some very minimal spotting start again a couple of days ago, but after a check up, everything looked fine ( baby's heartbeat was fine, cervix is closed, etc), and they are doing a more in depth test to make sure I don't have any infections.   
As we make our way to the last trimester and the 7th month it's getting  to the exciting/scary part of the anticipation of what's to come.   Some of my showers are starting to be planned and at our last appointment we had to start filling out our pre-admit forms for labor and delivery, our birth plan and we are signed up for a childbirth class, nursing class, and a "Hello Newborn" class .   

Here's to hoping that this last trimester goes smoothly and that our little Maia makes it as far as she can.   Thanks for checking in on me :)