26 Week Checkup

So I went for my 26 wk checkup yesterday and everything is still moving right along... I gained 2lbs this month - go me - and measured about 27cms (you should be a cm for every wk you are pregnant). I told my doctor about the pains I've been having, which I thought were just stretching or Braxton Hicks Contractions, and it turns out they are the real deal - regular ol' contractions! Not to worry, it is very common in 2nd pregnancies to experience contractions earlier and more frequently than in the first pregnancy. These contractions will not be seen as early labor unless I have more than 6 in one hour and are harmless to the baby. So that was good to know - now when I am having these silly pains I can tell Dave (and anyone else bothering me) to hush because I am having a contraction! :) I will be going to the doctor every 2wks from now until the last month of my pregnancy when I will go every week (fun fun). We have all of the baby's furniture up and ready in the nursery and it looks beautiful. We will probably be registering for some basics in the next month or so... just bottles, diapers, bath stuff... general necessities since we don't know the sex.

Dave, Cadence and I are going to Atlanta this weekend to see my Uncle Andy, who will be in the states for just one day... so I will have lots of pics to post of this next week... and as always, I'll try to keep this page as current as possible! :)