Here are some pics from our 1st baby shower, which was in Danville yesterday. Big thanks to my lovely hostesses - Maggie, Katie and Amanda! I enjoyed it so much and came home with some beautiful things for baby Anna! The very last picture is one of me today. Everyone has been asking to see a recent photo of the bump. This is NOT a great picture as I prepare to get in bed, but you can certainly see the bump progress! 
Another Monday and another week! I think time would really fly if I didn't have to work. HA. Once we get below 100 days on the countdown It will be time to celebrate. Just a few more weeks until I hit the 3rd trimester - that is hard to believe! Still feeling good... just getting bigger and starting to have some aches and pains AND heartburn. ICK. Suddenly I also feel the urge to nest and get everything set up for her arrival. That will be hard to do until the furniture and bedding arrive sometime in late July or early August!
Looking forward to the long, July 4th weekend. I will be a bridesmaid in my dear friend Kristen's wedding. Hopefully I won't be the big, clumsy pregnant lady! :-) I think I may take next Monday off following the busy weekend to relax and maybe head to the lake with Brad. :-)
The baby update for this week was minimal, so I will summarize. The baby is probably about 13 1/2 inches long and now weighs around 2 lbs. She is steadily starting to pick up fat and her skin is becoming more smooth and less wrinkled. She is growing more and more hair and if we could see it - we could apparently discern the color! Can't wait!
I will post a separate entry later tonight with details and pictures from the Danville baby shower, so please check the blog again later tonight or tomorrow. :-)
Everything is going really well! Not much to report. Feeling great and starting to pick up on Anna's schedule. She seems to rise right around breakfast time and then is relatively calm throughout the day, but I think we definitely have a night owl on our hands! The kicks and punches are most definitely incresing! I can't wait for Brad to be able to feel her moving!
We have our first baby shower this weekend in Danville, so I am looking forward to visiting with family and friends in my home town. I will try to post pictures next week! Still working on finding that USB cable for my camera! Next doc appt is July 17th, though we may have another ultrasound around July 7th. We will keep you all posted!
Your Baby’s Growth at 24 weeks
Your baby is approximately 1 1/2 pounds and is 10" in length. This is an active time, with lots of movement going on.
Your baby's brain is really beginning to mature, his lungs are forming and will be producing sufacant in the near future. Surfactant keeps the air sacs in our lungs from collapsing and from sticking together upon exhalation, thus allowing us to breathe properly. Your baby is almost completely formed, and is beginning to deposit fat on his or her body. Newborns have a difficult time regulating body temperature, the fat helps to retain heat.
Babies born at this point have some chances of survival with very special care. They will be in the Intensive Care Unit, usually until their due date. A major problem with premature babies is lung development. If preterm labor is detected early enough a steroid shot can sometimes be given to enhance lung development.
My doctor's appointment this morning went well and was uneventful for the most part. My nurse was a girl that I went to high school with - so that was a strange coincidence! I didn't see my actual OB today, since she is on vacation. I saw the midwife/nurse practitioner, whom I also really like. The baby's heartbeat was 152, which is nice and strong indicating that we have an active little gal! I am feeling her move all the time now - so that came as no surprise to me! Still no strong and consistent kicks from the outside for Brad to feel, but I feel like she is doing flips all the time! They said that around 26 to 28 weeks you get the strong and consistent kicks from the outside and around that time as well you can SEE the movement in the your belly! I am doing well and feel great for the most part, still have healthy blood pressure etc. So far, so good! We had a nice weekend and I surprised Brad with some Father's Day goodies... my fave was a onesie that said "I love Daddy."
Next appt is July 14th and that is the day we have the glucose screening - yuck! Starting in August I will see the doctor every two weeks until I hit 36 weeks and then it will be a weekly visit. Time is flying by! (I know I may eat those words in a couple of months...ha!)I really will try to post a picture of my belly/profile soon! I have lost the data cord to my camera - so we are working on finding it or replacing it so I can start sharing pictures.
Brad surprised me and ordered the nursery furniture on Saturday - so it should arrive in mid-August! I think "Hunny" is giving us the bedding at an upcoming shower later this month in Danville - so I will be sure to take photos as we get everything set up... of course our nursery at the apartment will be temporary - so I won't paint etc. until we move - still it should be fun to get it all together! I am certainly starting to feel the urge to nest! We have already collected a good amount of baby gear and clothing, which has been fun. Friends and family members have been generous, to say the least and many of them can't resist the urge to buy those cute girl outfits! We visited Danville over the weekend and saw the latest items that Hunny has purchased... too cute! My favorite is a monogrammed diaper cover with little eyelet ruffles around the legs. I think having a girl is going to be so much fun!
Pregnancy Quotes
Things are moving right along! Little "AC" is really letting me know more and more often that she is present and growing stronger! Her moves are packing quite a punch and I think it will be a matter of time before Brad can really feel her movements! She seems to really like the song list I made for her on my ipod. :-) I am still feeling great, but I don't love the heat! It seems to have gone from 70 to 90 overnight! The hot days definitely wear me out and put me to bed even earlier than before and I think I am freezing poor Brad out of the house. :-) I do enjoy the sunshine and the longer days... but it is going to be one long, hot summer! I have enjoyed some time at the pool, which has been very nice. I am now clearly identifiable as a pregnant woman, if there were any question before. Some reactions I have heard lately are "WOW," "Look at you!" and "WOAH Momma." We have definitely seem a significant change in the past month. Next doc appt is June 17th, so I will keep you all posted. Beginning in July we will visit the doc every two weeks and then from 36 weeks on, we will visit once per week. 
Here is the latest babycenter.com update:
At 11 inches and around 1 pound, your baby is starting to look like a miniature newborn. Her lips, eyelids, and eyebrows are becoming more distinct, and she's even developing tiny tooth buds beneath her gums. Her eyes have formed, but her irises (the colored part of the eye) still lack pigment. If you could see inside your womb, you'd be able to spot the fine hair (lanugo) that covers her body and the deep wrinkles on her skin, which she'll sport until she adds a padding of fat to fill them in. Inside her belly, her pancreas — essential for the production of some important hormones — is developing steadily.
Everything is great... just sad to return to work after a great weekend!
Here is the babycenter update on little Anna Claire. I can attest to the part about movememnt! I don't feel her ALL the time, but when I do - I am SURE it is her! The movements are becoming more frequent and much stronger. Another week and I think Brad will really be able to feel her karate chops!
Your baby now weighs about three-quarters of a pound and is approximately 10 1/2 inches long. You may soon feel like she's practicing martial arts as her initial fluttering movements turn into full-fledged kicks and nudges. You may also discover a pattern to her activity as you get to know her better. In other developments, your baby's eyebrows and lids are present now, and if you're having a girl, her vagina has begun to form as well.
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