24 Weeks Pregnant!

How Big is the Baby at 24 Weeks Pregnant?

During pregnancy week 24 your baby is now more than one pound (1.3 pounds) and is about 12 inches long! As you track your pregnancy week by week from this point out your baby will resemble a tiny albeit complete little human being!

Your Baby's Growth and Development
Your baby continues to grow more proportional each and every day. During pregnancy week 24 her organ systems continue to mature as do the central nervous system, digestive system and even reproductive and circulatory systems. During a pregnancy at 24 weeks your baby's lungs are also starting to form little branches and will eventually start producing a substance called surfactant which happens closer to the time your baby's lungs start maturing. The amniotic fluid surrounding your baby begins to increase in volume after about pregnancy 24 weeks. This continues until delivery when your uterus will hold up to 2 pints of amniotic fluid.

Changes in You

Your baby has less and less room to move in your womb after you are about 24 weeks pregnant. You should be feeling strong kicks by 24 weeks pregnant, but gradually your baby's movements will start to seem slower and more rhythmic rather than all over the place. This is perfectly normal.

Though your babies first kicks and movements will seem random, gradually your baby will be kicking regularly. You should notice patterns of wakefulness and sleeping throughout the day. Enjoy each and every moment you have to enjoy your baby's gymnastics. It may seem hard to believe but you will miss the feeling of your baby moving around inside of you once you give birth.

The joys of Winter coming.....

Well I kind-of live in the backwoods, and as soon as it starts to get cold we start getting mice! However, we might catch maybe 4-6 throughout the winter months. However this morning I heard something like mice, and thought "Oh NO" it's that time again to set out the DCon! But this morning was alittle different, our dog Buster kept barking at our small trash can that we have beside our computer desk. Yesterday was trash day so I knew there was nothing in it cause I had just emptied it. So to reassure Buster I opened the lid and to my surprise.... I saw THIS!!!

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Yep, 2 little mice... I remember that AJ was eating candy while he was the computer yesterday, there must of been some Peanut Butter left on that wrapper, those mice just couldn't resist! They also left their little droppings behind!!!

I hate mice, so since AJ is out of town... I called my Dad this morning to take care of the problem! This was our conversation!

Me: Dad, can you come over and get these mice. (I always call Dad to get mice out of our mouse traps when AJ is out of town cause I hate doing it)
Dad: Yeah, where did you catch them? (I usually say kitchen after this)
Me: They are in the trash can.
Dad: Why, did you put them in the trash can they will start to stink!
Me: I didn't put them there, that's where I caught them!
Dad: You caught dead mice in your trash can? (I can just imagine the look on his face)
Me: No, Dad they are still alive in a small trash can.
Dad: You caught a live mouse in your trash can?
Me: Yep, 2 of them.
Dad: Well you are gonna have to kill them, if you don't want them to come back in the house.
Me: How am I suppose to kill them?
Dad: You are gonna have to beat them with a stick.
Me: What? I can't do that!!
Dad: I will be over there in a few minutes....

LOL I don't know what he did, but he came and got the trash can.