24 Weeks

Hello my little papaya! My belly is definitely getting big. I feel you moving all the time, and I think lately I have been feeling you flip around which is a weird sensation. We still don't have a name for you! It is so funny since Carson and Brooke were named shortly after we found out their gender. Daddy and I are just having a really hard time agreeing and deciding. As of now it is between Dylan and Cooper. The other names still on the list are Caden (still pushing this one), Garrett, Hunter, Conner, and maybe Preston. I take my first fetal fibronectin test this week, which I am a little nervous about. It is a swap test to check my cervix. If it is positive, it means your body is preparing to go into labor within the next two weeks. I feeling optimistic that it will be negative, and I am hoping & praying that all my FFN tests come back negative since a positive will land me in the hospital for supervised bed rest. I'm sure everything will be fine, but it is making me realize that you could be here soon and it is also raising my fears about preterm labor. For now I feel pretty good. I have been running around like a crazy person, as always, but I think I need to start to slow down soon. By the end of the day my tummy is hard as a rock and I am exhausted. It will also be nice when the weather cools off. It is already October and I know the time is going to fly by now that the holidays are about to start. We are so excited to meet you, but we also want to make sure you cook long enough. We already love you so much!