26 Week Appointment

I had my 26 week appointment on Monday.  It was a super quick appointment.  I got to ask the doctor all of my questions and as usual, we talked about running.  :)  She's a runner herself which is one of the reasons I chose her as my doctor.  When I was trying to get pregnant while running marathons she understood what I was putting my body through and assured me that the running would not prevent me from getting pregnant and that if it did start to affect my monthly cycles I would know it and then could back off with the running.  Anyways, that's all in the past now.  Yay!

The baby measured at exactly 26 weeks and the heartbeat sounded good.  Whew!

I still have ugly varicose and spider veins on my left leg.  They don't bother me unless I sit for a long time (long car rides, church, and movies) but they are not pretty to look at.  Boo hoo!  Also, my ribs in the front and the back on both sides hurt pretty bad these days.  I think the baby is growing into them.  This worries me a little.  What if a rib breaks?  Yes, that's how bad it hurts.  I can't eat or breath sometimes.  But it does feel better if I lay down.  I didn't mention this new rib stuff to my doctor on Monday but it's on my list of questions for the next appointment in two weeks.

26 weeks with baby #2

26 weeks with Zoe