We are at the 24 week mark... I can't believe that this little girl is 24 weeks along which means viability. Although we do not want her born yet it is reassuring to know that she is viable and with lots of help has potential to survive at this point. It's the perfect time to compare her to a venti coffee at starbucks since delicious holiday drinks are out now... my personal favorite is the toasted white chocolate mocha! I feel like this is the point in pregnancy when everyone notices my belly and likes to ask questions. I just want to note that I love any and all questions and am very open to answering anything about the surrogacy that I can so please feel free to ask away! I've had a few comments from strangers about having another baby and for some reason I feel the need to always add in that it's not mine and that I'm a surrogate. I do know that some surrogates just say thanks and move on but I like to shed a positive light on surrogacy and to share as much as I can whenever I have the opportunity. Honestly I've only had positive responses from anyone that I've told which is awesome! Surrogacy is such a beautiful thing and I am so grateful for the opportunity to carry this baby girl for her parents and to watch her family grow when she enters the world in March. For those of you that know me... I NEVER stay up past 8:30 and rarely have energy to go out but I did make it out to Vintage one night with friends from the neighborhood and then again for a favorite things party with friends from Urbana. If you have never been to a favorite things party they are so so fun... you bring 4 of the same things (your favorite things) and you draw 4 names from a hat for who to give it to and then in return you end up with 4 of other peoples favorite things. It's so fun to see what other people like and to get to try it for yourself! I would blame being tired on this baby and on pregnancy but honestly it's not rare for me to go to bed at 8:30 when not pregnant simply because I like to wake up early to run in the morning and have it over with for the day. On a side note my awesome friend Jessie, in the first pic on the right is a labor and delivery nurse at the hospital I will be delivering at and I am praying she is my nurse... or can atleast be there as my friend! She has been so supportive this pregnancy and has done most of my slow (or stopping in the middle) runs with me and is always super concerned about the baby and how I'm feeling! I am lucky to have such great and supportive friends. We found time one weekend to go to Hersheypark at Christmas time... which if you've never been is so fun! It was cold but not extremely cold so it was a good day to go, plus I found this cute maternity sweater at Motherhood that is comfy and fits perfectly! The kid's always enjoy the rides and lights and we ended the trip with a night at Eden Resort in Lancaster and of course the best brunch ever with Santa! Surrobaby had to visit with Santa as well! So after my first half marathon earlier in pregnancy I was super excited to sign up for another half but of course a few weeks later realized that running was just getting harder and harder so I switched that race to a 10k. Let's just say that I am SO glad I switched to the 10k because that morning even that was a struggle. No cramping or issues with the baby but my legs felt so weak... must be the varicose veins that I am so lucky to have, thanks Mom, and the extra weight from the baby. I had another 10k a week later and it wasn't much better, I had to walk some for both of them which is fine with me, I was just so glad that I could finish. My goal this pregnancy is to just keep moving.. with Cody I ran up to 5 miles certain days until 37 weeks but for this pregnancy I am just not sure that will happen. We will see! 25 weeks and baby is the size of an acorn squash. I feel like each week is such a big milestone and each week the parents seem to get more and more excited! So is this pregnancy is progressing I feel like this baby is up so much higher than my kid's were which is causing wonderful heartburn. Luckily I found these delicious tums that look and sorta taste like mentos! If I'm going to need tums I'm glad these are not chalky and are much more tolerable to me... I highly recommend them if you are ever in need! As for the breathe right strips... let's just say I had a not so fun sinus infection and these helped tremendously at night! Unfortunately I still needed an antibiotic and a day off of work but in the end I am feeling much better for the most part! 26 weeks and baby is the size of a head of lettuce! A fun fact for 26 weeks is that the baby starts to open her eyes at this point... feels kind of weird that she could be looking at the inside of my belly, haha! Other than the heartburn I still have from her being so high... and the varicose veins I continue to have I can't really complain too much about this pregnancy. For those of you that have never had varicose veins, they suck! Running and the weight of pregnancy make them worse and in turn it makes my legs tired during running... but I was happy to find out that my insurance pays for 6 free pairs of support stockings! I still haven't had a chance to get them from the store yet but hopefully soon! I did buy one pair off amazon but they don't quite look right under most of my clothes so we will see how the others look. I had them with Cody as well but I'm sure with each pregnancy they are something that just gets worse and worse. Some yummy treats I have recently made... luckily the one in the middle one is atleast delicious and healthy. Honestly you can't go wrong with a caramel rice cake, peanut butter and banana... so so good! The other two are xmas treats because how can I deny santa a few yummy things, especially these cake batter balls! Luckily at almost 27 weeks I am still able to make it to some gym classes... though I do need to modify some activities... and I finally got in a good 5 mile run with no stops. Runs seem to be hit or miss for me, it may have helped that this was flat and not on the treadmill! Either way it felt good to know that at 26 weeks I can still run! At 26.5 weeks it was time for the gestational diabetes glucose tolerance test. This test sucks for quite a few reasons... number one my lab says to fast so I had to not eat anything before going, number two this drink would be gross on a normal day but is even worse on a day you have to fast. I am happy to say that I did not vomit, but I won't say I wasn't close. I haven't gotten the results yet but as I told the dad's no news is good news and I will probably find out next Friday if it's negative. I am not too worried since I do try to include protein and carbs in every meal, so that it's not just carbs constantly, and I exercise on a consistent basis. Either way I know you can still have gestational diabetes even with a good diet and exercise so I will just stay hopeful that I do not, it would but a major killer to my donut addiction! 27 weeks and we are nearing the third trimester... time really flies towards the end of pregnancy! Baby has been super active for the past few weeks which is fun for my kid's to see and feel and always exciting for me since it means baby is doing well! I have plans to see the dad's on January 6th so I can't wait for them to have the chance to hopefully feel their baby move that day. I may have to have a donut and/or starbucks just to help them out with that! Next blog update will be after Christmas so I hope everyone has a Happy Holiday season!!!! Don't forget to also check out the frequently asked questions page which I updated... and feel free to ask any additional questions that you would like me to answer on there.
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