22 weeks!

I had yet another trip to see Dr Schwartz and an ultrasound today. Everything looked great! Dr Schwartz is VERY happy (as am I). I am a little disappointed with gaining weight (which I understand is TOTALLY expected). With Kenna, of course, my weight was lower when I started so seeing the scale rise wasn't such a big deal. Then when I spent 8 weeks in the hospital, I was NEVER weighed. It was weird going from appointments where you are weighed every week to not really knowing how much weight you are gaining. Not that it really matters, I guess, but it seems much less traumatizing when you DON'T know.

Anyway, the plan now is that I'm going to continue to have a spot on the couch. The good news is that I am able to "go back to work" however that means I have my work laptop at home and, you guessed it- I can work, as long as I'm sitting on my own couch. Hopefully it will work out ok since I do not want to burn any more of my vacation time. The bad news I found out today is that I do not qualify for FMLA so once my vacation is gone, it's over and I have to go back to work. This will probably mean that I get a maximum of 8 weeks off after the baby is born.

McKenna has become almost obsessed with lifting my shirt and looking at my belly. She will sometimes talk to the baby and sometime she will give the baby hugs and kisses. Today she again tried to look in my belly button to see the baby but was unsuccessful.

A few nights ago I was heating up a heating pad in the microwave. Kenna was very interested and wanted to know what I was cooking. I explained what I was doing but she really wanted me to pick her up so she could see for herself. We talked about what we have so many times before- that mommy can't pick her up because of the baby in her belly. Kenna profoundly asked, "Mommy, can you take my sister out of your belly so you can hold me?"