24 Weeks

We're 24 weeks and 1 day as of today, and everything continues to go well. We had a little scare on Thursday afternoon. I was walking through the lobby at work, and I slipped and fell on the tile floor. The plants in the lobby has just been waxed, and some of the wax had gotten onto the floor. I twisted my right ankle pretty well, and I landed hard on my left side. I thought I was fine afterwards, but I called the doctor just to make sure he didn't want me to come in. To my surprise, he had me go straight to triage on the labor and delivery floor at the hospital. So I spent the next two and a half hours hooked up to a fetal heart monitor and contraction monitor. It was extremely reassuring to hear Rhys's heartbeat, and the monitor didn't pick up any contractions, so we were sent home to rest. Other than being sore for a few days, there don't seem to be any lasting effects.

There was a high-end children's clothing consignment sale in Conway over the weekend, and I managed to snag quite a few nice pieces at a fantastic price. A Whale of a Sale, the group putting on the sale, usually does several HUGE consignment sales in Wilmington, NC each year, but this was the first one held in Conway. Mom and I are already making plans to hit the fall sale (usually in September) to stock up on some more good deals.

The dogs have been delivered to Mom and Dad's to hang out in the country for the next two weeks. That's going to be a huge help to our budget since Jon and I won't have to spring for kennel expenses while I'm visiting him in OH. I guess that will be Rhys's first plane ride, so hopefully it'll agree with him! He's turning out to be quite an active guy....especially in the afternoon and at night. I'm not sure if he's playing soccer or practicing kung fu, but he's developing quite a kick and punch. He also starting to get strong enough that you can feel the action from the outside, so hopefully he'll be cooperative while we're in OH and give his daddy a good kick. Sixteen weeks to go!!!