The Pregnancy Chronicles, Week 24

Just a little update for those of you who want to know how it’s going and how I’m feeling. Right now, I’m feeling lots of little kicks — which is really lovely. A few other points.

Maternitywear is a must. I’m fooling myself if I think I can fit into anything non-maternity, save elastic-waisted pants (for you Scots, that means trousers) and extra large t-shirts. I probably still just look fat to the casual observer, but I can tell it won’t be long before I’m obviously pregnant-looking.

We haven’t decided on a name, but we are batting around lots of ideas. The best book we’ve found so far is called the Baby Name Wizard. It also has an accompanying Web site: babynamewizard.com.

I’m feeling good. We got a treadmill for home and I walked on it for 30 minutes on Saturday. Then Sunday, we walked along the SF Bay through a park and along a trail (in gale force winds). Need to keep up the walking routine. I have some ambition of doing a 5K run a few months after the baby arrives.

So far, so good, pre-natal testing-wise. I go in for a glucose screening April 1 (to rule out gestational diabetes).

Can’t think of much else to say, and that’s probably a good thing — in this case, no news is good news. Thanks for all your good wishes and prayers.