23 Weeks

According to the ultrasounds we've been having I'm over 23 weeks, but according to my original due date I'm only 22 weeks and I'm not sure which is a better predictor of my due date. Be it 22 or 23 weeks I'm feeling much bigger this time around at this point than I did with Andrew. I think the third trimester belly pics will be quite funny as I begin to be as round as I am tall.

The big news around here is that I have been given the a-okay to start increasing my activity. Which is great news, but when you drill down a little bit, that advice is just a wee bit vague...

"So Leslie, the ultrasounds look about the same, so I think you can start increasing your activity."
"Great, what does that mean?"
"You could go out and do light errands."
"OK, what about work?"
"No, I think you should still take it easy for a while."
"So, no big heavy grocery shopping trips, but say getting my hair done is ok?"
"Yeah, that sounds about right, sorry I can't give you more advice. Call me if you have any cramping/bleeding - see you in a month!"

That's about how the conversation went with my doctor. No one really knows how to treat these darn hematomas. The doctor thinks that since there has been no change for a while the pregnancy is pretty stable and that it will continue to be so. But no guarantees. So as a patient you listen to your doctor and listen to your gut and do what you think is best. The best thing for me is to get out of the house every once in a while but still spend most of my time not moving around too much.

We did get out of the house this weekend and the first thing we did was go to Nick's Deli in Seal Beach and get a couple of the the best breakfast burritos west of the Frontier! We even took a gentle stroll down to the pier. That was enough activity for me though and I spent the rest of the day napping.

I hope week 24 is just as uneventful.