Weeks 24, 25, & 26!

These are the last weeks of the 2nd trimester. Yikes! The reality is really starting to set in, nearly moment of panic.

The kicks and movements are getting very strong and more frequent (though they were already frequent). I have been able to see movement from the outside for a few weeks now. Once in a while the kicks are so strong and sudden they make me jump, screen, or even catch my eye!
Dan hasn't been able to catch movement yet. Though the movement is frequent, it doesn't last long at any given point.

Dan and I decided it would be good to do the postpartum photography series, and I just booked that not too long ago. I was waiting for a good time to get space for it on the credit card. I'm pretty excited about it - also a little nervous what types of emotions it will catch. Though, that's the point - it will be good in the long run

We paid a deposit on the infant daycare. It's a Montessori and the cheapest place we looked at. I'm a little nervous on the cost, but it has good review, a lot of Plano mom recommendations, and a mom friend of mine also sent her 2 kids there and loved it (though not infants). I think it will be a good place to try, the class sizes are a little bit and the school really isn't anything fancy, but seems clean and friendly.
We decided to also send Sean here for 2 weeks over the summer to help bridge the gap between Canyon Creek closing and his school starting.

Mom and Dad spent 2 weeks down by us, which was nice. They hoped to spend a lot of that time searching for places to live and golfing, but the weather was bad so they didn't get much of that in as hoped. We took them to a cabin in Broken Bow over Easter weekend - I didn't relax much, but it was still a nice time. Sean had a ball and mom and dad liked it. The weather was great up there though which helped a lot. I found a tick on me (and I was just walking on gravel at the time!) but it came right off and I felt it, so I don't think it was there long.

While they were here mom and I went to Buy Buy Baby to get the swing for me :) They didn't have it in stock, so we had to order it, but it was still nice to go to the store with here. However, it took waaay longer than it should. We expected to be in/out in about 5-10min, but were probably there 30-40 min trying to buy this one thing.

No shower invites have gone out yet - Kate say she plans to send them next monday. I'm nervous that's too short of notice, especially since 1/2 of my guest list is out of town/state..but w/e.

My charlie horse problem is getting bad - to the point where I'm scared to even go to bed and it's been keeping me up at night, so I can keep checking/catching one coming. A little bit ago I had 2 in one night and couldn't walk for the full next day. I keep getting recommendations for magnesium to help with this and sleep but I can't find something that works for/with me. I asked my midwife for help and she suggested going to a specialist to find what will work best for my body. The good news is that they are in network with my insurance company, the bad news is that they want to book/see me as a new patient. I don't want to be someone else's patient, I just want an answer to my question.