Quidam_Ela: 24 weeks pregnant

As the post title suggests, I've now reached the 24 week mark. It's quite a nice point to be in, as if Little Parasite decides to make a super early entrance, its survival rate has increased dramatically from the last week. I'd still rather it cooked for a little longer though, so it can avoid any health risks associated with premature babies. Plus we're really ill-prepared just now. We're in the process of buying a house, and we're hoping to complete before October, so there seems little point buying any bulky furniture/prams etc. till we've moved.

Overall, I think I'm in the nice stage of pregnancy. I'm not too nauseous (although I'm unimpressed that I am still getting bouts of nausea), I'm more alert than the last trimester (again, unimpressed that I haven't experienced the mega-surge in energy I read about!), and my bump is still small enough not to be cumbersome.
So far, I've also been lucky not to have heart burn or swollen feet. My main gripe is that the weird after-taste after eating anything has remained with me. At least I can gargle mouthwash to ease that (although sometimes even that leaves an odd taste) and it no longer makes me gag.

I had my first 'bump feeler' this week too. I was surprised by how little it bothered me. I'm not the most tactile of people, so I was really expecting to have a major strop the first time someone touched my bump without asking. Luckily I knew the person, otherwise they may not have evaded injury so easily.

I have had to buy maternity clothes now. They are soooo comfortable! I don't know why they don't make jeans that comfy for non-pregnant people. I may have to move in to them permanently.
It has made me realise just how baggy I must wear my clothes usually though, since I still have a couple of pairs of jeans that are quite loose.

Anyway, on to the bump pictures...