You rescued him, nursed him to health, and after many passionate nights, he disappears. You go on with your life and find out you are carrying his child. Just as you think you've moved on an inch, he reappears.
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At 24 weeks pregnant, you're just a few weeks away from the end of the second trimester , which runs from 14 to 27 weeks. Now that you're 24 weeks pregnant, your fetus is about the size of a full ear of corn. Your little one weighs slightly over 1 pound and is almost 8 inches long from crown to rump. You may feel your little one's movements more than you did before, with pokes and kicks becoming increasingly frequent. You may notice periods when your baby's movement levels seem to increase, such as before bedtime. Likewise, you might also notice other times when these movements seem less frequent, which could occur when your baby is resting or sleeping. Another important milestone at around 24 weeks pregnant is that your baby's inner ear is fully developed. This organ controls the sense of balance and helps your baby feel if they're right side up or down in the womb. Your baby's brain is growing rapidly, taste buds are forming, as well as the lungs. Although your baby's lungs are formed by this week, the lungs will be ready to function normally in the outside world only after they start producing surfactant.This substance helps keep the lungs' air sacs inflated, and your baby will start producing it at around 24 to 28 weeks.
You may have gained about fifteen pounds by this time. Healthy diet, exercise, sufficient rest and increased water intake will make this time more enjoyable and reduce leg cramps in addition to dizziness, but there are some changes one cannot or may not avoid. Your skin may develop dark patches (chloasma) or a line from the belly button straight down (linea nigra), stretch marks or itchy skin. Moisturizer helps these symptoms and all will more likely fade in time after the birth. Stretched hip and abdomen ligaments may be a little painful, and can be helped with stretching and changing positions. This same advice is good when it comes to sleeping.
She didn't take a foster dog!
What am I going to do?
I stare at the photo.
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It's him, I realize with growing relief and dread. There is no doubt:
"Why can't you see it, August?" Ares asks angrily as we ran through the jungle. "They left us high and dry-again!"
"You didn't exactly follow orders, Ares."
"We might have been killed if I hadn't made that change!"
