Mother's Day and Viability Day

Today is a big day for us. Yes, it is Mother's Day, but that's not really why. I'm not sure how I feel about that whole thing. Apparently there is debate out there about whether you are supposed to "celebrate" Mother's Day when you are pregnant or not. I kind of fall into the "who really cares" category and "do what you want to". I think I am more of a mother than I was last Mother's Day for sure, but it won't be at all the same next Mother's Day when I hopefully have a baby boy here at home. I don't feel like I should be celebrating Mother's Day yet, it just seems weird. I was planning to cook dinner here at our house for the four of us (my parents and husband), but my mom just suggested we go out to dinner at the new Chinese/Japanese place we finally got by our houses so that sounded good and easy to all of us. My husband is working until 5:30 today anyway, so that works out well.

The real reason I am finding today a more important day to celebrate (plus, we're just not huge on holidays here...shouldn't every day be Mother's Day, etc? eh, Hallmark at it's finest I guess?) is because today I am 24 weeks.

This is a small milestone in that if, God forbid, something were to happen, the chances of trying to save our baby instead of just call it a miscarriage totally change. At 24 weeks, they try to do things in the hospital, whereas before that, you're pretty much just screwed. I'd really prefer NOT to see Lucas for another 16 weeks or so of course, but it's a bit reassuring and calming to know that he at least might have a chance from here on out.

I need to take a belly picture tonight, especially because I missed my 23 week one due to being out of town and then being so sick all week.

I also have something I am knitting 99.9999% completed and am going to work on that right now so I can post it - it's soooo cute!!!