32-33-34 Weeks

How Many Weeks: 34

Size of Baby: Pineapple

Weight Gain: 29 pounds

Gender: Girl....with lots of hair according to the sonogram tech! 

Movement: Oh Yes. Stops me in my tracks sometimes! 

Sleep: Most nights are not good, maybe a "decent" night of sleep once or twice a week. 

Symptoms: I hit the tired mark again...wishing for a nap most days! Still dealing with back/side pain, heartburn, and I'm pretty sure I waddle by the end of the day! ;) But everything is so completely worth it! 

Maternity Clothes: Definitely. Honestly I hate trying to get dressed postpartum waaaay more than maternity clothes. Bought some comfy pants to wear in the first couple weeks after baby comes. 

Cravings: Fazoli's breadsticks

Best Moment This Week: Trick-or-treating with Lyle was a blast. He was having so much fun! Zach and I went on a date yesterday and it was so nice to have time together! 

Looking Forward To: A normal work week! No flu clinics! Hoping to continue working on some baby projects...a little bit at a time, right??  

How Many Weeks: 33

Size of Baby: Honeydew Melon (supposed to be about 4.5 pounds.....my sonogram yesterday estimated her at 5 lbs 7 oz (putting her in the 81st percentile)  lol that sounds about right!

Weight Gain: I forgot to weigh before leaving work yesterday. 

Gender:  Girl, Girl, Girl!  We have been getting more things for her nursery and it's so exciting!  I picked up some prints we had framed and they are adorable!

Movement:  All the time!  This little girl can move!

Sleep:  Still not great this week.  My sister sent her pregnancy pillow, so we will give that a try this week!

Symptoms:  I was pretty exhausted at the end of the days this week.  We had a ton of clinics where we went to businesses to give their employees flu shots, so there were lots of early mornings, and standing through the day.  Braxton-Hicks are coming more often.

Maternity Clothes: Yes, but even some of my maternity shirts are feeling too small.

Cravings:  I have to admit I'm looking forward to the Halloween candy in our near future! :)

Best Moment This Week: I'm always happy when my doctor appointments go well.  Baby girl had hiccups during my sonogram and it was so funny to watch!  Glad to see she is growing well, and the echogenic bowel is not looking as bright as it had in the past.  
Also, I was able to finish my niece and nephew's baby quilts and send them in the mail this week.  So fun to send them some love!

Looking Forward To:  Halloween fun! :) Pictures to come!

  

How Many Weeks: 32

Size of Baby: Head of lettuce

Weight Gain: 24 pounds.  I don't know if I am just out and about more this time around, but I do not remember receiving so many comments from people (that I know, and random ones) about my pregnancy and the size of my stomach.  I heard from several people this week that I looked like I was about to pop (not comforting to hear when I still have 7 weeks to grow!)  

Gender:  Girl!

Movement:  Strong enough to watch from the outside.  My stomach gets lopsided when she moves too much to one side or another.

Sleep:  Not very good this last week.  I kept waking up with heartburn then not being able to go back to sleep. Then Lyle got sick and things went downhill pretty fast.  

Symptoms:  My stomach feels so tight!  I'm not sure where else she is going to go!  But then I look at pictures of my last month pregnant with Lyle and know my stomach is just going to keep stretching.  It's amazing and crazy all at the same time. 

Maternity Clothes: Yes, but I'm starting to hate anything tight by the end of the day.  I'm ready to change out of anything with a belly band and go for big sweats and a huge t-shirt just so nothing touches my stomach.  Don't stop by our house in the evening...

Cravings:  Still loving the sweets.  Zach made malts a couple of evenings...oh yum! 

Best Moment This Week:  It was a crazy work week, coupled with evening meetings, and Lyle getting sick.  I was so glad we didn't have anything concrete planned for the weekend.  We ended up getting out of the house to explore our town's little fall festival, then made progress moving furniture and getting rooms cleaned out.  Although it might look like a bigger mess than when we started.  When I was at my BPP sonogram on Friday, the tech switched over to 4-D so I could see her sweet face.  Oh she has the cutest chubby cheeks!  It made it so real to see her face like that...soo fun!

Looking Forward To:  Our church's Trunk-or-Treat/Fall Festival is on Saturday and it is always such a fun night!  We have details to get finalized for the event by then, but Lyle is so excited to dress up in his costume!