Second 3D ultrasound

So, spur of the moment, but we decided to take a risk and pay for another 3D ultrasound. After 32 weeks, the baby usually drops really down into your pelvis giving you a 50/50 chance of being able to see a clear picture of her face. Well we did! It was so worth it! Actually was better than the 26 week ultrasound.. since she would not move her arm out of the way, and since she was a lot smaller, the images were more unclear.

We think she has my nose and her daddy's lips. :) SO excited to meet her!

Also, she was measuring at 37weeks 3days. I'm supposed to be 34weeks 6days. She's huge!

34 weeks

34 weeks




My right foot is really swollen!

33 weeks

Well, I missed taking the 32 week photo. Oops.

Here's 33 weeks and I don't look that much bigger.



Symptoms this week: very tired. baby is hiccuping everyday. my upper back hurts. dizzy. light headed, then heavy headed.

Oh, I've been slacking.

Well, here's a 31 week picture. I am 4 days late to take the 32 week one. Oops.

I'm growing outwards and not much upwards. Baby seems to have gone down a bit actually because I feel her really really low in my pelvis and I've been needing to pee more than before.

Other complains - my upper back hurts from carrying this big gut, my feet have begun to swell near the toes and balls of feet, also I'm starting to get extremely tired again.

Baby is moving a lot - and a lot stronger. You can see from the outside of my shirts her jiggling from side to side. Her movements are beginning to hurt as a matter of fact. I enjoy every one of course.

We recently had 2 baby showers from both of our works. They were so wonderful and we were showered with many many gifts from an electric swing to butt creams to handmade blankies!

On preparations - I've been reading a lot on labor, natural and attended a class on anesthesia. I have a much better idea of what I would like for my birth plan, and have a goal of not getting an epidural until 5 cm dialated. (we'll see!)

No, I have not packed my hospital bag and no, the nursery is not finished! So much to do and there's only 7 weeks left. Yikes.

30 weeks

Huge!!!

29 weeks

29 weeks:



wow another week! another inch!



She's not moving any higher, but definitely growing outwards.



This week, I'm sewing baby wipes, burp cloths, and finishing up her crib bumper... while I'm still mobile.

activities

Could it be that icy cold glass of peach ice tea or the mountain high plate full of BBQ I had for dinner that's keepnig baby up?? She's been squirming, rolling and jabbing in the midsection non-stop, honest to god, NONSTOP for over 30-45 mins. It's 11:25 pm!! She's seriously making me tired.

She actually has been super active today all day. Beginning in the morning 6am, jabbing me while I was lying sideways - trying to tell me something hun? Then every 30 mins or so I notice her little kicks. She might have fell asleep for a little while in 15 min intervals, but by 6pm, she poked, stretched, yanked, jabbed my belly muscles all the way until probably 8pm. for 2 hours, nonstop. And now she's at it again lol

Is mommy eating too much sugar? Uh oh. :)