HOW FAR ALONG: 34 weeks 4 days!
SIZE OF BABY: The size of a cantaloupe. WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN UP TO: I've been working on his laundry and getting all of the essential baby items ready. I never dreamed that it would take me this long to do his laundry and sort through it all but Sawyer has more clothes than I do. All of his tiny things somehow seem to get lost in the washer or dryer so I've ordered wash bags that I plan to start putting his little things (like socks) in. This is also the first time I've ever used baby Dreft and I loooove the smell. I would wash all my clothes in it if it weren't for the price. We have also been organizing and cleaning our house like crazy. The nesting thing is a serious issue for me...I hate to admit this but I even cleaned and germ x'd our mailbox the other day.... EXERCISE: I count cleaning and running errands as exercise these days. BODY CHANGES: The belly is measuring right on target at 34 inches. My belly button is still microscopic but refuses to turn into an "outie". My hands and feet are finally starting to swell regardless of what I do (that used to only occur if I were on my feet) now I roll out of bed and can't even put my rings on my fingers anymore. My eye rash has finally seemed to have gone away but I'm thinking it'll reappear before delivery. SLEEP: Not much of sleep happening, besides my hip pain my back feels like it's going to break as soon as I wake up in the morning. I partially blame my bed for this one. Our bed is too soft and I need something more firm to help with that. Bryan surprised me with a prenatal massage spa package the other day and I am hoping this might help relieve some of the pain. I booked it for 38 weeks but Bryan is convinced I might not make it to 38 weeks so I am thinking of rescheduling. BEST MOMENT OF THE WEEK: Everything is looking good on these last few weeks. I am going to see the doctor every two weeks now and once I hit 36 weeks I will go to the doctor weekly. On Friday at my 34 week apt everything still looked good. He is still head down and his heart rate is starting to lower (139 heart rate) which according to the docs the baby's heart rate will get closer to normal 120 rates the closer they get to birth. WORST MOMENT: No bad moments but I think my hormones/being super tired are becoming quite noticeable. The smallest things seem to irritate me or make me emotional. I'm also starting to worry more about anything and everything. I have always been prone to being a worry wart but it's getting out of hand. I try to just pray about it. I am so undeserving of everything I've been blessed with. I just try to count on God to help me with this! FOOD CRAVINGS: I haven't had an absolute food craving per say lately but I do get in the mood for things and want them asap....like Bryans homemade rice krispy treats :) SYMPTOMS: Back and hip pain, baby boy is constantly pushing up against that vein or nerve down there and it sends a shooting pain for just a second. It's happening all the time now. I very rarely experience braxton hicks but have a ton of pressure on my pelvis after being on my feet for just a short period of time. WHAT'S GOING ON WITH BABY: He is putting on the pounds and fattening up. His little jabs and flutters have turned into full roll and body movements. I filmed my belly the other night and sent it to my fam and friends. They were all in shock at how crazy he was going in just a matter of 30 seconds. It looked as if he was playing football in there. I can't wait to show him some of these videos one day. His central nervous system is still maturing along with his lungs. He is taking deep breaths, his eyes blink and pupils will dilate/constrict according to light. He still gets the hiccups at least twice a day which are good for lung development according to the docs. NEXT APPOINTMENT: 36 weeks. At that appointment they will test for Group B strep and check for any signs of dilation. A lot of people think Sawyer will make his appearance before his due date, mainly because he is head down, so low already, and there have been a couple of things that appear to show some signs of labor in the near future. I'm convinced he will make an appearance after I eat my Thanksgiving dinner, but watch him surprise us all and come after his due date. TOTAL WEIGHT GAIN: So I've gained almost 7 pounds in the last two weeks. I swear he has dropped even more than just a couple weeks ago because I feel like I can breathe again and I am back to eating like a mad woman. I am now up 32 pounds from pre pregnancy. Either he is taking all this extra weight or I am putting it somewhere,I just don't realize it yet. I think with him measuring big and already having those sweet chubby cheeks he is liking all this extra food I've been eating lately. I hope he is a little chunk when he decides to grace us with his presence. Chunky babies are so cute! MATERNITY CLOTHES? I have them but I stick to wearing work out pants or maternity leggings most days. Maternity clothes are comfortable but nothing beats leggings. DIET: I am trying to eat a little bit better...but the holidays are approaching and Halloween candy..... MISS ANYTHING? A full nights sleep. I think it'll be a very long time before I see that again. ANYTHING MAKE YOU QUEASY OR SICK? No. GENDER: Boy. HAPPY OR MOODY? Happy, nervous, moody, worried, excited, pretty much have all the emotions right now! I recently had my maternity shoot and I am still waiting to get my pictures back. I can't wait to see how they turned out and do a post on them. I had Bryan and Auggie join along too and be in most pictures as well. We plan to use these as our Christmas cards this year and send them out the first week of December unless we have little man by then and will send his newborn pictures out for our Christmas cards. Until I get the pictures back, here is one of my favorites from the sneak peak the photographer showed me!
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HOW FAR ALONG: 32 weeks 3 days.
SIZE OF BABY: The size of a head of lettuce. WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN UP TO: We have been prepping for Sawyer like crazy and still have a ton of things to do. I think(know) I am driving Bryan nuts with the list of things I have him doing every weekend. I just want to be prepared at any moment and the "nesting mode" has fully begun. I am also a clean freak so I want every room clean and ready to go at all times (unrealistic I know). I've heard once Sawyer makes his arrival my cleanliness and germaphobe nature will go away?? We will see. We still have lots to do like wash all his laundry, put some of his things together, pack our hospital bags, celebrate Bryan's 30th, and decorate for Christmas. I did just have my maternity shoot last night and I can not wait to see the pictures. I originally wasn't going to do a maternity session but my photographer had a special if you booked a newborn session it included a free maternity shoot. I really wanted a maternity shoot just to be able to look back on this pregnancy and see what God has blessed us with and my body change. I prayed to be pregnant for awhile and I am so happy God allowed me to conceive. I absolutely love being pregnant and could do this a thousand times and again. Crazy, right?! EXERCISE: I try to walk a few laps when I can. BODY CHANGES: The belly is measuring 32 inches and my eye rash tricks me into going away and then reappears. My hips aches so bad at night from where I only sleep on my sides and the pelvic pressure has started. People are starting to make fun of the way I walk and how out of breath I get by just talking. He is taking up a lot of room in there. For the first time I am ready for cold weather. These 80 degree temps in October and being 8 months pregnant now is not meshing well. I burn up! SLEEP: Very little. I broke my record the other night and went to pee 8 times throughout the night. If I am not getting up to go to the bathroom I am getting up to stretch my hips and turn over. I've never had pain like this in my hips, but I will take it! BEST MOMENT OF THE WEEK: We had our third trimester ultrasound and Bryan and my mom both came along! This is the last time we will get to see him until he makes his appearance into the world. I can't tell you the emotions I had during this ultrasound. Of course it is so neat to see your baby each ultrasound you have, but to go from a little heartbeat flutter in the beginning to seeing our baby almost fully developed is amazing. Thank you God!! When the ultrasound first started he was asleep with his hands tucked up by his face. Once he woke up he was moving around and cracking us up. He kept reaching for his toes and pulling on them, he would yawn and stick his tongue out at us, and wave his hands around. He is measuring big still and in the 84th percentile. He is weighing in near 5 pounds and the doc said according to projections he will be around 9 pounds at 40 weeks. Technology is crazy because we saw everything so clearly, I swear he is the cutest little boy already, I can not wait to get to hold him and kiss his chubby cheeks. His heart rate was 149 and he is head down and hanging out extremely low. All the fluid levels look normal and he is still super active. When I want his attention I just have to talk to him or sing and he will start moving around. Gosh I love him so much! WORST MOMENT: I've had a couple faint spells, the doc thinks I am becoming hypoglycemic. I've been eating protein bars throughout the day now which seem to help. I also have been getting a shooting pain in the lady parts on occasion. I figured this was braxton hicks but then my doctor told me it is a nerve that baby is hitting from where he is laying so low already. Anytime he brushes up against that nerve it sends a lighting pain for just a quick second and goes away. I have been talking to someone and practically screamed when it happened. FOOD CRAVINGS: I don't have a specific craving, just sweets like usual. SYMPTOMS: So besides going to the bathroom a ton I would say I've pretty much not had any of the "normal" pregnancy symptoms, as I have felt better now than I ever felt in my entire life. Once third trimester hit I am now seeing what "pregnancy symptoms" are all about. I am beyond exhausted, like I thought I was exhausted beforehand but half the time now I feel like a walking zombie. The body pains are finally hitting. My back aches, my hips ache, my feet swell if I am on them for too long and Bryan says "I have the worst case of pregnancy brain known to man." I really do forget everything. I also repeat myself a thousand times and tell people the exact same story over and over. I have no memory of telling people things already. The pelvic pressure can be pretty intense at times too. If I have been walking around the pressure feels like he will come out at any moment but always goes away once I sit or lay down for a bit. I think I am starting to leak colostrum or at least I hope so as I really want to be able to breastfeed! I heard how hard it is but also how rewarding. If I can get milk production in I will def be trying my hardest to achieve my goal! WHAT'S GOING ON WITH BABY: He is preparing for birth and head down. He has all the hair he will have on his head at birth, his finger and toenails are fully grown in. He is becoming more squished in there and we still have 8 or less weeks to go! NEXT APPOINTMENT: 34 weeks. Then at 36 weeks I will start to see the doctor weekly and be on the check for any signs of him coming. My doctor actually told me if I begin to have contractions to call them and prepare to go straight to the labor and delivery unit at our hospital. Good thing she told me that because I would have gone to the ER. Bryan and I had signed up for a birthing class at our hospital but they ended up changing the date and now we can't make it. We are going to try and get a tour sometime soon though. I hate we will be missing out on the class. TOTAL WEIGHT GAIN: Still around 25 pounds. I actually lost a couple pounds one appointment but then gained them back this last appointment. MATERNITY CLOTHES? I need to wear them. My cousin gave me some and I still try to fit into my loose clothes from pre pregnancy. I've got to stop. I broke the seams in the hips of some non maternity dresses I have now TWICE. It's a sign I need to go to maternity only clothes. I also love Bryans clothes because they are so loose and comfy but the other day I asked him if I could borrow a UT tshirt for the game and he told me I have already stretched out a couple of his things and he could see the stretch happening in the stomach area of his shirt when I tried it on.....needless to say I won't be borrowing his clothes anymore. DIET: I eat awful, I don't like to talk about it...I judge myself for all the sweets I consume. MISS ANYTHING? My hips not aching every night I sleep. ANYTHING MAKE YOU QUEASY OR SICK? No. GENDER: Still a boy haha. HAPPY OR MOODY? I am happy although Bryan says I seem stressed. I think I am just anxious and excited and exhausted all at the same time. I am also kind of sad that there's not much time left in this pregnancy. I love feeling him in my tummy and I think I'll really miss that, but I know how amazing it will be to have him here with us. Here are a couple pictures from our third trimester ultrasound (which we had at exactly 32 weeks)... I am so interested in seeing who he looks more like in person. Bryan and I wonder what features he will have between the both of us all the time. |
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