33 weeks

 

 

How Far Along? 33 weeks and 1 day. Forgive the above picture... it was early, we were in a hurry, her nursery is in the middle of being moved around, and I was in a lot of pain. :(

Baby Size: Somewhere around 16-19 inches long and according to the ultrasound we had on Wednesday, she's approximately 4.4lbs. 

Total Weight Gain: 23-25lbs. I was a little disappointed in the scale at the doctors... I thought that it would be nicer to me. We're supposed to be gaining about a pound a week... I had packed on 3 in 2 weeks. They haven't said anything to me about it going too fast or too slow though...

Maternity Clothes: Can I just live in PJ's? Or better yet... how about joining a nudist colony?

Stretch Marks: A few small ones on the side of my hips and on my baby feeders. Still nothing on my belly. I know they're nothing to be ashamed of, but I really, really don't want to have them... :(

Best moment this week: Putting her crib up!

Miss Anything? Not feeling like a 94 year old lady/Pirate when I walk...

Movement: She's still going at it. At least we know she's head down now. She's in (or at least on Wednesday she was) in prime position! Still hasn't dropped though, but we've still got a few weeks yet. (It's okay for me to say it - but I really want to strangle people who remind me that I still have a ways to go.)

Food Cravings:  Ice Water, Iced Sweet Tea, Ice Cream (Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Frozen Yogurt is currently the fav.), Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Not eating, being stressed, not enough sleep, and over-doing the whole physical activity thing.

Started to show yet? Yep.

Gender: Girl!!! The ultrasound tech double checked!

Belly Button in or out? Out. I don't even pay it any attention any more.

Wedding Rings on or off? On, but they come off frequently. I've having a fair amount of swelling going on lately.

Weird Pregnancy Stuff? 

- This HORRIBLE Hip/Joint Pain! It's like my hips have completely separated from any and every way they could separate. From what I've googled, (which you're never, ever supposed to do...) it sounds like my body may have gone a little overboard with the relaxin stuff. Either way, I walk like a pirate and moving makes me want to cry. I took a warm shower this morning  - and it helped a little, but Ben had to help me put my clothes on. My hips hurt so badly that I started crying when I tried to put my underpants on. (TMI? Probably. Sorry about that...)

- I'm exhausted.

- I made Ben move his plate last night at dinner. The ketchup that he put on his hashbrowns was the stinkiest ketchup I have ever smelled in my LIFE.

- I'm extra emotional.

- Some days, I feel like I belong in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. I feel as if I swell up as big as Garfield.

- Ben and I went to our five hour birth class on Saturday. Stupidiest thing I could have EVER done. (Especially since I'm the queasy girl that passed at on the blood mobile while filling out the beginning paperwork.) I was well aware of what happens but not one time had I been scared at the thought of labor and delivery... until now. They showed us these videos that were like from the 80s. The people in them were not exactly movie star quality. (I'll spare you my husband's comments.) And that midwife was creepy... and there were so many naked people... and random body parts... and blood... and needles... and all of those ladies made the weirdest moan-y delirious-fever noises... And just because that lady wanted a mirror so that she could see her baby come out, DID NOT MEAN THAT I WANTED TO SEE HER BABY COME OUT. YOU CANNOT UN-SEE THIS STUFF PEOPLE! Around hour #4, I started feeling strange... I was hot, and my head started hurting. Then I realized what was wrong: I was about to toss my cookies and I was speeding along on a one-way train to pass-out town. I told Ben I didn't feel well and I booked it out of the room. (I apparently had good timing though, they talked about episiotomies while I was down the hall.) Then I got to see the labor and delivery rooms... which are really nice - but still very hospital-ly. When we left, I didn't say much till the parking garage and then I started crying. (And when I say crying, I mean sobbing uncontrollably... to the point where I was having trouble breathing.) I have a wonderful husband. He told me that class was stupid and those people were dramatic and ours was going to be much better than all of that - all while he hugged me and rubbed my hair.

- Saturday evening, I had a baby shower! I had lots of wonderful people there and Baby got lots of wonderful presents!

Looking forward to: Going to bed tonight. Holding my baby. ...and I'm kind of anxious to get this whole deliver the baby thing out of the way now for so many more reasons than one.

Birth Date Guess? Okay, so this is new but Ben and I decided we would put in our official guesses.

My guess: The weekend of October 12th weighing in at 6lbs 8oz.

Ben's guess: October 28th weighing in at 7lbs 5oz.

Feel free to throw your guesses into the pot!