34 weeks

 

 

How Far Along? 34 weeks and 3 days

Baby Size:  Supposedly, she's now pretty much the length she will be at birth. (Feels like a shorty.) And somewhere around 5lbs

Total Weight Gain: Okay, so I totally lied by accident last week... I don't think I changed this and I'm like 30+ lbs up.

Maternity Clothes: I don't like them. I really don't like clothes. I hate getting dressed every day. I swear I think that wearing pants makes my Braxton Hicks worse. Plus, it hurts to lift my legs. I have been making good use of dresses.

Stretch Marks: I'm finding more daily. BUT they are little and not very noticeable. I also went and did the unthinkable - I bought the $42 bottle of Mustella. I totally get why ladies love this stuff! It feels awesome and makes my skin feel silky.

Best moment this week: Getting to spend some time with my sister this weekend.

Miss Anything? Sleep. (Please don't tell me that I should enjoy what I'm getting now. It really doesn't help.) My hips hurt so bad that it wakes me from a dead-to-the-world type sleep... it makes me want to cry and yell. :(

Movement: Her movements are definitely different. There isn't a lot of quick jabs... more like slow rolls.

Food Cravings:  Still loving the cold and sweet stuff!

Anything making you queasy or sick: The smell of the chicken Ben cooked over the weekend.

Started to show yet? It's rather undeniable at this point!

Gender: Girl!

Belly Button in or out? Out.

Wedding Rings on or off? I'm sad to say this, but they are now off. Last week I was wearing them on a necklace and now they're off getting cleaned.

Weird Pregnancy Stuff? 

- My hips hurt.

- My face can't decide if it's going to break out or not...

- I get overheated.

- I'm thirsty.

- My fingers, legs, and feet swell.

- My blood pressure apparently can't decide what it's doing.

- Braxton Hicks are getting stronger... and I'm getting these familiar cramps. Kinda feels like my old friend's calling card... but not?

- Backaches

- Tired and pre-occupied. I'm seriously not worth a toot at work. It's a constant fight to stay on track with anything that I need/am trying to do.

- My emotions, fears, excitement, worries, etc... they are ALL over the map.

Looking forward to: My doctors appointment tomorrow. Sleeping in this weekend. Holding my baby. The day the doctor tells me to seriously get ready because she's coming soooon!

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!