Pages

Thursday, January 3, 2013

33 weeks!





How far along?  33 week, 2 days... this is huge folks!
Total weight gain/loss?  Enough :).  I only feel huge if I look at pictures of myself (or occasionally the mirror, but that's not as bad).  I'm over it, though, I'm growing a baby here... she can take all the space she needs (maybe I should stop giving Christmas chocolate so much room...)
 Maternity clothes?  Yep!  My sweatpants and pj pants still fit pretty well (I always buy them a size bigger for comfort anyway), but my "going into public" pants are definitely stretchy-banded and all.
Stretch marks? Some brand new ones the last few weeks!  They aren't too itchy, and I really don't mind.  Stretch away, self!
Sleep? A little better than it had been (Anni still is night-waking, but isn't needing as much rocking and comfort as a few weeks ago).  My main issue is that I keep leaving my water drinking until evening... and then I drink several (plus several more if we're playing Ticket to Ride like we have been the last few days) cups of water and, well, you get the rest. 
 Best moment last week? Getting to see Lil' Bit on the ultrasound today!  Actually, we mostly saw her kidneys (they were checking that the little fluid pockets hadn't grown, and that I wasn't showing any signs of pre-term labor), but we did get a few glimpses at her sweet little face, arm thrown up over her head as always.  Anni was SO excited and informed the technician that she was a big sister, and that Lil' Bit was going to be her little sister.  She also begged for a photo of her own, and felt awful when she realized in the car ride home that she forgot to say thank you. 
 Movement?  Oh. yeah.  I wish I knew exactly what was going on in there, because there is some kind of party going on.  There's a lot of funny rolling, I'm assuming things are getting tight and that's just her shifting around, but I'm not entirely sure.  She is also definitely more of a puncher than a kicker (the last two ultrasounds she has been head down, so I think I can assume what the punches are vs the kicking), and I love every funny little jab.  That being said, the few times she has had hiccups drive me crazy!  Something OCD in me about it not being a perfect pattern with my breathing.  Strange, I know, but at least she doesn't seem to have them often!
 Food cravings?  Oh, dear... Christmas and New Year's have meant that I've indulged a bit much in junk food.  So... yeah... lots of things I wouldn't recommend to anyone in great quantities, never mind a pregnant woman ;-).  That being said, yum!
 Gender? Still one sweet little girl.
Labor signs? Thank the Lord in so many ways, NO!  I was so relieved when all the measuring and checking showed no signs of pre-term labor!  I am officially more pregnant than I have ever been... so very exciting! 
Belly button in/out?  Still in, but getting closer!
What I miss: I miss... not feeling hormonal all the time!  Not that I was never hormonal when not pregnant, because that would be a big lie, but it's been a little ridiculous this week.  I definitely cried when I lost a board game to Daniel (sorry, honey!)   
What I am looking forward to: This week?  I'm ready to be done with shots.  They're wonderful, wonderful things, and I'm eternally grateful that they're picking up the slack where my body is leaving off (apparently I just stink at producing progesterone... who knew?!), but I'm sore.  Hematoma on one side and worn out sites on the other.  Thank goodness these do have an end.
Milestones: Well, the whole I've never made it this far in pregnancy thing is AWESOME (okay, okay, more kudos to the shots)!  I definitely breathed a big sigh of relief getting past this day... now just to get to full term!  We can do it!

1 comment:

I love, love, love getting comments, but please be respectful and kind!

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...