Big Things Happening

My beautiful sister-in-law and I at the shower. She helped plan and everything was so amazing!

how far along: 33 Weeks, 2 Days

due date: August 7th, 47 days to go!

size of the baby: last week we had an ultrasound! She is soooo precious. The ultrasound tech said she weighs approximately 4.8 pounds. Whoa!

baby is: still head down and measuring perfectly normal!

movement: oh yes. the ultrasound tech confirmed her positioning, where her booty is and her feet are. sometimes she butt bumps me and i feel like she's dancing.

gender: still a girl! the tech could see that perfectly. thank goodness because we have prepared and prepared for a girl. i don't think my mind could switch to boy now.

total weight gain: still haven't broken into the 170 mark, which makes me very happy. i figure even if i do hit that number, it will be at the very end of the pregnancy and i will be ok with that.

stretch marks: ehhh no. i rub on my cream every day and i haven't noticed anything new and the ones i did notice seem to have faded.

symptoms: oof. reflux like whoa. some swelling in my feet and legs. plus i am hot. hot hot hot. this morning it was 87 degrees before 9am and i cannot handle it.

wedding rings on or off: well it is 9:37am and i have taken them off. when it's too hot, i can't wear them. plus they're making me have a rash, i assume because they're so tight and air can't get underneath.

belly button in or out: still hanging in. i have a feeling it will never pop out, which is ok!

maternity clothes: of course. i'm wondering how many outfits i can make with my limited quantity of maternity clothes.

  

sleep: sleep is sleep i suppose. i get hot, i get up to pee, i get up to take tums for my reflux.

missing: feeling cool. yesterday i took Lucy for a 15 minute walk and i was sweating so bad. i don't think i ever officially cooled off.

cravings/aversions: chocolate milk. all day err day.

cries: almost cried at my shower but didn't. i just couldn't believe all the people that came to shower me and baby girl. i felt so blessed.

nursery: oh big moves here! finally. jesse painted yesterday (yay!). tonight he wants to figure out where furniture will go and this weekend he will build the crib (eek!). i am going to start filling it back up with her clothes and blankets and other goodies that i took out so he could paint. i just can't wait until it looks like a real room and not a work in progress.

Jesse is: working hard to get ready for baby! on the nursery, he cleaned out the cars to get them ready for car seats and bases, he wants to go shopping for her to get all the things we didn't receive at the shower. it's so exciting!

Best friend from Boston!

best moments: this week was such a good one. we had our 32 week ultrasound on thursday and everything looked perfect! then Saturday was my baby shower and i just can't believe how well it went. i got so many beautiful and practical gifts, i couldn't believe it. i had an amazing time. plus! my best friend from Boston, who I hadn't seen since Christmas, flew down for the weekend to come to my shower. i felt so incredibly loved.

not so best moments: just feeling uncomfortable! third trimester is no joke. oh and maybe that hospital tour. while informative, it took over 2 hours! yikes we were bored. everything should have been condensed into 45 minutes honestly.

looking forward to: this weekend. baby weekend and getting her crib together and really putting everything in its place. plus my mom said she wants to buy my video monitor, though i've asked her not to because she has done so much already. but she insists and she is grandma.

next appointment: june 28th. just a regular checkup for her heartbeat and such. after that, i think i'll be once a week!