Baby Bump
How far along? 33 Weeks, 6 Days
Size of the baby: A durian fruit. He's also the size of a pineapple for those of us that have never seen one of these before!
Maternity clothes? Yep yep yep!
Stretch marks? No, skin is looking good!
Sleep: Okay this week, but still having trouble falling asleep at night. Also waking up to pee a lot more now...
Symptoms: The horrendous sacral pain is back.
Best moment this week: SEEING BABY ON ULTRASOUND!!!!!!
Miss Anything? I definitely missed a lot this week for some reason. Probably because I feel like a gimp with my limping from the sacral pain. Mainly missing my long runs and training! Also missing the comfortable sleeping positions.
Food cravings: Anything pickled. And you know how I was completely against hot chocolate for my entire pregnancy thus far? Well I'm officially a hot chocolate lover again! Can't get enough!
Anything making you queasy or sick: No fishies or seafood for this girl. BLEH.
Any aversions? Cheerios, really pungent foods like curry/Indian food, and can't do anything spicy lately.
Have you started to show yet: Maybe a little? ;)
Baby Names? Nothing official!
Belly Button in or out? Yes. As my coworkers say, "You're baby timer is done!" Just like the turkey pop-out timer, my belly button tells me that baby is almost fully cooked!
Linea Nigra? Yeppers.
Wedding rings on or off? On!
Happy or Moody most of the time: Pretty happy... SUPER excited for baby now! But the tears are frequent.
Movement: OH MY GOSH. Baby is out of control! Sometimes I wonder if he's going to tap his way out through my belly button or something!
Looking forward to: Meeting OUR BABY!
New mom tips I received this week (which I love getting!): Take your time when getting back into exercise. Don't give into the pressure of getting back to your pre-baby body within a week. It's just not realistic. If you do anything, do KEGALS! (Eek. I am looking forward to running/exercise again more than anything! But I know that this person was right. Pregnancy and birth are traumatic and the body needs a lot of time to recover.)
Favorite part of being pregnant so far: Seeing baby grow and looking at him on Ultrasound!
Any Braxton Hicks contractions? Yes! I'm sure I'm getting them now. There's no denying that hard-as-a-rock belly when they come.
Feet Swelling? Nope!
Wedding rings on or off? On!
Happy or Moody most of the time: Pretty happy... SUPER excited for baby now! But the tears are frequent.
Movement: OH MY GOSH. Baby is out of control! Sometimes I wonder if he's going to tap his way out through my belly button or something!
Looking forward to: Meeting OUR BABY!
New mom tips I received this week (which I love getting!): Take your time when getting back into exercise. Don't give into the pressure of getting back to your pre-baby body within a week. It's just not realistic. If you do anything, do KEGALS! (Eek. I am looking forward to running/exercise again more than anything! But I know that this person was right. Pregnancy and birth are traumatic and the body needs a lot of time to recover.)
Favorite part of being pregnant so far: Seeing baby grow and looking at him on Ultrasound!
Any Braxton Hicks contractions? Yes! I'm sure I'm getting them now. There's no denying that hard-as-a-rock belly when they come.
Feet Swelling? Nope!
Have you started to "waddle"? Okay, I finally started waddling this week. But it's only because I am in such excruciating sacral pain that I can't walk like a normal person (my sacrum clicks and moves when I walk thanks to good 'ol Relaxin hormone causing the ligaments to stretch out and become unstable. Ow.)
Any weird dreams? I had one about going into labor at work. Good thing I work with two family practice docs/obstetricians!
Over being pregnant? No! Feeling good (other than the sacral pain).
Still Running? No :( Well I ran 2x this week (3 miles, 3 miles), then I screwed up my sacrum at spin class and almost fell on the ice so I messed it up even more :(
Any weird dreams? I had one about going into labor at work. Good thing I work with two family practice docs/obstetricians!
Over being pregnant? No! Feeling good (other than the sacral pain).
Still Running? No :( Well I ran 2x this week (3 miles, 3 miles), then I screwed up my sacrum at spin class and almost fell on the ice so I messed it up even more :(
Letter to Baby
Hello little one!
How was your week? From the feel of it you are becoming quite the little gymnast. I sometimes stare down at my belly wondering what on earth you are doing in there. I'll show you videos some day and maybe you'll remember what was making you jump about! Your eyes are now staying open while you're awake and you're starting to have more coordinated breathing with sucking and swallowing! Soon enough you'll get to use them in the real world :)
This week was the best week your Dad and I have had in a while. Guess why? We got to see you on Ultrasound again! You were kicking up a storm and showing off all of your new tricks like sucking your thumb, gripping with the umbilical cord, and playing hide and seek. You mostly like to hide though because you kept turning your cute face away! We did get a few good profile shots though! You are as beautiful as can be and we can't wait to see you for real! You also showed off how you can already breathe in and out - pretty amazing if you ask me! I have a feeling you're going to be a big kiddo... you were already measuring at 5 pounds! And you have 7 weeks to go! No wonder I get so tired... you're stealing all of my food! I don't mind as long as you come out healthy! Keep up the good work!
We also started birthing class this week. Mom is a big baby and teared up when we watched the birthing video. All those hormones sure do get the best of me! It's been a great experience to learn about what to expect during the trials of labor and also different ways to cope with the pain. Your Dad is learning how to be a member of my super-duper-support crew and I think he'll do a great job. Both him and your Nonna will be there when you make your grand entrance into the world... they can't wait! Next week your Dad and I are going on a mini-vacation to Homer, Alaska. One of my all time favorite places in our big state! It's our last trip as a family of three so we're looking forward to it! :)
Until next week...
All our love,
Mom and Dad
How was your week? From the feel of it you are becoming quite the little gymnast. I sometimes stare down at my belly wondering what on earth you are doing in there. I'll show you videos some day and maybe you'll remember what was making you jump about! Your eyes are now staying open while you're awake and you're starting to have more coordinated breathing with sucking and swallowing! Soon enough you'll get to use them in the real world :)
This week was the best week your Dad and I have had in a while. Guess why? We got to see you on Ultrasound again! You were kicking up a storm and showing off all of your new tricks like sucking your thumb, gripping with the umbilical cord, and playing hide and seek. You mostly like to hide though because you kept turning your cute face away! We did get a few good profile shots though! You are as beautiful as can be and we can't wait to see you for real! You also showed off how you can already breathe in and out - pretty amazing if you ask me! I have a feeling you're going to be a big kiddo... you were already measuring at 5 pounds! And you have 7 weeks to go! No wonder I get so tired... you're stealing all of my food! I don't mind as long as you come out healthy! Keep up the good work!
We also started birthing class this week. Mom is a big baby and teared up when we watched the birthing video. All those hormones sure do get the best of me! It's been a great experience to learn about what to expect during the trials of labor and also different ways to cope with the pain. Your Dad is learning how to be a member of my super-duper-support crew and I think he'll do a great job. Both him and your Nonna will be there when you make your grand entrance into the world... they can't wait! Next week your Dad and I are going on a mini-vacation to Homer, Alaska. One of my all time favorite places in our big state! It's our last trip as a family of three so we're looking forward to it! :)
Until next week...
All our love,
Mom and Dad
Almost one more month for the day. Good luck!
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