How far along? 32 Weeks (please excuse the week 30 skip... life's been a bit nuts)
Baby size? Baby weighs almost 4 pounds and measures about 17 inches from head to heel.
What's going on with the baby? Gaining weight (about half a pound a week). Baby has toenails, fingernails, and hair and skin is becoming soft and smooth as s/he plumps in preparation for birth. S/he's also head down and will hopefully stay like that until birth. And the best news: If born now, s/he would have an excellent change of surviving without life-threatening complications. But baby's still on lockdown if I have anything to do with it!
Maternity clothes? Yes'm. Now if only they made maternity shoes... Some form of slipper that was socially acceptable to wear to work.
Stretch marks? Nope
Sleep: Worse and worse by the night. It's officially painful to turnover.
Best moment this week: We moved!!! Well, we moved on Halloween when I was about 29 weeks and as exhausting as that day was, we survived with only a handful of Christmas ornaments as casualties. And after 3 weeks of unpacking, unboxing, ikea-tripping and furniture assembly, we're pretty darn comfy. Hailey LOVES her new home and we're all settling in nicely.
Worst moment this week: An un-planned and expedited tour of Labor & Delivery. Last weekend I started feeling some small but regular contractions... very similar to the ones that started Hailey into this world. After a couple hours of contractions happening every 3 minutes at home and some calls into the nurses, we were directed to the triage room in Labor & Delivery... just to make sure everything was OK. Sure enough, everything was fine. Baby is still cooking but I was a bit dehydrated. After a ton of water and monitoring, the contractions lessened and I was cleared to go home. NOT a fun experience considering a pre-term delivery was the last thing on our radars. Talk about a reality check! And the worst part about it? ...
UN-MATCHING SOCKS! AHHHH!!!
Lesson learned... always wear matching socks. And stay hydrated, you bumbling pregnant woman!
Awkward moment this week: See sock dilemma above.
Craziest dream this week: This one's a little fuzzy... It took place on a big yacht and I was negotiating some kind of business deal with corporate Sees candy officials, who turned out to be playboy bunnies? Then a HUGE shoot-em up explosive battle ensued straight out of the movie True Lies. Don't ask me where that movie reference came from, I have no idea. Nonetheless it was a little intense.
Miss anything? Red wine on a chilly night. Especially because we have a fireplace now.
Movement: This baby is super responsive to Daddy. Anytime I sit down on the couch at night and Joe says hi to baby, there are kicks galore.
Food cravings: Brown Sugar Cinnamon Pop Tarts
Anything making you queasy or sick? The thought of delivering a baby at 31 weeks.
Gender prediction: Girl
Labor signs: Unfortunately yes. And it looks like Braxton Hicks are going to be a thing from here on out.
Belly button in or out? Out
Wedding rings on or off? Off
Happy or moody most of the time? Moody.
Looking forward to: Being a little more pregnant so that if this baby DOES make its great escape, it's not as big of a deal. Oh and THANKSGIVING this week! We've got a LOT to be thankful for this year, plus I plan to use the "eating for two" excuse to its full potential.
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