How far along? 34 Weeks
Baby size? Baby now weighs about 4 3/4 pounds and is almost 18 inches long.
What's going on with the baby? Fat layers — which will help regulate her body temperature once she's born — are filling him/her out. His/her skin is also smoother than ever. His/her central nervous system is maturing and her lungs are continuing to mature as well. Babies born between 34 and 37 weeks who have no other health problems generally do fine. They may need a short stay in the neonatal nursery and may have a few short-term health issues, but in the long run, they usually do as well as full-term babies.
Maternity clothes? Running short of shirt options (pun intended) that cover the bottom 2" of my bump.
Stretch marks? Negator
Sleep: So bad. The one time 6 hour stretch I got was such a tease. I'm back to waking up for hours at a time in the middle of the night. Hip pain & general bump discomfort are the main culprits.
Best moments this week: Christmas Season is in full swing! Which means holiday parties! And thanks to Rent-the-Runway it means dressing up this bump! Joe's work was invited to two parties on the same night, so we hit up both with co-worker Adam and also-preggo wife Kendall... We all had a BLAST
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| We clean up alright... |
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| Smuggling a disco ball |
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| Bedazzled Bumps! (I think 34 & 23ish Weeks respectively) How cute is Kendall??? |
Also, Christmas decorations went up! And we had our FIRST fire in our fireplace. We haven't lived with a fireplace in a looooong time so that was a real treat.
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| It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! |
Craziest dream this week: Dreamt that I could SEE the baby as it moved in my belly.... like waving at me. Not in a cute way, but an OMG that-is-terrifying kind of way.
Miss anything? Standing without hip/sciatic pain, sitting without rib pain. I may need to get a girdle to keep my ribs from splitting apart... cute image, eh? You're welcome.
Movement: HICCUPS! I wasn't sure I was going to get them this time around, but baby G2 does not disappoint! Quick, repetitive flicks that last a couple of minutes. It's one of my favorite things about pregnancy :)
Food cravings: Chocolate milk and red meat - fortunately Joe's been BBQ-ing like crazy so I've been indulging in steak!
Anything making you queasy or sick? Sometimes milk. But that could have something to do with the fact that I will sit down and eat about two sleeves of oreos at a time... which requires about half a gallon of dunking-milk.
Gender prediction: BOY-OH-BOY two more stranger predictions that I'm carrying a boy this week alone. That's gotta be a sign right?
Labor signs: Yep. Braxton Hicks, small slightly painful contractions that generally show up when I'm walking too much or not drinking enough water. But they go away so nothing to worry about.
Belly button in or out? Out
Wedding rings on or off? Off
Happy or moody most of the time? Depends on how much couch time I get that day. I don't remember my first pregnancy having this many aches & pains, but maybe I blocked that part out of my memory?
Looking forward to: Christmas week! I get the whole week off from work (then only one week back before I go on maternity leave) and we're hosting Christmas Eve for the Givens family. We are so spoiled to get to be surrounded by so much family!
Pardon this week's image... the days are short and the nights are long, so sunlight is few & far between
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| Baby G2 Belly - 34 Weeks |
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| Baby Hailey Belly - 34 Weeks |
