32 WEEKS
Baby Size: the baby is about 19 inches and 4 pounds
Weight gain: up .5 pounds from last week; up about 9.5 pounds overall
Maternity clothes: yessss
Stretch marks: not any from pregnancy, I don't think
Sleep: getting up to tinkle about every 2.5 hours. It's very disruptive.
Best moment this week: we started our weekly appointments this week, complete with a weekly BPP (biophysical profile) to make sure she's doing all the things she should be doing in there. And she is!
Looking forward to: getting the rest of the nursery furniture
What I miss: not much
Movement: lots of it
Food cravings: none
Anything making you queasy or sick: nope
Gender: GIRL!
Labor Signs: nope
Symptoms: tired, heartburn, slightly high blood pressure at last 2 appointments - eeek
Belly Button in or out? Definitely getting stretched but still very much in
Wedding rings on or off? On
Mood: stressed this week due to work - but Christmas is in sight!
Nursery: starting to get organized!
33 WEEKS
How far along: 33 weeks
Baby Size: the baby is the size of a honeydew (19 inches, 4.5 pounds)
Weight gain: up 1.5 pounds from last week; up about 11 pounds overall
Maternity clothes: yes!
Stretch marks: no
Sleep: this getting up to pee 3 times a night thing is getting old!
Best moment this week: at our 2nd BPP ultrasound this week, baby girl was crazy active and we got to her practicing her breathing at the same time she had hiccups. It was pretty darn adorable.
Looking forward to: making some progress in the nursery this weekend!
What I miss: sleeping on my back. Good sleep in general.
Movement: SO much this week. I can tell she's starting to run out of room because her movements are so much more pronounced.
Food cravings: Christmas cookies
Anything making you queasy or sick: nope
Gender: GIRL!
Labor Signs: no
Symptoms: blood pressure was even higher this week: no bueno. No swelling or protein in urine, so we're hopeful that I'm not developing pre-eclampsia -- but to be sure, I have to do a 24-hour urine sample test this weekend as a baseline.
Belly Button in or out? still in!
Wedding rings on or off? On
Mood: happy!!
Nursery: the glider, bookcase and wall shelf have all been delivered this week
