32 Weeks

Pregnancy Highlights:

How far along: 32 Weeks and 5 day

Size of baby: 3.75 lbs. 16.7 inches from crown to heal, and she weighs about as much as a jicama

Total weight gain: well, we're up to 35 lbs.

Maternity clothes: Yup, all maternity nowadays

Gender: still a girl

Food Cravings: Still no cravings, just starting to get hungrier again as the baby grows

What I miss: Not waking up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom

Sleep: Some nights are better than others, read above comment

Symptoms: varicose veins, yikes! Funny story though: the dr. gave me some support hose to wear to help keep them at bay. The first day I wore them, as soon as I was at school, they had slid down to my knees, where they stayed for the rest of the day (they were only the thigh-high kind). Needless to say, I did not wear them the next day.

Best moment of the week: Dr. appt. on Tuesday-- finding out once again that everything looks great(always good to hear) and a baby shower on Wednesday, put on by my school. I will be sad to leave them!

ps I promise I don't wear the same thing everyday, although it's starting to feel that way. This way you can really compare the last 2 pictures:)

It's going fast

The time really is going fast. I can hardly believe that we're down to 9 weeks. At the beginning of this, 30 weeks felt so far away and now here we are.

This week, we start interviewing for my position at school. We have 2 1/2 weeks to Thanksgiving and then only 3 weeks after that. I will hopefully have 3 weeks of rest and relaxation before this little girl joins our world. So when you break it down like that, it's no time at all.

We are both looking forward to meeting her though. She's quite a little active thing in my stomach and I'm anxious to see if she will be out of my stomach too.

10 To Go

* Sorry about the self-portrait, that will have to do for a while

Pregnancy Highlights:

How far along: 30 Weeks and 1 day

Size of baby: 3 lbs. 15.7 inches from crown to heal

Total weight gain: ok, I'll fess-up, 30 lbs.

Maternity clothes: All Maternity pants and then I've found that a size medium shirt still fits fine and tends to be cuter than the maternity shirts

Gender: still a girl, named Maude (per Kelsy's request)

Food Cravings: Still no cravings, just starting to get hungrier again as the baby grows

What I miss: My old jeans

Sleep: Waking up most every night for one reason or another

Symptoms: the heart burn got pretty bad there for a while, but seems to have subsided, "thank you Lord for that blessing."

Best moment of the week: watching an elbow or knee, poke out from the top of my belly and slide down to the other side, just crazy to see

What I'm looking forward to: Still very excited about seeing her. But trying to take in these moments, because once she's here, life will never be the same.