32 Weeks

HOW FAR ALONG?: 32 weeks

TOTAL WEIGHT GAIN?:  I think it was 21 pounds when we weighed in at the doctor's office this week.  I'm not really sure how that can be accurate because I have definitely been one of those fatties this pregnancy that is 'eating for two'... hippos!  Seriously, all junk all the time, this baby has to be a chunky monkey. 

MATERNITY CLOTHES: Even maternity pants are starting to become real uncomfortable.  I think it's because I'm carrying him soooo low.  I can't tell if I've 'dropped' or not, but seriously, I've had zero issues breathing this pregnancy. With Veda, her butt was always up in my ribs but I feel like I have plenty of room on the upper half still.  Instead his big head is constantly on my bladder. 

SLEEP?:  I'm getting a decent amount of sleep, but I feel like I'm tossing and turning a lot, which is a chore.  Brett told me I looked tired this week (so sweet!) but my doctor says I look better being off work, so who do I trust? haha

BEST MOMENT/S THIS WEEK?: Being off work has been fabulous!  I feel like I could've kept going and then I try to pick up the house and think, how do people do this?! It's so hard to bend over and pick everything up.  It doesn't help that I'm now dropping everything.  Oh and I won a $25 gift card through work (for nurses week), so that's fun :)

WORST MOMENT THIS WEEK?:  No worst moments.

MISS ANYTHING?:   Bending over.  Not having constant pressure on my bladder.  I feel like my entire stomach is 400 pounds and just hanging there, I need a stirrup.

MOVEMENT?:  He is now head down, but still moving quite a bit, which is reassuring.  Veda didn't move much at all after she went head down and then she started dropping her heart rate and really freaking us out.  I'm sure this means we'll have an active one on our hands!  We welcome you with open arms little boy!

FOOD CRAVINGS?: No cravings.  So boring.  Do people actually get cravings? 

LABOR SIGNS?: Not yet.  My belly has hurt a little bit this week on and off.  Braxton Hicks maybe? It's hard to tell since all of my labor pains were back labor last time. 

SYMPTOMS / MOODS?:  Having to pee all the time.  Dropping everything.  I'm starting to feel like, ok any day now.  I'm not super miserable, but I know it's not about to get any easier. 

BELLY BUTTON IN or OUT?:  Seriously flat.

WEDDING RINGS OFF or ON?: On.

LOOKING FORWARD TO...?  Next week we have an appointment to get a 3D/4D ultrasound!  Our doctor seems a bit rushed this time around, which is a little annoying and the ultrasounds have been mostly to measure head circumference, not so much for peaking at our little mister.

31 Weeks

HOW FAR ALONG?: 31 weeks

TOTAL WEIGHT GAIN?:  I've been really good about only weighing myself at the doctor's office.  I keep thinking I should go work out, but who starts working out in their third trimester?!  I get really bad round ligament pains, still, even when walking Veda to the park (about a half mile away).  

MATERNITY CLOTHES: Maternity clothes and sweats.  

SLEEP?:  Still sleep all night, beginning to toss and turn and on my days off, I take a three hour nap when Veda does.  It's glorious!

BEST MOMENT/S THIS WEEK?: So many!  This is my week people!  My birthday rolled around again this year (something to be thankful for I suppose), we went to a yummy brunch at the Griddle in Hollywood.  To be completely honest, the cafe down the street is better.  It was so much food, so wasteful.  Seriously, pancakes bigger than the plates and a stack of what looked like 10.  Oh, America.  This week was also Nurse Week :) We've had fun things going on at work all week, mostly put on by my awesome coworkers.  I won a gift card to the Cheesecake Factory!  Woo hoo!!  And last, but most certainly not least, my doctor pulled me off work this week! YESSSS! 

WORST MOMENT THIS WEEK?:  See above, not a bad moment!  Seriously, this week at work was pretty good.  The previous weekend was so.so.hard.  I wanted to quit.  I didn't get lunch until 3PM one day and it was just so busy.  Then Thursday and Friday were very nice days at work.  Unfortunately, I cannot predict which days will or will not be high stress.  I was ready to come out, as we all know. 

MISS ANYTHING?:   It's getting really hard to pick up and hold Veda.  Even sitting next to each other in the chair is difficult and there's not much room for her to lay next to me on the couch anymore.  

MOVEMENT?:  Still seems like a rowdy little guy is occupying Hotel Mama.  

FOOD CRAVINGS?: Nada.

LABOR SIGNS?: Not yet, let's keep it that way for a bit.  We will see if it makes a difference since I'm off work earlier this time.  I delivered Veda at 36 weeks... that's only five weeks from now!!! I have slowly started to throw things into my hospital bag and am working on finding a place for Veda when it's time.  

SYMPTOMS / MOODS?:  Frequent urination, constipation, dry itchy skin, round ligament pain... 

BELLY BUTTON IN or OUT?: Flat.

WEDDING RINGS OFF or ON?: On.

LOOKING FORWARD TO...?  I have a lot of things I'd like to get done before this baby comes.  I've already purged a bunch of stuff this year and I feel like we have a lot of the big items that we need, but I want to get stuff done around the house.  I really need to catch up on Veda's baby book and figure out how to get my photos from my phone (samsung) to my computer (mac).  It was much easier when I had an iPhone, but I will not go back!