32 Week Belly Bump!
How far along? 32 weeks
Total weight gain: 21+
Baby is the size of a: Squash
Maternity clothes? Most definitely.
Stretch marks? Just found another jackpot in the already disclosed location this morning
Sleep: Not too bad...as long as it is cold!
Best moment this week: Getting another peek at Little Miss! So much has changed!
Miss anything? A flat(ter) belly
Movement: Possibly a little less, but still more than several weeks ago.
Food cravings: Sweets!
Anything making you queasy or sick: Steak
Gender: Sweet baby girl :)
Baby Name: It's pretty much decided..Daddy slipped this week, so we are done "testing out the name" and will stick with Baby Girl for the next 8 weeks.
Labor Signs: After the ultrasound, I am pretty sure that what I have thought was just baby pushing up hard against my abdomen are actually braxton-hicks?
Symptoms: Heartburn, and more heartburn. A little less energy, but nothing worse than last week, and possibly a little more swelling in my fingers and lower legs.
Comments Solicited from Others: Just those from people who don't believe that I only have 8 weeks left with how little my belly is. I'll take it!
Belly Button in or out? Flat as a board
Wedding rings on or off? On, but getting more and more snug every week now.
Happy or Moody most of the time: Just pretty content right now...starting to get anxious about all that needs done.
Looking forward to: Going back home in a week and a half for our 2nd baby shower!
I also need to just brag a little bit here. Dan has always done more than his fair share around here, and is always quick to help me do anything and everything...always. But this past month, he has seriously been the best husband ever. He has dinner on the table every night that I work when I get home, is diligent about his dish duties (that's his major job, mine is laundry...hence his nickname "Dish Dan"...he may or may not have started calling himself that), has rubbed my feet more hours than most women would get in a lifetime (ok, close), and even made brownies for me one night because I had been craving them. Not only that, but nearly every morning he will ask me what things on my list of things to do that he can do for me and does them (if I let him). And, this past weekend I got a crazy hair and decided I wanted to repaint our main bathroom. I figured he would most definitely turn me down because we just painted it a couple years ago, but he didn't...and his response was "When are we doing this?" When I sheepishly said "Today?" he didn't bat one eye despite it being his big day to watch football. A few hours later we were picking out paint and putting the first coat on. The next night when I got home from work, he was all but done with the 2nd coat. Seriously, he should get some big award, not only for being married to me, but for all of the things he goes out of his way to do for me. Many girls brag about how they are the luckiest girl in the world, but anyone who knows my husband well would agree - I am the luckiest girl in the world.
Things got more real this week when a patient told me about how her 2 daughters were born at 32 and 31 weeks. I cannot imagine that happening already (praying that it doesn't!), and started to panic because we still have so much left to do and get before we are ready. I also really need to get our hospital bag packed and probably start carrying that with me. Daddy is starting to get more anxious about how things are going to work out if I would happen to go into labor while I'm in Omaha at work, especially if he is out with the truck for work.
I also turned down the job offer this week that I had been praying hard about. Everything about it was more ideal than where I am at right now, with the exception being it would be a 50-55 hour work week committment. My heart was so uneasy about that because I'm just not sure I can committ to that many hours, especially having a new baby. I hope the uneasiness in my heart was God making his direction clear to me, and at this point all I can do is trust in His plans. Still praying hard and trusting that what is meant to be will happen in perfect time. I wish it was that easy....
I think that's all for now. Love and Prayers in Week 33, Sweetie!
