32 Weeks

The Belly!!!

How Far Along?  32 weeks exactly!  Another big milestone as far as baby's development goes!!! Woot Woot!!!

Baby This Week?  Malcolm is about 3.3 pounds and about 16.25 inches from head to toe.  Pretty crazy considering he really doesn't have much length left to grow into.  Babies are usually around 20" when they are born.  So baby is basically just gaining weight.  His skin is also becoming less red and more pink!  His eyes can also dilate now in response to light.  How crazy is that?!

Symptoms?  Uggghhh. Lol.  Made another trip to labor and delivery.  My blood pressure was spiking a bit.  I won't go into too much detail but it seemed to level out and everything is OK with that.  And right now, I'm experiencing some sharp pains in my cervix area! Of course, it didn't start until we left labor and delivery.  It feels very similar to the pains I felt last pregnancy. I'm going to try to hold out till Monday to talk to Dr. Miser. I don't want to go into Labor & Delivery again.  They are super nice up there but it's sooo much more reassuring talking to someone that knows all my history.  Other symptoms include horrid heartburn (still sleeping sitting up), shallow breathing (probably due to baby not having dropped yet), sore back, insomnia, peeing a lot, constipation, and stuffy nose.  Oh and lots of braxton hicks. With just a dash of nausea and topped with a buttload of stress.

Cravings/Aversions?  Cravings sweets this week.  And salads. Still not super into meat but I'm not totally grossed out by it either.

Goals for the Week?  I suppose this depends on what happens with that pain I'm feeling.  But if it eases up and ends up being nothing, I would like to make a little more progress on the basement. G and I have cleaned it up and I've painted the accent wall.  We just need to move some furniture around! And by we, I mean Garrett and Kellen.  My mom is planning on coming Friday if she's feeling well and we are going to hopefully do a few things on my to-do list.  And do the finishing touches on the basement if it's ready!

Mason This Week? !I love this kid!  Seriously.  He's so much fun! And he gets more fun every day.  I love watching his personality develop!  We've been calling him destructo-baby!  Lol! He throws things and plows over anything in his way.  He is loud!!!  And wild!  And busy!  The further along I get, the harder it is to play with him, which is tough.  But I suppose it's inevitable.  He's making lots of different noises and blowing spit bubbles.  And we can't get through the night without a bath now! He loooooves his baths!  

There. That's it.  Finally an update.  It's been kind of a stressful week and I'm a little worried about this sharp cervical pain but I guess we'll see what Dr. Miser has to say about it on Monday.