34 Weeks

Ive been slacking a bit on my blogging. But it's been pretty crazy! I'm not sure how often I'll be hitting up the blog after Malcolm is here. I hope tomat least update once in a while about my fitness journey back to being healthy but I guess we'll see!!!

How Far Along?  34 weeks and 1 day!!!  35 days to go!!!!

Baby this Week?  Baby is about 17.75 inches and is about 4.75 pounds, unless you're my baby...which measured at 5.5 pounds last week, so he's probably somewhere closer to 6.  The vernix (or that waxy protective coating) is getting thicker while he is losing the lanugo (the fine hair that grows all over their body in the womb.) His lungs are maturing with every passing day as he prepares for life outside the womb.  He's also !moving lower down into the birth canal, which explains the tingling/prickling sensation I feel when he moves.  And according to our last sizing ultrasound, Malcolm is REALLY low. But luckily, I still have 3.5 Cervix left!!!

Symptoms?  Pretty normal stuff this week.  Can't seem to catch my breath...ever. But that is pretty normal at this point.  My body is going through some significant strain.  I have that constant fatigue where you feel like you could quite literally sleep ALL DAY.  But we all know that can't happen when you have a 1 year old. Lol.  Nausea has been pretty minimal...only flaring up a bit when I get too hungry.  Peeing all the time.  Starting to feel more and more pressure on my lady bits! And Malcolm is a crazy mover in there!!!!!!  Mason moved a lot but his movements were more gentle! Malcolm is a bully.  He's beating the shit outta me from the inside. At one point, I felt this horrid pain, and I thought my uterus was ripping or something. My hand immediately went to the area that hurt and it was a foot or a leg pushing out really hard!!! I had to push it back!  And he's had quite a bit of movements like that since then! Ow!  Little turd!!!

Cravings/Aversions?  My appetite seems to be leveling out and normalizing! Yesterday, I wanted salmon, broccoli and mashed potatoes.  So I'm kind of starting to want a bit more balanced meals.  I still crave sweets but honestly, I think it's due to having so many treats during this pregnancy that I'm probably addicted to sugar all over again! I'll be fixing that after pregnancy. It's nice not craving sweets all the time.  But I'm riding out the next 35 days. Lol.

Goals for the Week?  I'm working on a commission painting plus a painting that I'm doing on my own.  I'm hoping to finish those this week!  Maybe someone will want to buy the painting I'm doing on my own and I can buy one of the few things I need for Malcolm. I don't need much, but I do need a double stroller and a front carrier!  My brother is bringing his double stroller to see if our carsesat is compatible. If it is, then I'm splurging and getting a GOOD carrier. My mom friends seem to love a brand called Tula but they run around $160.  So cross your fingers that I can sell a painting or 2!!!

Mason?  Omigosh!  He's such a little beast these days!  And such a happy boy, most days!  He started doing a little unassisted walking this last week!  He looks like Frankenstein when he does it!  It's the most adorable thing in the world!!!  That has been his major development!  It's going to be hard to leave him for 3 days during our c section.  I know he'll come visit but he's not going to want to stay at the hospital for very long!  He's a man on the go!  I know he'll have fun with my parents, though!  And he'll be in good hands!  But still, I'll be missing him!

I'll try to get a new belly pic up here!  It's been a while since I've updated a belly pic on here.