33 Weeks

Wow, I just looked at the countdown to Emma Claire's due date and there are only 49 days left people! Where has the time gone?! This last week literally flew by, it was so wonderful having the hubster home with me for a whole ten days! :-) Now we're back to the grind that is real life...he left bright and early this morning and won't be back until this evening. Settling into a new routine is always hard, but I am just SO GLAD that he gets to come home each night and the long summer of separation is over now! I've taken it pretty easy today, I've found the less I run up and down the three flight of stairs in our house the better I feel. I'm going to figure out a cleaning schedule so that I can make sure the house is neat and tidy without constantly running up and down stairs. Today I've mainly stayed on the main level and have been cooking and baking up a storm, at least I'm doing something! It might not be cleaning or laundry but that's okay :-) Now on to the fun stuff...baby update!

How Far Along: 33 Weeks

Size of Baby: A little over 4 pounds and 17 inches long, she's now the size of a honeydew melon!

Total Weight Gain: 15 pounds! I went to the doctor on Friday and everything is still looking good! I was SO excited because my second appointment with my new doctor was scheduled for the week of the Hubster's vacation! So he got to go with me and meet the doctor :-)

Maternity Clothes: Yes :-) And some regular shirts too, that are longer. I finally had to go out and buy maternity JEANS! We had a cold front and I just figured I could wear my old jeans with my belly band...ummm WRONG. The LAST thing an eight month pregnant woman should do is try to put on her old jeans!!! HA! While they fit (sort of) there was no way even a belly band could help those suckers fit!

Gender: She better still be a girl! HA! I had a dream the other day she was a BOY! EEK! We'll just blame that on crazy pregnant dreams!

Movement: Lots and all of the time. It's been so fun to watch the Hubster watch and feel my belly. I LOVE having his hand on my belly and then when she moves he'll say, "What the heck was THAT?!" She kicked him so hard once he pulled his hand away and said, "WOAH!" She startled him! :-) It's fun that I know her position, her head is way down low, and her little tushie is up on my left side which means hands and feet are towards my right side. I'm starting to feel her feet in my right ribs more often. She's not necessarily kicking me but she makes it hard to sit sometimes because her feet are just there!

What I Miss: Bending over! When did that get so hard?! I feel like yesterday I could bend over and now I can barely put my socks on!

Cravings: None really.

Symptoms: Braxton hicks, indigestion (really only if I do a lot of bending over during the day),

Best Moment of the Week: Spending time with my husband :-) I forgot how much I just love being with him. He always makes me feel better, he cracks me up, AND it's been SO WONDERFUL to have someone to get me water/a blanket/anything else I need. Seriously ladies, don't take your husbands for granted during your pregnancy. It has just been wonderful having someone else to share in the pregnancy! Not that I'm discounting help from all other people, but it's just nice to share the pregnancy with the other person who helped make the tiny little person inside of me :-)

What I'm looking forward to: Getting her nursery put together. We didn't really focus on her room at all during the Hubster's week off. We're planning on painting tomorrow and will hopefully be putting the crib together soon and finishing some other little projects :-) Here's a fun tidbit of nursery info...I just bought a $5 chandelier that's going to be all dolled up for her room! I can't wait to share!!!

Baby Bump

She looks REALLY high in this picture! I feel like I'm SO MUCH BIGGER than I look in this picture!

If you read all of that then kudos to you! I was very chatty today! Some days I find that I could care less about doing another update, but this week I was more into it. I think it's because Hubster has been home and I feel like I have more to talk about. :-)