Pregnancy Progress: Week 34

6 weeks left!  Yikes!  She will be here so soon!  I want to be able to remember pregnancy and wish I had done more detailed updates...so here goes one with more details.

I had a doctors appointment at 32 weeks and everything looks great.  I measured about 33 cm so just about right.  She is positioned head down already and her heart beat was in the 140s which is good.

Belly:

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How big she is: She is the size of a pineapple!  Around 17-20 inches long and a little over 4 lbs.

Maternity clothes:  There are only a few things that are really comfortable to wear right now.  I really wish I could wear my regular shorts, but I'm mostly wearing one of those Old Navy jersey skirts or gym shorts every day because it's comfortable.  I have one outfit (workout tank top and gym shorts) that I wear almost every day.  Bryce calls it my new favorite outfit.  Jersey skirts and dresses are just really comfortable.  I feel like I'm always hot.

Stretch marks:  Not that I have noticed yet.  I have been religiously putting on Palmer's lotion once or twice a day.  Hopefully that helps prevent them!

Aches and Pains:  Acid reflux, heart burn, indigestion.  Round ligament pain on the left side only (I think because of the way she is positioned).  Achy feet after walking or standing up for too long.  Just being extra tired.  Feeling like I move slower than I used to.  Having to bend over to do the dishes makes my lower back hurt.  Also feeling pressure on my pelvic bone (on the left side).

Movement:  She is really active mid morning and in the evening after dinner.  Apparently when I turned over the other night, I woke her up and she started moving.  I couldn't fall back asleep for like 30 minutes!  That was a first.  The past couple weeks, I've been able to feel her have the hiccups a few times.  It doesn't last too long, but I feel bad for her when she gets them!

Sleep:  It's been okay but progressively getting worse.  It seems like I just can't get comfortable.  I wake up every time I turn over (and I can only sleep on my sides with an extra pillow between my legs/supporting my belly).  Plus I usually get up 1-2 times to go to the bathroom.

Food cravings:  Earlier in the pregnancy, I was craving salty things like chips and fries.  I think that's pretty much over and I'm back to my normal self--loving dessert after dinner.  Ice cream or a little chocolate like a few Hershey's kisses.

Labor signs:  Not really.  I am not even totally sure I have had Braxton Hicks contractions and if I have, I didn't really know.  Thinking back, I guess there have been a couple times when I was out walking and felt my belly get pretty tight...maybe that was a BH contraction.

Belly button:  Almost a fully out and it used to be completely in!

What I miss:  Sleeping through the whole night, running, having a glass of wine, and feeling more flexible to move around.  But besides that, I started thinking about what I will miss.  It's such a crazy thing wrapping my head around the fact that we are about to undergo one of the biggest life changes.  I feel like I did the days leading up to our wedding.  It's a huge new chapter of life which is really exciting and happy, but also a close to the previous chapter.  There are mixed emotions of happiness and feeling a little sad because something is also ending.  In this case, the life of just Bryce and I is ending as we expand our family.  Bryce and I are one of those couples that loooves spending time together.  Don't get me wrong, we do enjoy our time apart, but we really love being together and it takes a lot to get tired of each other (...I think I'm speaking for both of us!).  With this change, I know that the time we get to spend just us will change and I'm sure the topic of many conversations will become our sweet little baby.  Of course I am so excited, but I'll definitely miss the large amounts of time we spend just the two of us, focused on our relationship and not always revolving around our little one. 

What I'm looking forward to:  Most of all, meeting her!!  Experiencing that moment when she gets placed on my belly and we are really together for the first time.  Seeing who she looks like.  Learning how to be a good mom to her.  Also for my first baby shower this Sunday!  Getting the nursery done.  Getting labor and delivery over with so I don't have to think about it any more.  Feeling limber again.  Running again.