How far along? 33 Weeks
Total weight gain: 22 lbs.
Maternity clothes? Yes
Stretch marks? Maybe a few?
Sleep: Depends on the day…but nothing as good as the
old days!
Best moment this week: Hospital Tour and Maternity pictures
Have you told family and friends: Yes!
Miss Anything? Being able to breathe normally
Movement: I think we have a wild child on
our hands with all of his movement
Food cravings: Cheeseburgers!!!!
Anything making you queasy or sick: Still getting a little nauseated lately…not
sure why this is but it isn’t terrible thank goodness!
Have you started to show yet: Oh yes!
Gender
prediction: Baby Boy Dawson
Labor Signs: Noticing some changes heading
that direction but no “labor”
Belly Button in or out? Just plain crazy
looking….in but the top pokes out ?!?
Wedding rings on or off? On, but getting a
little tight
Happy or Moody most of the time: I’d say happy about baby but moody about how
I feel...
Looking forward to: Baby shower this weekend with my friends!
Oh goody...We are getting so close! I am more ready than ever to meet this little man! Each squirm and kick get me so excited about the coming days! The past couple of weeks I have been feeling a bit more "pregnant" I guess you could say. I had heard the ..."wait til you can't breathe"...."wait til you cannot sleep"...."wait til you get up all the time to use the restroom"..."wait til you get heartburn"....well I guess I should say yes..yes...yes...yes.. and yes..!!! I do believe baby boy is beginning to be crouded inside his mommy and is definitely causing all of these pregnancies discomforts. I have tried not to complain but some nights I truly understand all of my friends who told me how wonderful pregnancy is until you get close to the mid 30 weeks then you are just ready to have the baby! I am definitely ready to have my baby in my arms and feel a little more human around the tummy region, but the none the less I am so thankful for this blessing of carrying a child. I have learned that my body has limits at this point and I cannot go,go, go without paying for it that night or even the next few days. Over spring break I thought it would be a good idea to spring clean and get my "nesting" done while at home. I made sure I was drinking water and taking breaks,but apparently I did a tad too much. I had a couple of nights where I thought "wow this baby is growing and it hurts". I know the doctor had told me to expect some pain from all of the stretching so I just said well he must really be stretching my body out! I had my appt and as always answer all of the questions about what type of pains I had last week if any...etc... as I described those nights and what I was feeling, to my surprise the doc said ...yeh...those are contractions! I had experienced braxton hicks so I knew those were normal, but this other feeling I thought was a very painful growth spurt lol! They told me to drink up and rest and make sure it went away! I have been taking it easy this week after work and drinking my water...I definitely have noticed a decrease praise the Lord!! I think I have learned my limits at this point and am grateful that it was nothing to be concerned about right now! I have found myself thanking God for making me a woman and allowing me to experience the joy of carrying a baby. There is definitely nothing in the world like it and I can only imagine the joy it will be when I finally hold this little miracle!
On a side note I love how our maternity pics turned out thanks to Jamile King! She did an awesome job capturing exactly what we wanted!
