32 Weeks!!

Me being "chipper" about being 32 weeks along. I think I look, and I know I feel, A LOT bigger in person than I look in this pic. Aren't pics supposed to ADD 10lbs?

A little more accurate representation of how I feel at times. :)

Her sweet little face. Her eyes are closed, so I have no idea who she looks like yet. Just have to wait and see her in person.

Cute little foot.

Well, we are 32 weeks today! We had our Dr.'s appt. yesterday, and it went well. Needless to say, Doc was more than a little relieved we had made it to 32 weeks. He gave my shoulder a squeeze and said, "Well, if you decide to go into labor now, at least we know your baby would be ok." He seems a little more concerned with this pregnancy about pre-term labor than with The Bug, but it's ok. We are just glad we are where we are at.

As far as the appt...everything is checking out ok. My blood pressure was really good, though I was a little concerned a couple of weeks ago, and my weight gain was much better this month...Woo Hoo!! The little monster is now head down, though I didn't think she had rotated yet. It's amazing how similar a little head and a little butt feel when pressed up against your right rib or sticking straight out your side. :) She's still at a bit of an angle, but at least she's head down. We got the best u/s pic of her sweet little face. It's the best pic we've gotten of her face the entire pregnancy...we didn't get this good of one with The Bug even. I would have asked Doc to try the 4D, but I didn't want to mess up the good shot we had while he continued to try and figure out his new machine...so I didn't even ask. You could see her making sucking motions with her mouth, and The Bug loved watching it. He kept saying "Baby sista moobing!" It was so dang cute. :) I'm measuring 35" but only 32 weeks along...so I think she's gonna be a bit bigger than The Bug at birth. We also scheduled the date for the C-section about 4 days before our due date. She'll be born about a week later than The Bug, so that will make her bigger too. Scheduling that close to the due date I could go into labor on my own, but we'll deal with that if it happens.

This little monster is still very active and gets the hiccups at least once a day. The poor thing never gets good naps. If I don't feel her move after about 30 minutes I'm poking and prodding her to wake up and move. Then she wakes up and starts pushing back...maybe a little annoyed I woke her up. :) We don't have a name for her yet. We aren't too concerned. We've found a couple of names we like, but not just one that we've settled on yet. Maybe we'll have to wait and see her before we decide what to name her. Guess we'll just wait and see.

I'm feeling pretty dang good, minus the typical third trimester symptoms. Yes, I'm swollen up like a balloon. Yes, my back hurts. Yes, my bladder is the size of a pea. Yes, I have monstrous headaches (but I've determined they are related to my chocolate intake). But...all these things are just reminders I'm pregnant so I have ZERO room to complain...unless it's to Shayne and he just rubs my back and listens like a good husband. It has been a tougher pregnancy, but I'm not in my 20's having a baby, so I am just grateful for all the little "reminders".

Only 7 1/2 more weeks to go!! We are excited to meet our sweet little girl.