Week 33 Update

I feel like I'm getting really big now.  And the little one feels like he's trying to kick or punch his way out.  I had a doctor's appointment last week and the baby's heartbeat was 145 and I was measuring right on track.  The doctor said the baby's head was down but he had a hard time finding his head.  The doctor was able to identify the baby's spine and feet though.  The next doctor's appointment is at 35 weeks and I do the group B strep test.

Starting to get really uncomfortable.  Not because of the heat.  Just really hard to bend over, roll over, get up from sitting after a while, etc.  Some days are better than others with the sciatic nerve and hips.  I had my prenatal massage last week.  It was really good.  The lady was a reflexologist too and she did something with my feet that was supposed to help those problems.  I'm tempted to get another one, especially if I make it until July because then she said she could do something to help labor along.  But then I still have to finish my class and my work so I kinda want the baby to come early but then again I kinda don't.  We are anxious to meet our little guy though.

Since my last update friends threw me a shower.  It was a ton of fun and very special.  Fun because of the crazy games (see pictures below) and very special because of the handmade blankets I got and the charm that my friends from church got me.  Before Joshua was born these friends took me out to dinner and gave me a Pandora necklace with the kids' birthstones on it.  They purposely got me something that could be added to.  So now they added to it and got me a July birthstone that matches the other charms.  Martin and I recently picked out a bible verse for the baby and I got two cards with that verse in it.  

Also since the last update, Martin and I went on our babymoon.  This time it was only one night (we dropped the kids at my sister's) but it seemed like we had all the time in the world.  It was a sweet 26 hours.  We went to Solomon's Island, MD and stayed at a B&B.  Walked around the town, had a nice dinner, went out for dessert and ran into some friends from church (crazy!), hiked the next day, went to a museum, and went on a boat ride.  It was great time.    

Week 30 update

Wow, made it to week 30!  I'm starting to feel pretty big.  This baby is now most likely bigger than Joshua ever was and I'm bigger than I was when I was pregnant with Joshua so it's been a long time since I've been "this pregnant."  :)

This kid moves A LOT.  And it's not just a little kick here and a little kick there.  It's all out pushing and shoving and turning and moving.  Martin was even shocked at how much he could feel him moving when he put his hand on my belly.  At one point it even felt like rapid punches.  The baby moves a lot when I sit or lay down after being up for a while.  He moves a lot when I'm trying to go to sleep.  He moves a lot when I'm sitting with my legs together and leaning forward a little as if I weren't giving him enough room.  He seems to twitch a lot too.  Not butterfly flutters either.  You can see my belly moving and shaking when he moves.  Sometime he knocks my hands off of my belly.  It's really crazy.  Even Dylan didn't move like this.  Maybe he is bigger.  They do say the kids get bigger as you go along in birth order, right?

I started to get the baby's room together.  Barely.  Got rid of all the infant, 0-3, and 3-6 girl clothes except for a few special outfits.  But that just made room in the bins for Lydia's 2T and 3T clothes that have been accumulating in a "too small" pile in the nursery.  Still got to figure out where to put the bins so we can move the boy clothes in.  My shower is next week so I gotta make some more progress.

I finished my two spring semester classes!  So now just my one summer class.  And my work for my one client that will be due shortly after June 30th.  Dylan and Lydia will be out of school soon so I guess I'll be setting up some playdates so I can have study/work time.