How Far Along: 33 weeks
Size of baby: The size of a honeydew melon, baby girl weighs around 4.5 - 5 pounds and measures about 18 inches (crown to heel).
Gender: It's a BABY GIRL - Madelyn Ella!
Maternity Clothes: Absolutely! Starting to loath regular clothes and just wish I could wear comfies all the time - everything feels so tight on me. I do not like dressing for work anymore. There are a very few things I have that I can wear that don't make me feel super uncomfortable.
Movement: Maddie has been pretty active, I can see it more so from the outside now too as she is getting much much bigger. My belly was doing a little dance last week as we were laying in bed one night. It's crazy how much it jumps around sometimes.
Sleep: Still up a couple times a night to pee and tossing and turning. I have to prop myself up with a back/arm rest pillow, two other pillows and my preggo pillow for my heartburn. I am up off and on all night and then fall into a deep sleep towards the morning which makes me super tired and groggy when it comes to getting up in the morning.
Symptoms: Swollen feet (see below), upper right back pain only, swollen everything - my face seems to have filled out in the weekly pic this week. It's oh so hard to bend down and even put on pants/underwear.
What I miss: My body before becoming pregnant, we were looking back at pics and I so miss how I used to look. Hoping to get back there...
Cravings: Ice cream, sherbert, chicken parmesan.
What I am looking forward to: I am so ready to meet my baby girl! Kind of hoping to go a little bit early. It's crazy to think that in 25 days she will be full term (37 weeks)! So any time after that would be good :-) I keep reading stories and hearing from family that they gave birth at 37 weeks, but my mom had us all late. I am so antsy to meet our little bundle! Also looking forward to our shower which is two weeks from Saturday and this coming Saturday we have our maternity pictures, hoping they turn out good and I don't look like a stuffed sausage :-)
The other day I was taking Mason out front and stepped down without looking and missed the step. I fell and did knock my belly a little bit which scared the living daylights out of me. I was so scared that I hurt Maddie and something bad would happen. I called the doctor and they said I could come in to hear her heartbeat but that she should be okay. She has been moving around pretty regularly if not more, so I'm not worried.
Dr. Wong confirmed at the appointment today that she is in fact head down and should stay that way! Also, I have been feeling he hiccups much stronger, probably because she's getting bigger and they are more noticeable to me. They have been keeping me up at night sometimes.
Dr. Wong confirmed at the appointment today that she is in fact head down and should stay that way! Also, I have been feeling he hiccups much stronger, probably because she's getting bigger and they are more noticeable to me. They have been keeping me up at night sometimes.
In other news, my feet have officially started swelling by the middle to end of each day. They DO NOT look very pretty...see below. I hate wearing shoes as of late, work is torture because of this.
The joys of pregnancy!