Week 35

Everyone has told me that fetal movement should be slowing down around the last few weeks of pregnancy but it has so far been just the opposite. I feel Kendrick all of the time and I LOVE feeling his little knee or foot brush against my hand when I put it on my belly. I think he has moved more this week than any other week in pregnancy.

I don’t know if this is a prego thing or not but my hair has been amazing. I can easily go 4-5 days without washing it and not have it even begin to look oily. It could partly be because of winter but I have NEVER been able to go that long before and still have it look so good. I wish I could remember how many days it had been in the picture but the fact that it was in a pony tail means it had probably been at least 3. I hope it is something that doesn’t change after pregnancy.

So my milk (colostrum) has started to come in. I think it came at the very beginning of this week. It is hard to remember exactly. Luckily I don’t have to wear a pad or anything but when I put on lotion it will leak. It is kind of freaky having my body change without my little man here but It is good to know that I will be able to feed him when he arrives. Nate and I have taken a breastfeeding course and I feel a lot more confident with that method of feeding now that we have more information on it.

 

Week 34

I woke up Thursday morning just super excited to be having a baby. I think it is all becoming more and more real knowing that Kendrick will be full term in just 2 short weeks. My midwife didn’t help my excitement by telling me that I’m 1 cm dilated and 50% effaced. I can’t help but feel like I am one cm closer to meeting my little man. I am finally past my fear of having Kendrick early. I feel far enough along now that I think I will go full term (at least 37 weeks). My contraction/ Braxton hicks are a lot better than they used to be. I still get them often but they are more sporadic that I’m thinking my water will break before they are a constant 5 minutes apart and worth going into the hospital.

Nathan has been such a wonderful husband that I just keep hoping I luck out with a little miniature Nate. I hope our little man gets lots of Nate’s qualities. I have been really looking forward to having a boy! I love the idea of having a boy first just for the big brother roll. I always looked up to my oldest brother so I’m glad our future kids will have a brother to look up to too. I am also a fan of the simplicity of a boys outfit. All you need are adorable hats or shoes and the outfit is complete.

Whelp I am too tired and sick to think of what else is new for week 34. Mainly just excitement!! Happy days are ahead and Nate and I are living up the last few weeks of it being just us.

Week 33

This has been Kendrick’s growing week. I have had sooo many people comment without hesitation on my belly. I have been wearing shirts that weren’t made for pregnancy and I swear that in one day from morning to night the shirt went from fitting me to being too small. Sadly my belly isn’t the only thing growing either. I have been unable to find a bra that is comfortable enough to last me a day at work. I have switched over to nursing bra’s just because I knew I would be needing them eventually and I’m busting out of my old ones. When I have back pain I almost want to blame it on the growing breasts more then the tummy but I’m sure it is a little of both.

I found out what it is like to be pregnant and have crazy dreams. I have had a few dreams now where I wake up and really don’t want to think about how I could have possibly dreamed what I did. There is absolutely no logic in my dreams and they make no sense whatsoever. I’m super lucky that I can still sleep through the night though and so I’ll take the weird dreams as long as they come with all the REM’s.

Can you tell a difference just from last week or is it all in my head?

Week 31 and 32

I have been too busy to blog the past week with Thanksgiving so I thought I would just combine the weeks. I have been eating LOADS of sugar. Nathan and I have had a brown cow (cookies and cream ice cream with chocolate milk) almost every day of the week. I have had a lot of comments on how much I have grown in the past week so I will have to get pictures of week 33 up soon for the ultimate comparison. I think my sugar eating is really paying off on the weight gain.

I had an ultrasound and midwife appointment this week. I can finally say that I have passed my birth control weight.. It only took me till my 32 week but I finally did it by 2 pounds. I really really hate birth control and pregnancy has been a breeze compared to what I experienced on that unnatural drug.

My placenta was measured at the ultrasound and is only about 2.2cm away from my cervix. My midwife feels confident that I should be fine to deliver vaginally but I have a higher chance of possible bleeding. The worst that could happen is that I would have to have a C-section but at least I can try for a natural birth.

This picture was taken during a contraction so you can see just how round and tight my uterus gets.

Thanksgiving day picture taken before the big meal. (A day before week 32)