Thirty-Three Weeks
This week has been a crazy one. My shower was last weekend (which was so wonderful!) I can't thank my cousin enough for hosting. My mom, sister and aunt were visiting from out of town, and several other family members were able to make it as well. It was a busy weekend though, and it kicked off a busy week at work. Combined with a lowered immune system, fickle cold weather and not getting much rest this week, it's no wonder that I came down with a nasty head cold.
I'm home at the moment trying to rest and drink lots of fluids. I had a midwife appt on Wednesday and she told me that I unfortunately can't take any medication with sudafed in it (which is almost everything) so I'm trying to ride it out as best as I can.
Also at the midwife appt, I found out that I'm measuring right on schedule, my weight gain is still in the normal range, and baby is still head down (as he has been most of this pregnancy). I also set up all of my appointments with them for the rest of the pregnancy! In two weeks I'll start making that drive every week until he comes. That's making this all feel quite a bit more real.
All in all, my pregnancy has really been pretty uneventful and for that we are extremely grateful. To date, there have been no signs of pre-term labor or any indicators that I could have issues as the weeks progress. Fingers crossed things stay that way!
WEEKLY STATS
How far along? 33 weeks
Total weight gain: 29 pounds
Stretch marks? Not that I've seen yet!
Sleep Habits: I'm up about once or twice a night. It's less and less comfortable to be in any position, but as long as I have enough pillows around me, I tend to do okay.
Best moment(s) this week: Spending the weekend with my family and enjoying my shower on Saturday!
Miss anything? It's harder and harder to do normal things. So I miss feeling normal and not running out of breath when I walk from my car to my apartment. I forget everything. I miss remembering.
Movement: Yep. It's awe inspiring and so weird all at the same time.
Food cravings: I'm really not craving much. I do enjoy sweets more than I ever did before pregnancy, but I'm trying to limit them to an acceptable amount.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Besides my cold, I'm doing okay. No nausea or stomach sickness, thankfully.
Gender: BOY
Labor Signs: Nope
New symptoms this week: Things are pretty much the same this week as they were last week. I can't think of anything new.
Belly Button in or out? The top is definitely popping out, but there's still a bit that's tucked in. It's actually pretty strange looking.
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy. But this week was emotional. I think partly because of exhaustion, and partly because I haven't been feeling well, but everything that could go wrong seemed to. Sigh. I'm trying to just blame it on pregnancy hormones ;)
Looking forward to: Getting over this cold and getting the rest of the things on our "need to buy for baby" list!
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