32 Weeks - 8 weeks left

I saw the doctor this week, actually she was delivering a baby, so her nurse checked the baby's heartbeat and measured me. So two times ago at the doctor I was measuring big, then last time I was just right, now this week I'm a little small.  So it seems I just had a huge growth spurt and thank goodness it has slowed.

31 Weeks - 9 weeks left

31 weeks

22 weeks

So I was thinking with 9 weeks left, how much more am I going to grow?  I know the growing slows down but I did a comparison of myself 9 weeks ago, I hope I don't grow even half that in the next 9 weeks. It was such a cute little belly back then! 

Well as you can tell, the size of my belly is really becoming an issue.  Craig just laughs at how much effort it takes to do simple things. I feel like my belly is hard all the time, I don't know if it's contractions or just that he's running out of room in there.  He's way up in my ribs and it's starting to hurt.  Kendra never kicked me in the ribs.  It's true every pregnancy is different, but this boy is big and rough as far as I can tell. I feel like I should be due closer to Thanksgiving than Christmas.  Oh well when he's ready, he'll let me know.

30 Weeks - 10 more weeks and counting!

It's fun now to start counting down the weeks, it makes it feel closer.  It scares me to know that Christmas is that close as well. I'm getting more and more braxon hicks contractions, some with cramping some with no pain, but things are still going well.  The more he moves now really throws me off though.  Like he'll kick me and I'll let out a yelp on accident.

Now I have to start thinking of preparations for when he'll arrive, before it's too late.  I want his room to be ready by Thanksgiving so I don't get stressed out. I have to keep my eye out for sales on baby boy clothes cause the unisex ones I got from my sister for Kendra aren't going to last long. I also am looking for sales on diapers. Craig's aunt is making a baby blanket, but I know I need more than one, oh well he'll have to sport pink blankets if he's a spitter upper.

29 Weeks - at the doctor

Yesterday I went to the doctor for a routine gestational diabetes test. They took my blood and Kendra watched the whole thing and the rest of the day she pulled up my sleeve and said "it hurts". I asked about the cramps I've been having and about sharp pains in my sides and my legs. (I never had this sort of thing with Kendra)  She said that I should avoid climbing stairs.  I thought, "I haven't been climbing stairs", then I thought, "I live on a hill and walk 3-4 times a week up and down."  No more hills for me.  I'm measuring normal again which is good, but I'm not happy about how much weight I gained. I hope I slow down a lot on my weight gain in the next few weeks or I'll be in trouble.