Week 33....Lots of Heat!

Ha Ha Ha....this picture is from week 23.  I thought I h

ad a belly then!  That's nothing compared to what I'm rockin' down there now!  Oh my!

Below is a picture of my first day of school that I had to take of myself in my bathroom mirror because nobody was home with me.  This would be taken at exactly 32 weeks.  How much bigger will I get?!?

Can't get this stupid picture to upload right side up, oh well. 

I am in my week 33 of pregnancy.  Oh, how it feels longer than that!  School has officially started.  This is our second week and the hottest week of the entire summer!  Mix that with a little softball practice and it equals misery for this 7 ½ month mama.  I do have an AC unit in my room but when the kids go in and out of my classroom everything 30 minutes and it’s 100 degrees in the hallway it doesn’t like to keep up really.  My ankles were extremely swollen, like to the point it hurt to walk, last week but this week they aren’t.  Guess they fixed themselves, I’m so glad.  Still can’t get a pair of tennis shoes on though J

Doctor appointment last week went well.  The scale and my belly just keep on going up and getting bigger.  It really has to stop soon!  Everything else is great.  No problems.  She kicks me and gets the hiccups at least 3 times a day, poor little girl.  Jason could actually see my belly bouncing last night from her hiccupping inside.  She won’t let anyone feel her kick from the outside, not even me.  If I feel her kicking and then put my hand there or have Jason put his she will stop immediately and go completely still.  She has been stubborn through this whole process.  She is just really not wanting to give anything away before the day of her arrival!  Little Turkey. 

I am keeping my patience with her though.  I am really ready for her to be here, even more ready for her to be out of me.  But I do want her to wait until October.  It will be nice and cool, we have some Halloween outfits planned for her and I want her to be healthy and developed.  Please let the month of September go by fast! 

My birthday is tomorrow.  Not really planning anything for it.  Have had my family dinners and Jason got me tickets to the Cowboys/Chiefs game on September 15!  I am excited about that.  Praying for cool weather!  I am going to relax and put my feet up this weekend for my birthday.  It’s been a long hot couple of weeks!

How many weeks?  33

Gender:  Girl

Size of baby:  17 inches or the size of a pineapple……that just causes me pain to think about her being a pineapple, big and prickly….ouch!

Weight of baby:  4.25 lbs

Belly Button in or out?  In but stretched out!

Wedding rings on or off?  On, not tight but still on because I can’t actually get them off!  lol

Mood:  Very excited! Also exhausted, hot and cranky J

Sleep:  I forgot what that was.  Woke up 3 times last night.  Laid awake from 2:20 to 

3:30.  I wake up hot, sore, thirsty, you name it I have a reason to wake up for it.  It’s misery!

Stretch marks?  Just a few

Maternity clothes?  Maternity clothes and beyond!!  Got a really cute Cowboys prego shirt to wear to the game from Jason’s parents!  Can’t wait to wear it!

Favorite thing this week: My birthday tomorrow…the fact that it’s Friday today! My birthday dinner last weekend with the Ghidoni’s and dinner at mom’s tonight.  I am enjoying being back in school, though the heat it taking a lot of the fun away!

Movement?  She’s doing back handsprings in there…..my future little gymnast, like her mommy

Food Cravings?  Mexican food, cereal (I try to eat healthy kinds now) popsicles.   

Symptoms:  Sore hips, swollen feet, sore feet, exhaustion, heartburn, though that has calmed down a lot lately. 

Labor signs?  I’ve had a few pains and some contractions.  Nothing real or serious though.

Anything make you sick?  Nothing

Miss anything? Sleep and comfort!  I’m not even comfortable when I’m awake. Always tired, clothes annoy me…..ugh……

Looking forward to anything?  Baby showers, getting everything finally ready for baby girl, I’m over halfway done.  Football season, cool weather, the Cowboys game.  October!  Halloween, my favorite Holiday!  

I am exactly 31 weeks pregnant today.  We are just beginning this last little stretch!  I can't wait.  I can't believe I haven't had time to do this since June but I had a few minutes today so I thought I'd catch up on the blog.  So many things have happened since the last time I wrote anything!  Kolbi will be with us in just 9 short weeks (or maybe sooner :) ) I'm getting so excited!   

First things first WE MOVED!!  We are officially residents of Gallatin in a 3 bedroom house with a backyard.  I'm pleased.  It suits us better than where we were a month ago and I'm happy with that.  The moving thing hasn't come easy!   We still aren't unpacked and I think this will be our 3rd week there.  When we moved up here from KC we had put things in storage, wedding gifts in mom's house, things in Jason's parents house, our apartment, etc.....  So finding all of that and moving it was not an easy task.  Plus we went through stuff, trying to get rid of unnecessary stuff and it's just been a long process, one Jason has had very little patience for, but we are almost done with that also.  We painted before we moved in too so it has made this moving process seem like it's taken years to accomplish! 

The biggest changes of course are me.  I have a few tiger stripes beginning to appear, my ankles are starting to swell, I can't breath well and I wake up a lot at night.  OH and the heartburn!!!!  So I've been very lucky so far not feeling bad or being sick or having any effects of being pregnant but since week 30 that's all started to change a bit.  I'm definitely pregnant and feeling it!  I have to wear Jason's T shirts, watch what I eat, drink gallons of water, pee all night long and drink milk like crazy to put out the fire in my throat.  I'm a little more grouchy and a lot more tired and I can safely say at this point I'm ready for this little girl to be on the outside! 

I've begun putting the baby room together in our house.  I painted and I've got furniture and gathered everything I have been given during the move and I'm not starting to get everything in place which is very exciting!  I've been washing, hanging and folding her clothes the last couple days.  We are so close to meeting her and getting very close to being ready for her arrival.  I just can't wait.  I even have her hospital bag packed and ready to go!

We have a doctor appointment scheduled for next Thursday and will get to visit the birthing center and pre-register for delivery 2 weeks after that.  School starts next Wednesday.  I'm coaching softball and we have plenty of girls for a team.  I probably look pretty funny out there hitting balls with my big belly but I'll get through it :)

This is my most recent baby bump picture...it's from the 4th of July though.  I'll get one taken before next weeks blog. 

How many weeks?  31 exactly

Gender:  Girl

Size of baby:  One of my baby apps says the size of a pineapple and one says the size of 4 navel oranges.  16.25 inches anyway.

Weight of baby:  3.3 pounds

Belly Button in or out?  In

Wedding rings on or off?  On

Mood:  Happy and Excited..... A little stressed with prepping the house, baby room, getting ready for school to start, lesson plans for pregnancy leave, softball practices.  The usual business of life.  It's making time go by fast though!

Sleep: Uncomfortable! I sleep really well for a while but then I wake up and my back hurts, my hands and arms are asleep and numb, my legs cramp and hurt, my hips....ugh.....where did the good sleep go?!?

Stretch marks?  A few yes, on my sides mostly.  I keep puttin oil and lotion on, hoping not to get too many more :)  It's all worth it though! 

Maternity clothes?  For sure!  Maternity clothes and beyond!  Jason's shirts.  Some of the maternity clothes I bought early on fit me totally different, too tight or not at all!  It's crazy.  

Favorite thing this week: Getting the baby room started.  Preparing for school to start.  I didn't work at the gas station at all!  My ankles were happy about that! 

Movement?  She’s moving.  She moves often but not often enough for people to feel her.  She has given me one really hard kick!  I thought I ran in to something on the outside but it was her on the inside.  

Food Cravings?  Mexican food, spicy food, Popsicles.   Unfortunately she's making me crave sweet stuff now, which I haven't done so much to this point.  I'm avoiding too much though.  

Symptoms:  Sore back, feet, cankles, swollen toes, leg cramps, heartburn, TIRED! thirsty, swollen fingers, waddling, should I go on?  I could pity party all day probably!  

Labor signs?  No, lots of pressure on my pelvic bone though. 

Anything make you sick?  No

Miss anything? Regular sized clothes, sleep, not being hot, fitting behind the steering wheel, laying on the couch comfortably....again do I need to go on :)

Looking forward to anything?  The baby shower, finishing the baby room.  October!  School starting next week.  Having the house finished.  Meeting this little girl!