32 Weeks

 

 

How Far Along: 32.5 weeks

Size of baby: 4.5 pounds; 19 inches   (like a honeydew)

Maternity Clothes: All maternity clothes, but I'm still loving dresses. Today was the coolest day we've had in a while, so I was happy to wear my jeans. Definitely looking forward to wearing some of my Fall maternity clothes in the next few weeks.

Gender: A sweet baby girl! We finally decided on a name, but I'll keep you in suspense until a later post. :)

Movement: She is still a mover & a shaker! I can tell that she doesn't have as much room now, but I still feel her the most right at bedtime.

Sleep: Sleep is still hard, but I'm used to it by now. I've developed Restless Leg Syndrome, which is awesome, so that's made it even harder to fall asleep. I've completely cut out caffeine and I put a heating pad on my calves before I go to sleep, and both of those things have seemed to help. Once I do fall asleep I'm good for a couple of hours until I need to go to the bathroom and the cycle starts all over again. I think I've adjusted to only getting about 5-6 hours of sleep, so I'm fine most days. On days that I'm cranky, I try to rest during Will's nap time.

Symptoms: The typical 3rd trimester lovelies--fatigue, heartburn, shortness of breath, and leg cramps at night (to go along with the RLS).

What I miss: A full night's sleep--even though that probably won't happen for a while!  :)

Cravings: Cold apples and ice--really loving ice these days, crazy I know.

Best Moment this week: Getting both Will & baby girl's rooms ready!! Yay!! Since I was completely unprepared when Will came, I really wanted to have things ready by 33 weeks just in case she decides to come early like her big brother did. I'm so glad that I reached my goal--I don't feel stressed at all about it now. Other than a rug & some knick-knacks, everything else is in place. I'll do a post about them later...

What I am looking forward to: Now that the rooms are ready, I can organize their closets and buy the last few things we need for baby girl--fun clothes, a new boppy cover, bedsheets, etc... More than anything, we are really getting excited to meet this sweet little girl!!