33 weeks Pregnant!!

So I thought I'd copy my friend Jillian and do this at least once....for fun and out of bordom.

PregnancyStats:

How Far Along: 33 weeks
Total Weight Gain/Loss: as of last week, 34lbs!! But I'm told that's juuuust fine, especially since I lost more than my weight gain last time!!
Maternity Clothes: Well, last time the only maternity anything I bought was a nursing bra. This time, it's a different story. I actually just bought some maternity jeans which I LOVE. Typical Missouri weather is taking place and for some reason there have been some cold days. I also got some short sleeve t-shirts. Ahhhh...it's so nice to feel comfortable in clothes! I can't wait for the cooler parts of fall (after the baby is born) to wear new fall clothes!
Best Moment this week: When I realized I only have 6 1/2 more weeks, and that's if he stays in there until 40 weeks!!!! :-)
Gender: Allllll boy....it's been verified 3 times!
Movement: Oh my.....they say that the farther along you are, and the bigger baby gets, the less drastic the movements are....LIES! His favorite spot to kick is right into the right side of my rib cage. YIKES! They feel so bruised!!
Food Craving: I can still eat nachos at anytime of the day.
What I miss:Being tiny :-( And being able to sit/stand/walk without holding my ribs! And sleeping without waking up 6+ times a night to switch positions.
Sleep: The same as above.....not sleeping with a giant boppy (which I do love), and actually getting to sleep without waking up 49 times.
What I am looking forward to: Him actually being here and getting to hold him and seeing Sydni's reaction to meeting her baby brother!
Symptoms: Besides the rib pain, not much. Just getting quite uncomfortable. My feet, particularly my left foot, has gotten a little bit swollen by the end of the day, but it's very minimal.
Exercise: My exercise is rolling over in bed and walking to the kitchen...whew....I get tired easily! I'm not used to all of this extra weight!!

Well it's been a while...but that's okay, I don't think anyone's paying attention :-)

Well, it's almost 33 weeks!! My fetal fibronectin test was positive a week and a half ago and as of this Wednesday and it was negative! That means that I have at least two more weeks before he comes! So glad he has more time to cook in there!

So first things first.....Sydni has a field trip in a few weeks, followed by a parent teacher conference, followed by Halloween, and then......LIAM SHOULD BE HERE! I can't wait!!!!!!!!!!!

I feel like I'm in the home stretch!

Okay okay....so I'm not really in the home stretch, but I like to pretend I am! The nurse today at my doctor's appointment said, "Oh, you're 29 weeks! When you get to the 30's that's when you can start counting down!" Is it a problem that I already started counting down?? My doctor said, "Well, you're doing great and everything looks great, you're 31 weeks!" Ummm....wait...29? 31? Huh? Maybe he was going by size? Because by his size, he is 31 weeks big.....but I'm really only 29. Does that mean I can start the countdown?? Well, too bad, I'm going to anyways....and I think I will take the middle week of 30.

So yay! The countdown begins! 10 weeks to go! I keep wondering whether or not he'll be early. Part of me wants him to be a little early so that I can see him because I'm so anxious! I told Sydni today that I only had one more appointment with my Maternal Fetal Medicine Doctor and she said "WOW!" And then I said that it will only be about 6 weeks after that and we'll see Liam!! She was soooo excited....which made me more excited!!

It's finally hitting Jimmy that it really isn't that far away. When you say "2 months" it does sound kind of long...but with our busy month, 10 weeks will go by fast. Sydni has her 6th Birthday Party this weekend, followed by her sleepover on her birthday next week...then I have 2 doctor appointments the week after, and then before I know it, it will be October, and I will have 6 weeks left! When I broke it down like that, I think he realized....wow, it is really soon, and if he comes a week or two early, it's really really soon!!

I keep watching A Baby Story and that makes me even more anxious (in a good way). I get butterflies, like I'm nervous, which I'm not....and I had to remind myself, that that will be me very soon! I hope that everything goes smoothly this time. My doctor told me today that he predicts Liam will be over 8 lbs. YIKES! I had a hard time delivering Sydni at 7lbs 14oz so over 8 could be tough! And hopefully this time my epidural works! That would definitely make it worse...

AND.....I got an ultrasound yesterday by my other doctor, and he looks great! 3 weeks ago I got one, and he had these weird lines above his lips, so I was thinking cleft lip......but when the doctor went to look again, he had put his hands in front of his face and we couldn't really see anything. He didn't seem worried and thought it was probably just a weird position he was in, and a weird facial expression he was making. So when he checked yesterday, there was nothing on his face! Good to know!!

Okay. so the countdown begins. 10 weeks!
:-)