34 Weeks

We had our 34 week checkup today and Miss Brooke is right on track. I am measuring where I should be and her heartbeat is in the 140's still. No contractions yet, and we are totally okay with that! Dr. Adams asked me if I had any or not and thank goodness, no! We start weekly doctor visits now, so my next appt is Thursday. Still can't believe it!

Adam is in Orlando this weekend with his Dad getting my car all fixed up before she arrives. I wish he wasn't gone again, but we are so thankful for Bob to help with my car and save us literally thousands of dollars, since we can really use that when Brooke gets here and I am not working!

We started our childbirth classes this week. So far it is just a review of what I already know, but I think Adam learned a little bit! Next class is Monday.

Mood: Our birthing classes are making me anxious because it is a reality check of what is coming VERY SOON!
Energy: The smallest things make me out of breath.  Not sleeping well isn't helping either!
Cravings: I'm running out of room in my stomach, so food isn't quite as exciting now-a-days.  :-)
Nausea: Figured out that I am having heartburn.  I've never had it before, so I didn't even know what it was! HAHA!
Total Weight Gain: 23 pounds
BEW this week (per BabyCenter):
Your baby now weighs about 4 3/4 pounds (like your average cantaloupe) and is almost 18 inches long. Her fat layers — which will help regulate her body temperature once she's born — are filling her out, making her rounder. Her skin is also smoother than ever. Her central nervous system is maturing and her lungs are continuing to mature as well. If you've been nervous about preterm labor, you'll be happy to know that babies born between 34 and 37 weeks who have no other health problems generally do fine. They may need a short stay in the neonatal nursery and may have a few short-term health issues, but in the long run, they usually do as well as full-term babies.

32-33 Weeks

Miss Brooke is getting soooo big!  She is starting to give me jabs in the side and ribs and have lots of hiccups.

Good news!  I passed my glucose test!  YAY!!  I had a feeling that huge meal at Carrabba's 12 hours before my first test probably had something to do with it (thank goodness!).

We also had our 32 week ultrasound and got to see Brooke with some fat on her.  The coolest thing we saw was her opening and closing her eyes and mouth.  We could also see her foot right before she kicked me, and then she did.  I guess she was just saying hi to Mommy and Daddy!
She is head down already, weighs about 4 lbs 2 oz and is in the 41st percentile for size.  The doctors expect her to be about 7 lbs when she is born.  She also has what appears to be lots of hair!
Here is one of the ultrasound pictures.  It is a little blurry, but you should be able to make out the left side of her face with her eye partly open. Looks like she has chubby cheeks like her Mommy!

Mood: Getting nervous and excited at the same time.  Still have a few things to get done before she demands her entrance!

Energy: Sleeping is not so fun anymore.  Waking up every two hours to either go to the bathroom or flip sides because I am uncomfortable.

Cravings: Sweets!

Nausea: I am noticing that if I eat just a LITTLE too much, it feels like it is hard to keep down, but I haven't felt nauseous or gotten sick.

Total Weight Gain: 21 pounds

BEW this week (per BabyCenter):

This week your baby weighs a little over 4 pounds (heft a pineapple) and has passed the 17-inch mark. He's rapidly losing that wrinkled, alien look and his skeleton is hardening. The bones in his skull aren't fused together, which allows them to move and slightly overlap, thus making it easier for him to fit through the birth canal. (The pressure on the head during birth is so intense that many babies are born with a conehead-like appearance.) These bones don't entirely fuse until early adulthood, so they can grow as his brain and other tissue expands during infancy and childhood.