33 Weeks

Total Weight Gain– Up 30 pounds total

Cravings– Nothing to note really.  Caramel ice cream is really awesome in case any one was wondering.  I don’t have it very often, but when I do, it’s a-m-a-z-i-n-g

Sleep-  Sleep sucks.  You’ve started to love keeping a leg up under the right side of my ribs, it really hurts.  SO any time I wake up I try and flip over so that you’ll move your long Atkinson limbs!

Symptoms- Yeah yeah yeah, heart burn.  BLAH.  I upped my Zantac to 150mg before bed at night and that really really helps.   It’s getting harder to walk around because of my hips hurting and random toe (?!?)  pain.  And foot pain.  And pain in general. Oh yeah, and swelling ankles.  6.5 weeks to go  *sigh*

My belly is getting SO big.  Even my PJs are too small (as evidenced by the picture to the right taken at least a week or two ago:)

Nursery Update-  Wooo, it’s progressing!  We’re expecting delivery of the custom bedding any day now, and your Dad is going to make some cool shelves.  I also need to find curtains (harder than one would think), and a table for the lamp.  It’s almost done!!

Baby Update-  We had another appointment yesterday, and you are still head down, with a good heart beat.  My belly is measuring 33.5 weeks (so a couple days ahead).  We have one more appointment in 2 weeks, and then we will move to every week for the rest of the pregnancy.   You probably weigh around 4.5 pounds now (an estimate), and are about 17 inches long.  You are now keeping your eyes open when you’re awake, and your bones are hardening (except for your skull which needs to be able to change shape for birth….eek!).   You are continuing to fatten up and beat your mother from the inside out.  You naughty little boy you!

And here’s a  link to another belly video of you jumping all around.  I keep trying to get it on film.  This is the best I’ve got so far I think in terms of you moving, but it’s a tad bit blurry….    http://youtu.be/GdYpiW-K4_0