33 Week Update

Edit: photos added! At the bottom!

Ooops! I wrote this on my phone (excuse any typos!) and then... forgot to hit "Publish". So we're a couple of days late. All of my photos are on my phone, too, so I'll have to add some of those in later. From my phone. Anyway...... here we go! :)

How far along: 33 weeks 6 days (6 weeks to go as of tomorrow-- 1.5 months!!! OMFG)

Size of baby:  Average = >4.2-5.8 lbs, 17-19" long, or the size of a... Durian?! Wtf is a durian? Or a pineapple. Our 20 week ultrasound had placed him/her in the 97th percentile for size (!!!!) buuuut our 32 week ultrasound's guesstimate was in the 65-75th percentile range. Yes please!

Physical symptoms: Dizzy spells up the wazoo- they happen when I get hot and there's no AC or fans at the cottage aside from the one we brought from home and had in our bedroom... So, there ya go. The worst was in the car with E and his dad, I spent a couple of hours laying down in bed with the fan once we made it back to the cottage.  Ribs still feel like they're going to break from the pressure inside (like they're being pushed out). Back pain, especially while standing for more than 30 seconds. Anxiety levels are still elevated and I'm back to the minor panic attacks pretty often. At one point I had one in a supermarket and we were right next to the blood pressure machine... My BP was like 102/60-something I think but my pulse was 134. Yikes-a-Roni. I'm peeing a tiny bit less often but larger quantities, tmi. Oh and I had a yeast infection, which was adorbs. And the tops of my arms get a little numb sometimes. And restless legs are back, every night. FML. Hot water was limited at the cottage so I couldn't really do my hot shower trick so I'm hoping that'll help again this week at home.... Also, driving home from Canada, if I was sitting for more than like 20-40 minutes at a time my ribs on my right side started KILLING and my muscles would spasm and it was awesome. If I stood up at a rest stop it'd be fine, but 20-40 minutes after getting back in the car it'd start up again. Kid is trying to break my ribs.

Weight gain/loss: There was a lot of junk food going on over vacation... Canada has crazy potato chip flavors. And we'd brought cookies with us. So... I gained 6lbs in 2 weeks. AHHH. I think it'll be ok once I'm eating normally again though.

Maternity clothes: Same- mostly maternity shirts, two denim maternity skirts (one was a hand me down and is getting kinda snug), elastic waist skirts still fit. Maternity dresses or old non-maternity empire waist maxi dresses. I got some cheapie maternity/nursing bras and like sort of sports bra type things before we got to the lake bc my normal bras were juuuust a little too tight and therefore murdering me. I'll probably need to get some better quality ones once I'm actually nursing but these are a million times better than my normal ones. I can actually breathe... Sometimes.

Stretch marks: None yet!

Sleep: Frick- same as last week: Restless legs are back with a vengeance. Hot water supplies are limited here at the lake cottage, so I've been limited to the hot water bottle method, which hasn't been great. I fall asleep eventually, but like, it's kinda embarrassing showing up downstairs at noon. Did I mention we're here with my in-laws? Yeah. Hopefully they don't think of me as their lazy ass daughter in law...

Best moment since last week: Vacation!!! I'm definitelyyyyy ready to go home but there were some really beautiful days up at the cottage and I got a ton of reading done on the rainy days which was super relaxing. I actually finished two books- a Secret Kept by Tatiana De Rosnay (she also wrote Sarah's Key which was disturbing but great) and A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby- I'd read half of it years ago and remembered it recently and started over from the beginning. It's depressing but funny and thoughtful and wonderful. There's a movie version coming out soon too, with Pierce Brosnan and Aaron Paul and Toni Colette. Woot! 

Other good things were the farmers market we went to, and a campfire, chilling by/in the lake, E's sister flew in from Chicago for a few days and his brother was able to come up to the weekend too, and a bunch of extended family came up from Toronto on Saturday to spend the day with all of us. 

On Sunday we started the journey home and got lunch with friends in Toronto (she's due a week before me!) and then stopped by Niagara Falls and spent that night in Syracuse before heading the rest of the way home on Monday. 

Movement: S/he has been going nuts. Lotssss of movement, lots of kicking, lots of hiccups, lots of visible-from-the-outside punches and kicks. I sneezed the other night and s/he kicked me so hard right afterwards. S/he's partial to hanging out on my right side.

Cravings/aversions: Parmesan (haven't had in weeks), root beer, Shirley temples, and, briefly, soft serve (no way to get that at the cottage). But! I've been eating meat! Chicken still grosses me out, but I've had grilled steak, sausage, burgers, hot dogs and turkey.... and generally enjoyed it! Craving mustard, which I normally hate, BIG TIME. We got a spicy horseradish mustard and it was amazing on all of that meat. Pickles, a little bit. Our next doctor appointment is on Friday, uh oh... 

Gender: Confirmed!! But we're keeping it a secret...

Labor signs: Nope

Belly button:  Innie, but the top is kiiiinda starting to poke out a little after I eat.

What I miss: I'd still love love love like an extra 2 feet worth of internal body space.

And sushi.

And alcoholic beverages.

What I am looking forward to: Getting this kid out of me. No but really.

Here's some photos! 

At Niagara Falls:

Up at the cottage:

With one of my BFFs who's due 1 week before us: