32 Weeks

So this was supposed to be an every 2 week thing..oops. I'll try to keep it going but things around our household are starting to get a little crazy!

How far? 32 weeks as of 7/31

Size of baby: Head of lettuce (19in 4 lbs) again, this is just an iphone app estimate. According to my doctor she won't know truly how big he is until he arrives

Sleep: Still different from night to night. I've recently been having awful SI joint pain that's been keeping me up at night. I'm hoping with some therapy and ice it'll stop hurting so bad. Luckily we have a STAR physical therapy at work and they were kind enough to use a TENS unit on my back and give me some exercises yesterday that helped a ton.
I've also been waking up almost every night around 3 or 4 wide awake with the urge to want to start packing our apartment up. This could just be out of excitement to finally get out of here.

Strech Marks: No. Maybe if I type that small enough it'll be like I'm not actually saying it therefore not jinxing myself.

Best moment of the week: I had my first baby shower this past week and I had such a good time. It's making it feel that much closer to him arriving! Also, getting to have both of my grandmothers at the shower was very special for me. 

Movement: Still a whole lot of movement! I can tell he's getting bigger and bigger and my doctor told me this week that he seems he's rather long. Gee, I wonder why that could be! I'm pretty sure I was 23 inches when I was born.  He usually is pretty calm during the day but once I get home in the evenings he's very active. I've also noticed that when I get up in the mornings and take Missi out or when I get home after work and am talking to her he really responds. Could be because I talk to her in a really loud high pitched voice...I'm sure my neighbors love me. And, he may just be hoping to shut me up with a jab to the ribs!

Gender: Boy :)

Belly Button In or Out? In and it seems to be staying that way...for now.

Wedding rings off or on? Still on thank goodness. However, in the last 2 weeks I have noticed when I'm outside for too long my hands are starting to swell. Bleh. I have a thing about my wedding rings and really don't want to have to take them off. I wonder if Genesis will let me just borrow a bigger sized ring if I end up having to take them off? :) 

Cravings: Nope, none. And if you want to know how to get rid of a craving just eat/drink too much of it, that will do it. I had been obsessed with lemonade until I drank about 64 oz of it at once and felt like I was going to puke. Now, I'm sticking to water and an occasional raspberry sweet tea from Sonic. 
I do still crave grilled big green egg food but the good news is that in just 2 weeks I can have it!! 

Anything making you queasy or sick? Not really. Although I have noticed a touch of nausea here and there that is quite similar from my first trimester. And, I did come face to face with some quinoa this week and turned a little green. 

What I miss: Still pretty much all of the same stuff. This week was pretty rough with this sudden SI joint pain that arose and for a few days I let that really get me down but I know no matter how uncomfortable I am in just 8 (hopefully sooner) short weeks it will all be more than worth it. 

What I'm looking forward to: I have a shower next weekend given by my sister that I'm really excited for! Also, in just a week and a half we'll finally be living in our new house!!! I am SO excited and can't wait to get things in there and all set up. Unfortunately I don't think I'm going to be as much of a help as I'd hoped to be but fortunately for us all of our family is close and are willing to help us!
I've also recently gotten so anxious to finally meet him. It's crazy how you can know someone better than anyone else and love them so much but never have met them before. I just can't wait for him to finally be here. 

Labor Signs: I've had braxton hicks now handful of times. The first time it happened was last Friday at work. I was sure I was in labor and was in the process of trying to rally a co-worker to walk to across to the hospital when it went away. It never did happen again that day but it has happened randomly since. 

Nursery: Still non existent.

Emotions: Pretty good. No crazy melt downs or rages this month :) At our house the outdoor living space was still left to be completed and as I was seeing other houses around us go up I realized any of the ones that had a fireplace like ours were being built with the frame. So, i've been panicking about this over the last month or so because our outdoor living space had yet to be touched even with the rest of the house almost done. Our builder assured us of timelines on it that never seemed to be met. So, when we went to see the house last Friday I told Cliff, if the outdoor living space is not done or at least worked on I was going to loose it. Luckily for everyone involved the fireplace was built and you could actually walk out on to it. I think Cliff was a little nervous though since we were meeting my grandparents there and I'm sure he didn't want a Kathryn sized melt down to happen in front of them :)