I'm actually getting this posted in the right week?!?! Go me :-P
This is week 2 as a honeydew! I think my belly is a lot bigger than a honeydew...haha. Andrew could be as tall as 20 inches, and could weigh as much as 5 lbs. All of his organs should be fully mature except for his lungs. His skin is turning from red to pink, so that he'll be just perfect once he gets here! His brain is still completing all those neural connections, and in fact those won't be completed before birth. So, he'll be working on those for a while :-) I just know he's gonna be so smart!! He is now able to recognize and react to music! He is a boy after my own heart! :-) I have noticed recently that he is really active when I turn up the music in the car. It may be a coincedence, but it has felt like he is kicking/tapping his feet to the beat of some songs. How cool!! That's pretty much all that's happening this week for him.
What has week 34 brought for me? Well...lots of things, both pregnancy-related and not pregnancy-related.
Pregnancy-related: I'm tired and my back aches. I feel huge...and my stretch marks are spreading.... :-( Oh well. And because of feeling huge, I hate all my clothes. I am working on getting rid of the early preggo clothes that really don't fit well anymore so that I only see ones that fit. Also, I have to pee...ALL. THE. TIME. Lol! Another strange one....I can't wear my contacts anymore. They don't fit the curvature of my eyes anymore because of the hormones, the fluid buildup and the decrease in tear production. My feet do swell a little bit towards the end of the day, or if I wear tight shoes. I try to keep drinking enough water to keep the swelling down, so it hasn't gotten too bad. Staying off my feet helps too. This also helps my feet aching and my back aching. There is not much that helps the back ache though. It is hard to find a comfortable position whether sitting, standing or laying down that makes my back NOT ache. I also am having a bit of trouble breathing because of the baby getting so big. He is dropping, which several people have commented to me, but he is also getting bigger and taking up all that space. As long as I sit up pretty straight though, it doesn't bother me. My blood sugars have been pretty great this week! I have only had a high one here and there. Actually, in the last couple of days, it has ended up being lower than I expected it to be. Not too low, but not as high as I thought it would be. Kind of weird, but I'll take it! The only other thing that is bothering me is that I'm having trouble sleeping. This is partly because of my back and not being able to get comfortable, partly because of getting up to pee, and partly just because I guess :-P Lastly, I've had some Braxton-Hicks episodes this week. I'm pretty sure it's due to the stress that I will explain below...
Not pregnancy-related: My car blew up. >:-( I am very very VERY frustrated with the situation, so don't get me started or I will for sure wear your ears out fussing about it. I'm having to drive the big green truck, which sucks on gas and I can't maneuver it well at all. The good thing, though, is that people get out of my way :-) Lol....Also, the nursery just keeps getting closer and closer to done!!! Basically all we need now is to get carpet put in, and then it will be done! Once we get carpet, we can put in the furniture (which is now all here!!) and put everything else in! I am SO glad that it's almost there, it makes me anxious to think that it might not be done. I'll be thankful and relieved when it's all done. And it'll be SO CUTE!! :-) I will post pictures once it is done.
Well, I can't really think of anything else right now, so that's all for this week!!
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