Week 34 Pregnancy Journal

How Far Along? 34 weeks

Size of Baby: A cantaloupe (17.75 inches). Our baby weighs 4.75 lbs now!

Gender: g-i-r-l

Weight Gain: Up a total of 18 pounds from my pre-pregnancy weight -- but since I lost three pounds in the first trimester, up 21 pounds total from my lowest pregnancy weight.

Maternity Clothes: Absolutely necessary. Standard work outfits for me are either maternity jeans with tops or maxi dresses with a cardigan or denim jacket. On the weekend, it's maternity leggings, baby. Ahh, they feel so good.

Nursery: I am so excited to say that by the end of this weekend, we will be several steps ahead on our to-do list ... my aunt is coming into town to sew for us as a gift for Baby Girl! She is making our drapes, our changing table skirt, and the cribskirt. I have all of the fabric on hand and I'm just really excited to get everything looking so pretty!

   

Movement: Yes, enough now to wake me up in the middle of the night. Crazy!

Symptoms: Occasionally feeling tired or feeling lower back pain, but overall still feeling great. Had a TON of comments this past Saturday about "any day now!" from strangers. Umm, not so much. Six more weeks, thank you very much. And thank you for insinuating that I look absolutely huge. I'm thinking the dress I wore may need to get retired. :)

Sleep: Slept well this past week! We are loving our new memory foam mattress, although I'll be darned if we didn't go with the one type of mattress that makes it really difficult to roll out of bed. You just sink right in. I've also retired the Snoogle pregnancy pillow for now. I'm finding a pillow between my knees keeps me comfortable and on my side for a lot more of the night. It's definitely uncomfortable now to be on my back for a significant length of time.

Cravings: Still loving peanut butter and sweet tea. Jimmy Dean egg, sausage and cheese croissant sandwiches have also been a favorite for work lunches recently ... random.

What I Miss: Being nimble.

Best Moment This Week: I had a few big highlights this past week. First of all, Saturday I scored some major finds -- first at the Shower Me With Love warehouse sale (lots of Kissy Kissy and Magnolia Baby layette pieces on major sale) and then at a church consignment sale. And I'll be darned if I didn't completely go back on my word and buy a wipe warmer! There was a great one at the consignment sale that I picked up for $4 after everything went half-off. I figured that for $4, it was worth seeing if it helps to decrease 3am screams over cold wipes. And don't you worry, I sanitized the life out of that thing (twice).

Also, we had our hospital tour on Sunday. I can't tell you  how surprised I was to find myself so emotionally moved by the tour. The labor and delivery floor was everything I'd want it to be. Nicely appointed, calm, serene, lovely. The nurses all seemed so serious yet caring. Everything there was just perfect. And thinking that the next time we're there will likely be to meet Miss Priss ... that's pretty darn moving. I was able to hold back the tears on the tour, vowing not to be that girl, but as soon as Ian and I were in the elevator to the parking deck I lost it. It was just such a beautiful experience.

Looking Forward To: Nursery progress and seeing my aunt for the first time since Christmas, when I looked like I did in Week 22 below! She will definitely be able to feel Baby Girl moving around this time.