35 Weeks.

Time for the 35 Week Update:

Baby Development:
He is continuing to gain weight (as my bladder feels) and continues to respond to sound since his hearing is developed. It says that they respond best to higher pitches--thinking he is going to become buddies with our dog Mac since he has the highest pitch bark ever. He is probably pretty familiar by now. HAHA.

Dr. Checkup:
Had my 35 week check-up today and doctors were concerned with my weight gain from two weeks ago. Then they looked at my ankles and figured out what is going on. I am retaining water in my joints, but especially in my feet making me feel very uncomfortable these days.  Only five more weeks right??
The doctor was also trying to feel if Mini Bee is still head down. She had a hard time determining his position but after paying attention to his hiccups I think his head seems to be down. (Fingers crossed)
My tummy also is measuring right on track now. Guess that may have been why it was hurting lately. It was stretching out! 

Cravings:

I did discover a wonderful treat at Sonic this past weekend--Strawberry (real fruit) Slushees. Very good however without it here, there isn't even a possibilty that it could become a craving. :( I kind have been on the fruit kick again eating lots of strawberries and watermelon. The sweet tooth has mostly left me.

Mommy Symptoms:

NEED I SAY MORE? :)

Swelling and over all just feeling uncomfortable. My joints are swollen and tight feeling. I also asked the doctor about some symptoms I was experiencing with my wrist and evidentally I have carpal tunnel--pregnancy related. Its funny how all these odd things kick in with being pregnant and will magically disappear as soon as baby comes. At least this is what I am told. Still having problems getting comfortable at night to sleep but managing to get some rest still. So grateful that I have the Summer off because I can't even imagine trying to work all day on my feet. 

Big Accomplishments:
The baby registry purchasing is pretty much complete. I think we have bought all of the baby essentials. Should have enough diapers to get us through the first few weeks (hopefully). Now if only I could buy hours of sleep for that first month, right? 

Here is an update on the to-do list we made:

• Wash baby's laundry
• Pack our hospital bags
• Put together a playlist for the nursery
• Make a labor playlist
• Clean out the cup cupboard to make room for bottles
• Write up our birth plan
• Clean the Garage
• Put up gates
• Finalize baby's middle name--we have a few finalists. This may have been determined!
• Take a babymoon (recently added) Yes. More on that to come in a future post!
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• Ok so not too much accomplished this past week but hopefully we will do more this week. With being close to delivery, I will have a lot more weekend time on my hands to do some jobs. 

What i am Excited For:

• I am excited to have the nursery finished and all items in place waiting for him!! 
• MY BIRTHDAY (in less than a week) 
• As always meeting Mini Bee :)

No baby bump picture yet for this week. Will keep you posted.

31 Weeks + Belly Bump Picture

Here is an update where I am at in my pregnancy...

At 31 Weeks, Mini Bee is still a Squash...

Baby Development:
He is definitely starting to feel a few pounds heavy. He likes to tip and put his bottom up against my belly button and it feels like so much pressure on top of my organs.

Dr Checkup Notes:

• I reassured her that my belly had for sure grown a lot since my last visit and that I probably wasn't measuring under still. Well I guess I was off because it still is measuring under but still no concern. 
• I also asked if we could be sure I am not delivering a 10+ lb baby and could we monitor that HAHA. She said he hasn't been measuring that big and with having part asian in the genes he should be smaller. That made me feel a little better. I have been hearing about so many people delivering giant babies and that terrifies me. 

 Cravings:

It seems somebody turned off the pineapple switch finally. In fact I have a hard time eating it at all. It tastes so tart.

The new cravings...

Too bad they didn't stay as healthy as they had been the whole pregnancy. It seems as though my brain is switching to craving junk food....

Mommy Symptoms:

• I have been experiencing some swelling in my legs, ankles and feet. 
• My feet, especially heels hurt when I stand for any amount of time it feels like...

Big Accomplishments of this past week:

My mom came up to help me finish up some last touches before baby comes. We designed and hung the nursery curtains, wrapped canvases for nursery art, and hauled out all the goodwill stuff I hadn't had the ambition to haul. Mitch and I also did my indoor maternity shoot.

What I am getting excited for:

We start our baby classes this next week. I am excited to learn together with Mitch what we need to know as we go on the final path of preparing for our little one. I am also excited to reveal the nursery and of course to meet our little guy!!

Now what you probably came to the blog post for....

15 weeks.

We made it to 15 weeks! I am starting to feel as though this is going to be a slow procedure. In the beginning I felt like the weeks were flying and now its... oh yeah I am still 15 weeks. Hoping once the weather gets a little nicer out time will pick up again.

Here are the details for my current checkpoint:

For the first time my baby's legs are longer than their arms. It has functioning joints on all four limbs. It is very active and wiggling around lots and soon I should start feeling it :)

Doctor Appointment Update:

We found out our baby was feeling a little stubborn yesterday. Our doctor searched for the heartbeat for a few minutes and had a hard time locating it. Instead of the heartbeat, we kept hearing the baby move away from the microphone. Because the baby was so active, its heart rate was at 153. The typical ranges are between 120-160 with 120 being closer to resting rate. Once we were able to locate the heartbeat, it stayed still for us to listen for over a minute. Hearing the heartbeat is such a soothing sound to listen to and very reassuring. The doctor mentioned that he wouldn't order us to have another ultrasound until at least 20 weeks so I guess we have a little while before we have to officially decide to find out or not. We are off the hook until then ;)

Also, I was explaining to my doctor that was I still holding onto my first due date they gave me (July 6th). He then explained that the ultrasound said July 25th and with it being done so early it was pretty accurate. Apparently the earlier you check the size of the fetus on an ultrasound the less variance there is for size. Guess I should start settling on a due date for July 25th :)