So...I'm officially 32 weeks pregnant today which means I have 5-7 weeks left before I give birth to our daughter. I'm really hoping she comes within that time frame and I'm not overdue. Yesterday, I had to go to the hospital after experiencing some back pain. Turns out I am experiencing some mild contractions...no changes otherwise so they sent me back home. A part of me wants to start getting my body ready. She'll be full term in 5 weeks but from reading, she would be healthy if delivered earlier. I'm so excited to have her here! It's gone fast...now it's slowing down. Also-I keep worrying about things that I see happening to me but my doctor doesn't seem concerned. I had been swelling up like a beached whale for a while and was experiencing hot flashes and nausea. The doctor wasn't concerned because my blood pressure was still within normal limits-on the high side, but still normal. I know that my birth mother was very swollen and had a lot of complications when she was pregnant with me so I'm very cautious. I also was gaining weight like crazy-it didn't what I ate, how little I ate, or how much/little exercise I got-the weight just kept coming...like 9 pounds each month! I have been hounded by the doctor, or course, but I keep telling her that I can't really do anything about it-I've tried. It seems that is starting to calm down because I haven't gained any weight in the past week-normally I'd have gained 1-2 pounds. Having all the weight gain really effected my confidence there for a while. I felt like a bad mom, like I was doing this whole pregnancy thing all wrong...then, overall, I felt ugly. Luckily, my husband is very understanding and reassuring. He holds me when I cry, listens when I need to talk about it or vent about it, and tells me how beautiful I am and how much he loves me. It makes me feel so much better! I'm glad to know that after the pregnancy we will workout together to help me get back to my pre-pregnancy size.
Sophie moves a lot now...it's slower, but more noticable. It's like there is intention with each move. I can feel her lower and sometimes that hurts when I'm standing or walking. She responds to noises and touches-which is fun :) Also-she HATES having her heart rate checked...she just kicks away at the doppler. In the hopsital, she was kicking at it and we got a laugh out of it because it was SO loud! LOL!! She's precious. We go this Saturday for another 3-D/4-D ultrasound and are very excited to see her sweet face. I'm anxious to see who she looks like...be able to see her little fingers and toes and her little nose, mouth, eyes...I can't wait! When I went at 19w 5d she was really tiny. It was hard to make out definite stuff but still precious! Her legs were SO long then and her fingers were long too! I'm wondering if that will still be the case. Judging by the kicks in my ribs-I'd say so :) Oh-I was measuring a little ahead at the last appointment! I came in at 31w 5d and was measuring 32w 5d! So maybe she will come early!!! Maybe on her daddy's birthday!!
We've decided that she will pretty much be an only child and that we will do foster care later down the road. We're ready to love her and to provide all we can for her and to watch her grow and develop into the amazing woman we know she will be!
Sophie moves a lot now...it's slower, but more noticable. It's like there is intention with each move. I can feel her lower and sometimes that hurts when I'm standing or walking. She responds to noises and touches-which is fun :) Also-she HATES having her heart rate checked...she just kicks away at the doppler. In the hopsital, she was kicking at it and we got a laugh out of it because it was SO loud! LOL!! She's precious. We go this Saturday for another 3-D/4-D ultrasound and are very excited to see her sweet face. I'm anxious to see who she looks like...be able to see her little fingers and toes and her little nose, mouth, eyes...I can't wait! When I went at 19w 5d she was really tiny. It was hard to make out definite stuff but still precious! Her legs were SO long then and her fingers were long too! I'm wondering if that will still be the case. Judging by the kicks in my ribs-I'd say so :) Oh-I was measuring a little ahead at the last appointment! I came in at 31w 5d and was measuring 32w 5d! So maybe she will come early!!! Maybe on her daddy's birthday!!
We've decided that she will pretty much be an only child and that we will do foster care later down the road. We're ready to love her and to provide all we can for her and to watch her grow and develop into the amazing woman we know she will be!
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