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Showing posts with label Week 35. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Week 35. Show all posts
Second Pregnancy :: Week 35
How far along?
35 weeks
How big is baby?
A Honeydew Melon
Growing, growing, growing. Yup, baby and you. You’ve reached 35 weeks, and your uterus has grown about 1,000 times its original size, a number that might sound exaggerated to everyone else -- but to you it probably feels more like a million. You can expect to gain about a half-pound a week before birth, and baby’s beefing up, too. At 35 weeks, some moms-to-be feel like they have a ton of stuff left to do before baby’s arrival. Others can barely wait for baby to make his debut. Either way, try not to stress. Baby will show up when he’s ready, and he won’t care if you haven’t checked every little detail off your list.
He's about 17.2 to 18.7 inches. From here on out, he won't get much longer, but he's plumping up. He's now about 4.2 to 5.8 pounds, and he'll put on a pound or more of baby fat before birth.Now, his hearing is fully developed, and he responds best to high-pitched noises.If it's a boy, his testes have probably fully descended.
Weight this week:
200.0 (ouch. I know its mostly baby and boobs, but yikes that stings to read!)
Total weight gain:
31.6 lbs.
Maternity clothes:
Earlier this week I wore a maternity shirt because it matched the shorts I had on. All day long I was constantly fighting with it--pulling it down to keep it from creeping back up. At the end of the day (after wearing it since that morning) I told Jesse I thought I was going to have to retire it. He giggled and said “Well, I didn’t want to say anything, but I’m pretty sure its too small.)
Stretch marks:
Nothing new. The ones from my first pregnancy were still pretty invisible but in pictures now I’m noticing you can see them again.
Belly button
Outie. Full on.
Sleep:
Sleep...ah, now that is something that I wish I was doing better, but at this late in the game, I’m not surprised its not too great. I can’t lay on my back because the baby weight crushes me and I can’t breathe (and I’m technically not supposed to anyway.) When I sleep on my side, I have to rotate at least once an hour to keep my hips from aching and/or going numb.
Best moment of the week:
I had a doctor’s appointment this week and found out that I’m starting to dilate a little bit (at the bottom of the cervix, but not at the top.) Apparently this is normal if you’ve already had a baby before. My doctor is out of town next week so I won’t see him until the following week at which point we will do an ultrasound and see how big she’s measuring. I can’t wait to see my little shutterbug again!
We had a bit of a disaster earlier this week. A large supercell storm passed through our neighborhood and took out part of our fence and sheared a couple of decent sized branches off of the large trees in our front yard. We were lucky that we didn’t sustain more damage--some of our neighbors had roof damage and worse problems that ours. We are extremely thankful to the handful of friends who came to our rescue and helped us get our house and yard looking spiffy again. Less than 24 hours after the storm we were able to continue showing our house (it had only been on the market for 4 days when this disaster struck!) We felt so blessed to have such amazing friends with giant hearts! (Not to mention chainsaw’s, tools, and the muscle to complete the tasks!)
Food cravings:
I’m not really having any major cravings, though I did indulge in some Chipotle chicken tacos last week while I was on lunch (I had a training) in Lewisville. They tasted amazing!
Food aversions:
Nothing major, but I still have to take it slow when I’m eating because you just never know what will decide to come back up.
Symptoms:
I’m REALLY tired. I feel like my legs are tired of holding my big bellied body up. I have so much packing to do but I’m trying to just do a little at a time for now.
Movement:
She keeps kicking me in the ribs, the little turkey! More than once I’ve been woken up to the unpleasant sensation of having the wind almost knocked out of me by this babe. I understand that she’s getting short on space in there, but geez she’s still got some power in those legs!
Gender:
Girl! (Note: this section not likely to change from here on out....unlike my weight, which will.) :)
What I’m looking forward to:
I’m looking forward to the baby “sprinkle” next weekend. Also, I just want my house to sell so we can move to the next phase of our lives!
What I’m nervous about:
I’m nervous about when she’ll arrive. I don’t relish the idea of trying to sell the house while we have a newborn in the house. On the other hand, trying to pack while uber-preggo isn’t that much fun either!
What I miss:
I miss sleeping on my back. I miss my hips not hurting. I miss being able to sleep for more than an hour and a half at a time without having to get up and pee.
Next appointment:
July 29th. (Sono and checkup.)
Comparison to Pregnancy #1:
I’m just tired--probably more so because we have so much going on. With the house on the market and having to pick up and leave at a moment’s notice (okay, like an hour) and keeping the house clean I’m feeling wiped out. Plus, all the movement she is making is wearing me out. She’s burning through what little energy I have. I can’t decide if I’m ready for her to get here or if I just want her to hang on a few weeks longer so we can get (hopefully) packed and moved.
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