32 weeks

week 32 is wrapping up, and it's been a long one!  mainly because my mother was out of town and she provides the majority of our work-related childcare, so everyone's schedules were seemingly upside down this week.  add to that the usual chaos of family life, work schedules, and pregnancy and everyone has been pretty worn out!  fortunately, there have been no changes to the pregnancy other than the standard moving and growing.  however, for some reason i became extremely anxious this week that this child will come early (like her big brother).  i had horrible dreams about my water breaking, having contractions, no one believing me that i was in labor, and having to deliver this baby by myself :(  

i'm not sure why week 32 was the trigger for this...maybe because a little more than a month (i.e. 5 weeks to get to full term) seems like a long time to hold this baby in when i had no control and no warning signs last time around.  hopefully as the weeks progress and we get closer i will have less anxiety and more genuine excitement about the arrival of this little one.

for those who are curious, our little girl should now weigh around 3.75 lbs, be more than 16 inches long and have fingernails, toenails, and some baby hair on her head.  in the next 7 weeks she will gain 1/3 to 1/2 her birth weight to prepare for life ex-utero!

maternity quiz

total weight gain: ~11 lbs

maternity clothes: no changes from last week 

sleep: bad dreams :(

best moment this week: having a tuesday off was nice :)

cravings: nothing in particular

what i miss: cooler weather, cool breezes, comfy yoga pants instead of shorts!

what i'm looking forward to: week 37...full-term!

weekly wisdom: "it was just a dream..."

milestones: made it through the week without our regular childcare....i think that counts!