{ PREGNANCY DIARY :: 32+ weeks }

Just a little over 7 weeks to go? Are you serious? I can't believe it!  This little baby of ours will be here before we know it.  And with the holiday season in full-swing, it's only going to make the time go by that much quicker...and the pounds go on that much faster!  How does one do pregnancy and say no to pumpkin pie?  YAH RIGHT!  Bring on the high-caloric Thanksgiving dinner! :)

You'd think with only a few more weeks to go the list of new pregnancy symptoms would slow down, but no!  There's always something new to experience.  But I'm grinning and bearing it all with a smile because I know it'll all be worth it the minute I meet this beautiful little bundle of joy!  So here's what's been going on with my pregnancy as of late...

• Baby girl is getting bigger and stronger.  I know because she's got a mean punch and a swift kick!  I don't know if she's head down or breach or what, but I am pretty positive that her feet are facing my right side and right rib because that's where most of the action takes place!
• She has a nursery!  Well, almost.  My parents got me a crib and Matt set the whole thing up. It's adorable! Every time I walk past the room I have to take a little peek inside.  I'm just so excited for baby girl to get here and see everything we've done JUST FOR HER!
• I had my 2nd Baby Shower this weekend.  It was another combined shower but this time with my sweet sister-in-law Gale who is due 1 month after me.  It was thrown by our amazing mother-in-law and some of the Laidlaw family and all their friends came to celebrate the coming of our little babes.  It was so fun and we both got our carseats and strollers.  It's beginning to feel more and more real!
• I signed up for a Lamaze class with Matt.  I've had some negative comments from people about the good (or lack thereof) they do, but I don't care.  I'm hopeful I'll learn something new that might help me on D-day...especially if I end up doing it without an epidural (heaven forbid)!!!
• When it comes to dealing with difficult pregnancy symptoms it seems like if it's not one thing, it's another. Right now it's Round Ligament Pain and it's awful! Imagine yourself with a pulled groin muscle that feels like a dagger stabbing you between your legs every time you take a step, stand-up from a sitting position, and roll-over in bed. It's been 5 days of this and I'm hoping it cools off soon.
• I was planning on walking/jogging the Turkey Trot this year with my family (it's tradition), but if I still have this lovely little dagger in my you-know-where, I won't be doing a darn thing on Thanksgiving but eating all that delicious turkey smothered in cranberry sauce and gravy.  I know my hips will pay!
• Matt has been so sweet and understanding of all the changes going on with me and my aching body lately.  He lets me relax on the sofa while he does the dishes.  He rubs lotion on my belly when I get out of the shower (it's the sweetest)!  He doesn't complain about my giant snoogle pillow that takes up half the bed.  When he thinks I look beautiful he lets me know...even when I know I look LARGE! :) And when I ask him to get me something on the other side of the room so I don't have to get up, he always does it with a smile.  I just love him!
• I've gained 30+ lbs already.  Ooops!  Anyway, I have this iPhone app that tells me where all my weight gain has been [approximately] distributed.  Kinda cool, right?  Here's what it says: Baby 7.5 lbs, Placenta 1.5 lbs, Amniotic fluid 2 lbs, Uterine enlargement: 2 lbs, Maternal breast tissue 2 lbs, Maternal blood volume 4 lbs, Fluids in maternal tissues 4 lbs, Maternal fat stores 7 lbs.  
• My linea negra is getting darker.  It's the line that runs from my chest cavity to my belly button, and on down yonder.  It's kind of a weird phenomenon, but I like it.
• I'm still wearing my wedding ring.  Any bets on how much longer that will last?  I'm thinking another 3 more weeks and then I'll have to wear my Walmart fakey! :)
• Would you believe I have yet to get a pedicure since I've been pregnant?  I'm not sure if it's because I'm too busy or too cheap.  Probably both!  But it's time.  My toes are looking nasty and my belly is just too darn big to reach down there anymore.  Don't believe me?  Ask Matt what I look like trying to put on my shoes in the morning.  HA!
• And one more thing...I am LOVING this cooler weather.  My internal heater is on full blast and my poor cold-blooded husband has been so kind about letting me keep the heater really low (even though it dips down into the 40's outside at night.  Awe, I love the cold!