Um, 8 months anyone?

How far along? 32 weeks! 8 MONTHS! Only 8 weeks (56 days) until our due date, and only 35 until we’re full term! AHHH!

How big is baby? He’s a honeydew

Development:
This is usually the time your baby boy peaks in activity. He continues to gain weight rapidly, and space in the uterus is become somewhat more limited. Even so, he may still be capable of an occasional back-flip.

Your baby boy will probably double his weight over the next eight weeks.

About 80% of babies have settled in a head-down (vertex) position by now, and most of the remaining 20% will do the same over the next 6+ weeks.

Your baby boy has developed short cycles of wakefulness and now sleeps about 90% of the time.

His hair is getting longer, and he has developed longer fingernails and toenails that reach the edge of the digits.

How huge is mama? Up another pound. Right on schedule! On Sunday when we were out and about, a guy said to Gabe “Is she due today??” I didn’t have the heart to say “no, 2 more months!” LOL

Sleep? Bad.

Movement? He’s a lot quieter. But when he’s active, there’s no mistaking it. I still can’t understand that show “I didn’t know I was pregnant” I guess I’m just lucky I can feel him so well.

Food? Difficult. I found that I have to eat slowly so that I don’t cause issues in there. Everything is all squished up in my chest now. Sometimes it feels like if I bend over, it’ll all just come back out.

Belly button? Still an innie!

(so, our mail person decided that was an appropriate place to leave a package...) We're starting to get baby shower gifts. So sweet. :-) we're so grateful! Thank you!

Pregnancy symptoms? Same old same old. Can’t breathe, nauseous, and REALLY tired all the time. My pelvic bones are hurting so bad now. When I’m up walking around, it feels like they’re separating. I keep telling Gabe that I broke my vagina. LOL (sorry)

Crazy things giving me anxiety? Is he breach? I’m scared he won’t turn and I’ll have to have a c-section. Definitely don’t want a c-section. Good news is I feel kicks and bumps in my ribs so I’m pretty confident that he’s head down or at least on his way.

Also, I’ve been reading about cord blood banking. It sucks that it’s so expensive. I would absolutely have it saved if I had the money. It’s $2,000, and $125 annually to keep it stored. I’m thinking about donating it. No use wasting it if it can help someone. It’s so amazing what it can do! Insurance should seriously cover it, or at least part of it! Oh well, hopefully in the future.

(nice stretch mark huh? Still only the 2 major ones on my tummy haven't seen any new ones sprouting so that's good.)

Milestones? Hello to our 8th month!

Looking forward to next? Our first birthing class is on Saturday. And our shower is NEXT WEEKEND. How did that happen so fast??? I'm so excited to visit with amazing family and friends :-) (Carlos is coming!!!! so excited!!)

I was killing time in the mall yesterday because I was waiting for our car to be ready at Sears (we needed new tires). I'm not the best shopper. I think working in retail killed that side of me that goes to the mall just to shop. When I'm alone, I have to have a purpose and I'm in and out. LOL If I'm with people, it's different. It's more to see them and hang out than shop and I can handle that. Anyway... I digress...

I went to pottery barn kids, and saw this adorable little setup.

I LOVE star wars and they had a whole room decked out in all star wars gear. It was awesome. Plus, this adorable little baby was making it even cuter. :-)

I had 2 full hours, and guess how much I spent? $5 on lunch! Yay me!

-32weeks0daysandcounting