32 Weeks

So, I am 32 weeks along today... The last 3 weeks or so have flown by. Having your entire family sick will do that for ya. First Carter was diagnosed with pneumonia and a double ear infection (the day after his birthday - poor kid) then I was diagnosed with the flu and a bladder infection.. Mark probably had the flu or at least had something very similar to what I had... then after Carter seemed to be better he started coughing and having a runny nose and fever again. What gives?! Thank goodness for my parents who helped us by taking Carter for a couple of nights and doing grocery store and dinner runs for us! We are all pretty much better for the most part now... Thank goodness! I just hope that my turn is over and I don't end up sick when the baby is due. (I had a cold when I delivered Carter..)


ANYWAY, 32 WEEKS!  I feel like I should be further along by now but at least I am in the 30 week range now! I am at the point that I want the baby to come but still feel like I have a lot left to do. I guess I am mainly referring to the nursery. I haven't been able to paint the nursery yet due to some water damage on the ceiling and wall. As soon as our builders get it patched up I can paint. Once I paint I can set up the crib and decorate. It sucks to not have any control over having to wait to the last minute.

On the other hand I want our baby girl here so badly. I want to see her, hold her, and know that she is safe (and be done being pregnant) :o)  She has been very active and I feel her move a lot - which I am so grateful for and count it as a blessing every single time I feel her move. She has also been getting the hiccups a lot too. I still get nervous even though she moves a lot because Bridger was a very active baby and had the hiccups a lot. I read some research after Bridger was born that if a baby is hiccuping a lot it could be a possible sign of issues with the cord. I haven't asked my personal OB about it (so don't quote me on it!) but it is always in the back of my mind. I have already had a couple of non-stress tests, which they normally don't start until more like 34 weeks but my doctor has let me know I can get a non-stress test done whenever I want.

So, there is the update on the pregnancy. We haven't discussed if I will be induced early or not. I doubt my doctor will want to induce any earlier than a week before my due date because he thinks the cord incident with Bridger was a fluke and will not happen again.

This picture is from when I was about 30 weeks. Gotta love those awkward belly photos!