33 Weeks

 Hello! We are really cruising along with this pregnancy now - I feel like I am getting soo close and I either get really excited or really nervous when I think about it...usually both. I am definitely at the point now where I feel totally handicapped and everything is hard. Like, really hard. I have not been feeling great, and I can absolutely understand now why everyone says in the third trimester, you just want it all to be over! But, in spite of all that, we have so many things going on right now, there is a lot to be excited about! I have my friends and family baby shower this upcoming weekend so my mom will be coming out to stay with us for a few days - very excited! Then the following week, I have a baby shower at my work and we are moving! It'll be an extremely busy time, but once it's all done I know it will be soo nice to have everything settled. I only have about 4 weeks left of work and I know it will just fly by! I can't believe how close we're getting now :)


How Far Along:  33 weeks 4 days
Baby is the size of: a squash - about 18 inches and close to 5lbs.  
Symptoms: Very tired lately..and not sleeping too great either which doesn't help. I've also had quite a bit of random stomach aches and pains throughout the day - everything from cramps to sharp pain to nausea. I am super swollen these days too! My ring doesn't stand a chance and I can only fit into one pair of sandals. :/ A new one in the past week has been heartburn! I thought I might be one of the very lucky few who didn't have this one because I hadn't had any sign of it yet..but alas, it's finally made it's appearance. It really hasn't been too too awful yet though so I can't complain too much. Hopefully it doesn't get worse.
Movement: She is still moving like crazy! It's getting to be a little uncomfortable now though. The other day, I rolled over a little weird and kind of smushed her I think...she let me know how she felt about that my giving me a big double footed stomp to the lungs. It hurt SO bad. I won't be doing that again anytime soon. You can just sit there and watch my belly move as she rolls around - she's quite the active one!
Miss Anything? just being a normal functioning person. I feel so debilitated these days!
Food Cravings: Nothing much really - still just really thirsty! We went to a local Hawaiian restaurant yesterday and I got some Lilikoi Lemonade...it was pure heaven.
Anything making you sick/queasy? Most foods make me feel a little sick these days...and spicy food gives me heartburn. But I'm not having any food aversions thank goodness.
The Bump: large and in charge. I feel like a whale.
Gender: Baby K is a GIRL!
Mood: Definitely more emotional than normal. Basically any strong emotion makes me cry...whether it's happy, sad, angry, frustrated etc. I cried last week because I was hungry but couldn't decide what to eat. I'm trying not to get too crazy but some days are more grumpy than normal...hehe.
Best Moment this week:   We had another doctor's appointment last week and got to see our girl again. Everything looks great still and I really am feeling so amazingly lucky to have had no health problems during this pregnancy. I know, I have complained about all my symptoms every post and I would never say that this pregnancy has been easy, but we really are so blessed to have had no complications because I know they can be very common.
Looking forward to: My baby shower next weekend! I cannot wait to see all my friends and family that will be there! I am so lucky to have such great people in my life and I know it will be a wonderful day! :)