35 weeks ~Mallory~

Sleep:  We are sill struggling at night getting her to sleep (and be we I mean me because Rob crashes in Eleanor's bed with her almost every single night).

And as if spending hours every night wasn't enough, she's up around 5:30 every single morning (plus a wakeup around 3ish).   I can nurse her and lay her in bed with me and she might give me another 45 minutes.

Oh and she only napped in short spurts for the majority of the week.  I'm so tired.

But Tuesday night she went to bed on the first attempt and slept for several hours, and although Wednesday night after finally getting her to bed she slept until 5:30 in her bed.

We did spend on night in a hotel and she spent that night in bed with me.

Food:
Apples were new I think.
I'm not sure if she's had pizza before but she enjoyed gnawing on a crust.
Ritz style crackers.
Frozen waffles

Misc:
She is making the best expressions lately.  I'm constantly cracking up!
I went to the grocery store on Sunday.  I fed her and she fell asleep and I left.  She slept most of the time and did okay with Rob while I was gone.  Then Monday I had to go get a tooth fixed and my mother in law watched her and she did okay then too!

33 weeks

How far along:  33 weeks!

Baby Size:  Apparently this is a Durian fruit.  I don't know what that even is.  The fact that this baby is probably at least 4lbs is kind of crazy to me. 

Weight:  Only up 1 1/2 lbs this week which is great, but totally is 31 1/2.

Symptoms:   

• Braxton Hicks happening a lot more often
• Back aches and hip pain
• Acid reflux has gotten bad.  I'm sick of burping up dinner.  
• Feeling out of breath all the time.  Just drop baby so I can breath better.
• I think she's pushing on my cervix or something because I feel pain on a daily basis now. 
• On the plus side I did better about not  being an emotional nutcase this last week. Yeah!

Maternity Clothes:  I've started borrowing some of Rob's t-shirts to wear around the house and sleep in since my stomach hangs out of mine. I need new bra's, but really don't want to buy any and then have to buy more in a few weeks.  And finding bra's that fit is already sucky, nursing bra's that fit sucks even more.

Sleep:  I wish.

Cravings/Food Aversions:   No real cravings.  Still liking pizza, mostly just thirsty a lot

Belly Button: Flat to out. 

Rings on or off: I feel like people are going to be judging me, but I don't wear them very often.  They are to snug. 

Gender:  Girl

Name:  Eleanor Rose

Movement: Yes.  A lot now.  I'll be sitting on the couch on the laptop and I'll get these crazy kicks and I have to throw my hands up and be like whoa!  

And I realized last weekend when talking to my sister in law that I have been feeling her hiccup for weeks, but I didn't know that's what it was. I heard people talking about them, but figured they were supposed to be stronger, but when I asked what they felt like, and she told me, I knew that's what I had been feeling. 

Stretch Marks: A ton of new ones on the belly plus the ones on my hip. 

Best moment:  Rob put the changing table together.  It's lame, but I was happy it was done.   
I'm starting to be able to distinguish body parts.  Or at least what I assume are her feet.

Looking forward to:   I have another baby shower this week for Rob's family, and one for my mom's family as well.  

Nervous about: Breastfeeding.  I really want to make it work, but I'm worried my body won't cooperate.
I found this interesting image though, which might make me feel a little better. 


What I miss:  Bending over, being able to get up easily.  Rob was laughing at me on Sunday because I was trying to rock myself to get momentum to get up.  Then he offered to help me. :)


Labor signs:  I've been having sporadic Braxton-Hicks.  I asked Rob to feel how hard my stomach was and he was a little concerned about it.  But they aren't painful and not at regular intervals so I'm not concerned by it.  I know it's normal. 

Appointments:   Friday morning.  It's a checkup with the nurse practitioner, but I have some questions about the delivery etc..

Misc.  I am sleeping so poorly and it's starting to hit me how little sleep I am going to actually get.  I'm up every hour and half to two hours now, but I am able to go back to bed.  To be up that often and then have to nurse or feed the baby is going to get tiring real fast.