Baby Bump @ 32 Weeks

Taken at my shower on Saturday

How your baby's growing:

Ready or not, baby's getting ready to emerge. She's probably in the head-down position by now, with her bottom facing up. This is the comfiest way for her body to fit in your increasingly cramped womb and will make her eventual exit (only a few months away now!) much easier. (If she's still head-up, don't panic -- there's still time for a flip before birth.) By now, your baby weighs 3.75 pounds (pick up a large jicama) and is about 16.7 inches long, taking up a lot of space in your uterus. You're gaining about a pound a week and roughly half of that goes right to your baby. In fact, she'll gain a third to half of her birth weight during the next 7 weeks as she fattens up for survival outside the womb. She now has toenails, fingernails, and real hair (or at least respectable peach fuzz). Her skin is becoming soft and smooth as she plumps up in preparation for birth.

How far along? 32 Weeks!

Weight gain?  I'm not sure really. I still haven't bought a new battery for my scale at home.

Maternity clothes?  The purple top from this week's picture isn't maternity, but the pants definitely are!

Sleep?  What's that?

Best moment this week?  Definitely my baby shower! It turned out even better than I had imagined and I was blown away by the generosity of our friends and family. Pics and details to come later this week.

Movement?  Today she's focusing all her punches on my cervix and bladder. Kyle says it's "payback for getting it on yesterday." I love my husband.  :)  The little princess, however, is on my naughty list today.

Food cravings?  Pineapple. I think I must have eaten at least an entire pineapple by myself this weekend between my shower and the 2 parties with Kyle's family yesterday.

Food adversions?  Nothing new to report here.

Labor signs?  Freaking Braxton-Hicks.

Belly button in or out?  Deeeefinitely out.

What I miss?  Feminine grooming that doesn't require acrobatics and a series of well-placed mirrors.

What I am looking forward to?  Our 3d ultrasound tomorrow is definitely the highlight, but I'm also waiting for a few baby-related packages to come in the mail so I'm excited about that too!

Emotions? Can tired count as an emotion? Because that pretty much sums it all up.

Milestones:  Ok, no real baby milestones this week, but I have a good Logan one. He has now added the word "freaking" to his vocabulary. I'm not sure if I should be proud or ashamed. Better than words he could have learned from me, I guess. For now, we think it's kind of funny/cute.