32 Weeks..

Bump at 32 weeks

I kept thinking I was at 33 weeks for some reason... I don't know if it is because time feels as though it is going fast or slowly!?!

We went to Mosselbay to spend the weekend with Mom and Dad. It was so lovely to not be at home / have our stuff around us for a short change. They will be in Cape Town in the first week after our move & Mom said she'd come and help me unpack & decorate our baby room. I am SO looking forward to putting all her little things into their places & be ready for her arrival!

There are 26 days left until we move & someone finally came to have a look at the house today -- I really hope we find a new rental really soon!! We've started packing boxes, and today we did a major clean-up and sort-out. We need to still get some more boxes, but it looks as though we'll have enough time to get everything sorted. I really hope that it doesn't become a stress at the last minute!

I have started feeling new movements(!!): after dinner one night it felt like a 'nob' protruded out of my stomach (top right just under my rib) and when I pressed on it, it went away -- I am certain it was a little foot!! This is the first time I've felt a body part in my tummy & have it react to me prodding it! Its strange and wonderful! :)

Baby Center Says:

By now, your baby weighs 1.7kg  and is about  42cm 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 your life's changing:

To accommodate you and your baby's growing needs, your blood volume has increased 40 to 50 percent since you got pregnant. With your uterus pushing up near your diaphragm and crowding your stomach, the consequences may be shortness of breath and heartburn. To help relieve your discomfort, try sleeping propped up with pillows and eating smaller meals more often. You may have lower-back pain as your pregnancy advances. Assuming it's not preterm labor that's ailing you, you can probably blame your growing uterus and hormonal changes for your aching back. Your expanding uterus shifts your center of gravity and stretches out and weakens your abdominal muscles, changing your posture and putting a strain on your back. Hormonal changes in pregnancy loosen your joints and the ligaments that attach your pelvic bones to your spine. This can make you feel less stable and cause pain when you walk, stand, sit for long periods, roll over in bed, get out of a low chair or the tub, bend, or lift things.