Thirty-Three

How Far Along: 33 weeks (who ever thought I'd be throwing a party for STILL being pregnant?)

Size of Peanut: Okay - I'm done with this.  What in God's name is a Durian fruit?  Can "they" seriously not come up with something better than that?  Baby is big and she's taking up all of my lung space - that's the size of peanut.

Total Weight Gain: I have gained about a half a pound in a matter of 2.5 weeks.  So who really knows what in the heck is going on.  As far as I'm concerned, I weigh less than I did when I delivered Sam.  That's my gauge at this point, so I'm happy until I exceed that number.

Maternity Clothes: I don't think I've purchased anything else recently, and my clothes still fit.  I was just thinking the other day about the last couple weeks of my pregnancy with Sam and how my work pants were TOO small but I kept wearing them anyway.  And I worked full time then, so I would literally wear the same pants 5 days in a row without washing them so they would be nice and stretched and comfy by Friday.  Then Monday they'd be clean and tight again and I'd be real unhappy camper.  Haha.  Good thing leggings and long shirts are more in style this time around.  Elastic pants for the win!

Exercise: I didn't think it was possible for me to miss exercising as much as I do.  I can say with 100% certainty now that the reason I was feeling so good a few weeks ago was because I was staying so active.  My back is officially killing me and I feel like a big glob of goo.  Perhaps the reason I have hardly gained any weight the last few weeks is because all of the muscle tone I had maintained has turned into donuts and ice cream?

Sleep: I think I have officially reached the point where I've accepted the fact that sleep is going to be a rare occurrence for me for the next 5-6 months.  I have virtually no chance of getting a good night's sleep between now and delivery, and less than 0% chance of getting a good night's sleep once Macy is born.  Since Sam was a fantastic sleeper, I am fully prepared for Macy to sleep terribly and cause Jake and me all kinds of sleeping grief.  So...cheers to being a night owl until 2017!

Best Moment(s) this week: We finally met with our builder and the site supervisor to talk about our house!  They were hoping to start bringing dirt to the lot this week to build up the valley that our house is going to sit on, but it snowed, so who knows if that's going to happen.  The good news is, things are in motion now.  And don't worry, I hate 2.5 donuts at our meeting after I had a full breakfast before I left my house!
Additionally, at this point, every day that I wake up and I'm still pregnant is the best moment of my week.  I honestly never thought I'd be thinking that, but I wake up every day and thank the big man upstairs for keeping this baby cooking one more day.  One more day in my belly means less time in the NICU and less chance of health problems down the road.  So...cheers to being pregnant and miserable!

Movement: I think she has shifted slightly in my belly.  Just last week I was feeling her kick me in the bottom part of the right side of my rib cage.  I would legitimately put my hand right under my ribs and move her feet out from under my ribs because it was so uncomfortable.  She seems to have straightened herself out and is now just kicking me and squirming in the center of my belly.  I wish I had been taking better weekly pictures so I could see if there's any difference in the way my belly looks.  Oh well - second child problems.

Food Cravings: I celebrated Fat Tuesday this week just like a pregnant lady should - with loads and loads of calories.  I blame Macy - I need to fatten her up in case she really does come out early :)

Symptoms:  My back is hurting a lot like it did during my pregnancy with Sam.  I'm unsure if this is possibly back labor, or if it's our new mattress (highly possible), or if it's because my abdominal muscles, hamstrings, and glutes have gone to mush the last 10 days from not exercising.  Regardless, it hurts and is super uncomfortable.  I'm also breaking out all over my face like a 13 year old, which is super fun.  I'm tired as F.  My hips have started aching really badly, kind of just like a dull ache all day long.  It feels like I need to stretch, but stretching doesn't help.  My contractions have calmed down a lot since I have been on the prescription and taking it easy, but I still feel an enormous amount of pressure in my lower pelvis and I have a lot of cramping going on sporadically throughout the day.  At my doctor's appointment he felt her head and said "wow she's sitting really low, do you feel a lot of pressure?"  Yes, doc, I sure do.  I pee every 5 minutes and worry every time I sneeze that she's just going to fall right on out (I have been holding the bottom of my belly every time I sneeze as if I'm going to be able to hold her in and keep her from falling out - ha).  Pregnancy is so glamorous.

What I Miss: Weeks 12-19 of my pregnancy - before we knew about the SUA and before I was in pre-term labor.  Yeah, I miss only worrying a little bit, rather than worrying a whole heck of a lot.  I also miss sleeping.
And I miss my Callie girl, so, so much.

What I am Looking Forward to: It's kind of hard to look forward to stuff when you're really not supposed to be doing much of anything.  As much as I want her to stay put in my uterus for as long as possible, I am really really looking forward to meeting this little bit and knowing that she is healthy and okay.  I am a control freak and all of the unknowns are just plain killing me.

Doctor's Appointment: Since I'm going to be seeing my doctor every week until I deliver, I might as well jot down everything we learn at our appointments.  My cervix is still closed, and my water is not leaking, which is good.  He again said that he doesn't think I will be going into labor before next week, but he also doesn't have a crystal ball, so he prepares us for worst case scenario, which I appreciate.  With the SUA being at play too, he said this is all kind of a balancing act from here on out.  I'm going to have an ultrasound next Monday to check on growth and fluid levels.  Each week they will just have to assess her growth and what my body is doing as far as labor is concerned and make a decision from there.  He said I will be on the medicine until 36.5 weeks at which point they will take me off the medicine and let my body take it from there.  He recommended that I either stop working or work from home for the rest of my pregnancy since my contractions seem to pick up when I am moving around too much.  The hustle and bustle of getting everything ready in the morning definitely sends my body into contraction overload.  I'm hoping that I can work from home to finish it out.