Pregnancy Update: 32 Weeks

So I know I haven’t done one in forever, but life has been a little hectic the last couple months.  Here it goes:

The Bump:

Maternity Clothes:
Well I have to be in maternity shirts all the time cuz my normal shirts don’t fit at all anymore, even some of my t-shirts are too tight around the middle, I’ve only got a few of the super big ones that I can wear to lounge around the house.  Haven’t had to switch to maternity pants though, I can still wear my normal ones.  There is one pair that I have to use the rubber band trick on, but that is just for comfort, not totally necessary.

Best Moment This Week:
Well this is really the best moments the last couple months, but who’s keeping track. 

Moving into our apartment has been super fun, and it is great to feel like we are settling into our own space.  It is still a little rough to figure out where to store stuff since there isn’t a ton of extra space, but we are making it work.  I think the hardest part is the kitchen.  I need like twice the amount of cabinets that I have to fit all of my stuff.  We are making it work though and Holly is nice enough to let us store some of the stuff we don’t need all the time over at her place still.

We were able to make the little trip down to Oak City, Utah for my family’s traditional Memorial Day Breakfast weekend.  It was so much fun and so great to see family.  There are quite a few of the cousins expecting babies between now and the end of the year and it was fun to see how much the family will be growing.  This picture shows most of us, but we are missing 3 just that I know of.  Lots and lots of new babies!!

Mike’s sister Haley and her husband Brett have been living down south in Mapleton, Utah for the last year were Haley has been teaching 8th grade English and coaching track and Brett has been doing school at BYU.  They are expecting a baby the 1st of July and with the school year being over they made the move up to Salt Lake so they could be closer to family.  We are so excited to have them closer and can’t wait for their little girl to get here!!

They opened the pools in our complex here and it has been heavenly to be able to take advantage of them!  They are really nice and kept really clean and Alena absolutely LOVES the water!!  I will post pics and video of her swimming.  She is seriously like a little fish and I love it.  Being in the pool does wonders for my back pain and it is just nice to have a little weightless time every once and a while.

Lastly, Mike and I were able to have a just us date night this last weekend.  We don’t have them nearly as often as we should, and it was so nice to have some time just one on one with him.  We went down to Temple Square and had dinner at the Lion House Pantry.  We had intended to go to The Garden but it was closed.  We were kinda bummed because Mike wanted to have some of their fried Pickles, but the Lion House was just as yummy.  Then we went and did a little shopping at Deseret Book.  I could seriously spend hours there; there is so much to look at and read and enjoy.  Love it!  Then we walked over to the Brigham Young park that is just across the street where they were having a free outdoor concert.  They had a fun bluegrass gospel quartet that sang and Mike and I really enjoyed it.  We found out that the church lines up 2 concerts a week there during the summer and we plan to go again.  Love my honey and getting to spend time with him.

Movement:

This little bugger definitely likes to move.  He flops around all day and they are sometimes strong enough to knock me off balance if I’m not too careful.  He is still in a transverse (sideways) position so I get a lot of kicks and jabs in my sides but he gets my ribs a lot too.  Sometimes I’m surprised I’m not bruised from how hard he hits me.  

Funny story – a couple weeks ago I was sitting with Alena on the couch.  She was sitting sideways on my lap watching TV and she was leaned up against my tummy.  Bryson kicked against her really hard and Alena looked up at me and says, “ Stop it Mommy!  Don’t push Alena!”  She was so offended.  I told her it wasn’t me, that Baby Bryson did it, but she wouldn’t believe me.  She moved off my lap and was very put out.

Food Cravings:

I don’t really have any strong cravings these days.  I still have some issues with nausea (BLAH) so I usually just nibble throughout the day.  It works, but I’m looking forward to my appetite (among other things) getting back to normal once this guy comes.

What I Miss:

Comfortable sleeping.  It is impossible to get comfortable these days.  I feel like something is always hurting, whether it is my back or my hips or my legs.  I’m just uncomfortable, but that is to be expected.  I also miss being able to have my back popped.  It is something I really enjoy but not being able to lay on my tummy makes it not happen.  Only a few more weeks I keep telling myself.

Sleep:

I guess this should be “Lack of” sleep, but that’s ok.  Between me being uncomfortable, getting up constantly to go to the bathroom, and Alena’s new found joy of being up 5 times a night (I thought I had a few more weeks before I was getting up again in the night with a kid), good stretches of sleep are hard to come by.  It’s nice that I am able to take it easy at home during the day though.  If not I would be a total mess!

What I Am Looking Forward To:

Stopping my weekly progesterone injections.  It seriously gets tedious getting poked in the rear every week!  They actually added one more shot onto my original 16, so 14 down and only 3 to go!!  I’m also excited for this because it means this little guy can come safely anytime after that.  I am now only 2 weeks away from when I had Alena and my doctor said that if I got one week farther than that he was happy.  It’s coming up quick, but I’m trying to not get my hopes up that he comes early.  Still have to try and keep the idea of 8 more weeks in my brain!

Symptoms:

Still a little nauseous every few days, super tired, super uncomfortable, Braxton Hicks contractions every once and a while, but all in all I’m doing ok.  Just pregnant!