Baby #2: Week 35

Here we are in the last week of April already… ahhh!

• Do I not look so tired in my photo up there?? Ugh, I can’t wait to sleep better again. But then I’ll have a newborn… no more sleep for me!
• Always wearing glasses… and even then my eyes feel really dry some days.
• Still dealing with low appetite. Trying to eat a whole meal is likely to give me mild heartburn.
• Feeling more groin pain accompanied by hip pain at night and lower back pain some days.
• I still get regular BH contractions daily. I also had some painful crampy contractions one night right before I started dinner. I get the cramping contractions once or twice a week now.
• I haven’t had an issue with dizziness in awhile, but that’s been popping up again here and there.
• I had some carpal tunnel type symptoms back in the first trimester (I was also crocheting a lot then), and they’ve come back recently. It’s mostly my right (dominant) hand that goes numb, and it’s usually at night since I tend to sleep on my hand.

Maternity clothes: All the time.
Stretch marks: no new ones
Belly button in or out: in but getting close to flat
Sleep: Not great. I feel short of breath laying in bed, my hips hurt, and I hurt every time I roll over. 
Best moment this week: Maternity photos! My sister had so many different ideas for poses, so I feel like we’re going to be getting a great mix of photos. It was also great catching up in person! I maybe see my sisters once a year, so there’s lots to talk about when we see each other. 🙂
Miss anything: Definitely my energy… I’m seriously dragging lately.
Movement: Lots of movement — I never do kick counts because this kid is always working on his/her tumbling moves. I keep forgetting to mention that this baby seems to get hiccups pretty regularly too!
Cravings: Nothing new. Still having apples and cheese almost every night for a snack. Also enjoying frozen yogurt many nights. I do feel like I’ve been wanting lighter foods vs heavy sauces or lots of meat.
Looking forward to: I have another OB appointment tomorrow, and I think the doctor said he was planning to do a cervical check. Since we were surprised at 37 weeks last time, I’m curious to know if there’s anything happening down there.