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.

I started off this week with my first OB appointment at Little Rock. The doctor seems very nice, and he answered all the questions I went in with regarding labor & delivery. He said I’m measuring perfectly, baby is head down, and everything looks good!

• Always tired, although I do feel like I’ve had some deeper sleep this past week.
• Haven’t bothered with my contacts in weeks. I’m so sick of wearing my glasses, but I can’t stand having my eyes burning either.
• Nausea has been increasing again. I think the baby is just squishing all my organs at this point.
• Still dealing with low appetite. I feel like my nutrition is going downhill again as I try to think of things I want to eat. I also can feel the baby pushing up into my ribs more often now, which really doesn’t make me feel like eating.
• I feel like the achiness has not been as bad this week, except for when I’m trying to roll myself over in bed.
• I still get regular BH contractions daily, but I had no crampy painful contractions this week until the day I actually hit 34 weeks. Out of curiosity I timed them, and they were lasting 2 minute and were 5 minutes apart for awhile before spacing out and going away.
• Heartburn has started. It’s not every day, thankfully!

Maternity clothes: All the time.
Stretch marks: no new ones
Belly button in or out: in but getting close to flat
Sleep: I have had a hard time shutting my brain off to go to sleep. There’s always something that I feel like I need to get done. If I wake up with Andrew’s alarm, I often can’t get back to sleep now either. 
Best moment this week: Meeting my new OB! I think it eased my anxiety to get everything checked out again. It sounds like most of what I want for labor & delivery will be possible at the hospital here too. I’m hoping we can find time to do a tour of L&D soon.
Miss anything: My appetite & my energy
Movement: Lots of movement all day long. Sometimes all the rolling and kicking actually makes me feel nauseated.
Cravings: Nothing new. Still having apples and cheese almost every night for a snack. Also enjoying frozen yogurt many nights.
Looking forward to: My sister Becki visiting! She is going to do maternity photos for me, and I’m already looking forward to seeing how they turn out. Plus I’m excited to have a visitor!

I can’t believe that a month from now I will be full term!

• Always tired. Sleep isn’t great at night, but it’s not horrible. I try to take naps some days, and they’re really hit or miss.
• Back pain when I’m on my feet for a long time.
• Haven’t bothered with my contacts in weeks. I’m so sick of wearing my glasses, but I can’t stand having my eyes burning either.
• Nausea has only popped up once or twice this week.
• I’m not usually very hungry in the morning, then I’m starving at lunchtime, but by dinner time I have low appetite again. Most nights I’m hungry by 10 or 11 for my late night snack.
• Some days I feel like I just ache all day, and other days are not as bad. It’s always uncomfortable at night when I try to roll over. I’ve noticed it’s worse on my left side too.
• I think I only had one day of painful BH contractions. The other days they’re painless but persistent in the evenings.
• Varicose veins are still visible but I think they’ve faded a bit.

Maternity clothes: All the time. Packing up one pair of maternity jeans that are feeling snug.
Stretch marks: no new ones
Belly button in or out: in but shallow
Sleep: Depends on the night
Best moment this week: Getting things prepared for this baby! I washed most of what I want washed for the baby (all newborn clothes, blankets, bassinet sheets, Boppy cover, etc), and it all smells so good! I also have two freezer meals made and started packing the hospital bag.
Miss anything: Sleeping soundly
Movement: Lots of movement, especially later at night (after 10pm).
Cravings: Nothing new. Still having apples and cheese almost every night for a snack. Also enjoying frozen yogurt many nights.
Looking forward to: My first OB appointment in Little Rock tomorrow!