33 Weeks

Symptoms: Aching body. I over do it some days and I don't stop when I feel a little pain in my lower back...well...before I know it that pain is an even bigger pain. Not like a stabbing pain but a tense pain that prevents me from walking. So I spent Thursday in bed on the heating pad again, but thankfully this time around we have an air conditioner!! Thank you Aunt Laura!!! You are a life saver! I'm just getting to that point in pregnancy where being pregnant isn't all that it's cracked up to be but I find some humor in it as well. She's getting squished in there and lets me know it, too. She tells me she doesn't like me laying on my left side because she moves and squirms a lot when I do...so right side it is. She's also a little sly one because she only moves when I'm not looking. She will immediately stop when I look down at my belly. How does she know I'm looking!!?? We'll have to keep a watchful eye on her when she comes. Also...pregnancy brain is really starting to sink in. I forget the names of things all the time! I can picture it but, for instance, the word 'stroller' did not come to me until I pictured an image of a stroller for like 2 minutes.  

Cravings/Aversions: Those have kind of gone away. I don't really eat as healthy as I should all the time and I find it difficult to get the recommended amount of protein in my diet but I'm enjoying making dinners and experimenting with recipes. I made some fantastic chicken curry last night and I got a bread maker and was able to make some okay honey white bread. I think I have to manually time it, though, because the crust was a bit too crusty but the inside was fluffy and white. Not sure it will work with sandwich bread but I'll have to experiment with it. I miss my Bosch. I really should try and get it fixed. Plus with a Bosch you can make up to 4 loaves of bread, not just one! Also, I'm enjoying raw oatmeal with milk and brown sugar in the morning. Maybe I'm just too lazy to cook it. But it tastes really good and I like the chewiness of it.

Best Moment(s) of the Week: I already posted the picture on Facebook but getting more of the baby room done, finding a wingback chair for $5.99 at the Goodwill, and finding a Graco Duetsoothe Rocker and Swing for a way good deal on craigslist. Those things new cost $180!! I got it for $40. The lady I bought it from was this kind of eclectic old grandma who owns a sports convertible and she was just cracking me up the entire time we were trying to disassemble the swing so I could put it in my car. When we were having difficulty with a part she said, "swearing usually helps," and then goes on to say that she heard her little 2 year old grandson practice all different ways of saying "what the heck(the other word)" and was flabbergasted that he knew that phrase. Thinking he learned it from his dad she was sitting at the computer one day saying that phrase and it dawned on her that her grandson learned it from her!! Be careful what you say around kids! Anyways, besides a little bit of crustiness she was one of the nicest old ladies I have ever met.

Our little girl is getting bigger each day! John says some days I just pop out like crazy...thanks! I know my clothes tell me that and the stretch marks that are just now showing up tell me that, too. =) She is about the size of a durian...not sure what that is but we'll go with it.

• She's keeping her eyes open while awake.
• She's also starting to coordinate breathing with sucking and swallowing.
• Her bones are hardening.
• And she's going through (more) major brain development — that's one smart baby!

HAWAII next week! I'm much more calm about it then I was last week, thankfully. I'll just get a pedicure and enjoy the beach.