34 weeks

How far along?: 34 wks 1d

Picture taken this morning:


Peanut could be here in as little as 3 weeks. OH MY GOSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jason told me this at the dinner table the other night and I freaked. I knew it. I have known it for a while but for some reason when he said it, it hit me. THREE WEEKS??????????

Oh. My.

Total weight gain: not sure right now. I bet I have lost a lb or 2 since being in Florida. I have walked A LOT. I think I walked 3 miles in the freaking airport alone! Then the night we were at Epcot I probably walked 5-6 miles. No joke.
My feet and ankles are so swollen I look like

Peanut’s growth:


Peanut now weighs about 4 3/4 pounds like the average cantaloupe and is about 18 inches long. I know you are looking and my belly thinking- uh that is WAY bigger than a cantaloupe, I know I know. Don’t forget there are several other things in there protecting little Peanut and those things grow as Peanut grows- that is some of my big belly, the rest is chocolate doughnuts.

Peanut’s fat layers — which will help regulate body temperature once s/he's born — are filling him/her out, making Peanut nice and round. Peanut’s skin is also smoother than ever. The central nervous system is maturing and the lungs are continuing to mature as well.


Sleep: nothing new here. I am tired. Sleeping sucks. I wake up about every 2 hours. Sometimes I fall right back asleep and sometimes I don’t. I try to sleep on my belly every night and every night I fail. Why I thought it was going to get easier as I got bigger is beyond me!

Best moment of the week: talking to Jason on the phone until 11:30. It was like we were teenagers again!

Worst moment of the week: missing my husband and kids!

Movement: A LOT!!

Gender: Surprise

Food cravings: nothing really.

Labor signs: nothing at all.
What I miss most: sleeping on my belly

What I'm looking forward to: getting my bag packed for the hospital.

Next appointment: April 28th.