{34 weeks}

The countdown continues. 3 weeks until full-term (holy cow!) and 6 weeks until due date. My doctor isn't a fan of having his patients go over their due date so that's the longest I'm going to have to wait until I have my boy in my arms. 


Weight gain - I'm not really keeping track with that at home since I'm seeing my doctor every 2 weeks now (and probably every week after my next appointment). My scale in the bathroom isn't showing much in terms of weight gain. I'm continuing to measure my fundal height at home. It seems to be right around 32-34cm, so either right on track or just a few weeks off. As you can tell, it's been weighing on my mind the last 5 days.


Movement - He's still pretty active, although I do notice more "quiet" time from him now. There are times he gets some feet stuck under my ribs and it's definitely not pleasant. I still have no idea if he's head down or breech. There's been no noticeable change in movement so just based on that I'd say he's still breech. But I'm hoping my sudden change in fundal height was just proof that he's now head down and settling into my pelvis. I'm trying to soak up these last few weeks of pregnancy since I won't ever be 8mo pregnant again, but it's getting hard. I'm finding myself just being mean and moody way more often than is normal for me. Luckily I'm not that way with the kids, just my poor husband. If he wasn't sure about stopping at 3 before, he is now..haha! I promise I'm not THAT mean to him, though. ;)


Irrational fear this week - Much like last week, I would have said nothing except now I have reasons why I could suddenly be measuring 3 weeks behind not far from my thoughts. It could be something as small as his position in the womb that particular moment and something more serious like amniotic fluid issues or a baby who's not growing properly. I'm thinking if it had to be one of those 3 things, it's probably more likely just his position, given I had been measuring perfectly as of 2 weeks ago. Two different people in Walmart yesterday told me I looked like I was about to pop, so obviously I don't LOOK too small..lol. Just in case, I've been drinking my weight in liquids every day, which makes me feel swollen and full. 


One thing I'm not worried about is our car seat issue. We bought two new D.iono R.adian car seats, which are supposed to be the narrowest on the market (and also one of the safest). Our hope was to be able to fit 3 across in my backseat, that way we could hold off buying a brand new vehicle for at least another few years. Thankfully there is plenty of room for an infant seat with a base in the backseat with the two R.adions. So, that's one less thing to mark off our list. We'll have to buy another Radion when Declan outgrows the infant seat, but hopefully that will be many MANY months down the road.


Our Memorial Day weekend has been very low key. It makes me feel sort of bad seeing all my friends and family posting all the fun things they've done this extended weekend on facebook, but I think we really needed a relaxing weekend at home. I had almost talked my DH into putting up the swimming pool today but since most of the week is bringing rain, we decided to hold off until next weekend. As for any celebrations, we are doing the "American" thing and grilling out for dinner. ;)


Things I'm looking forward to - this week is pretty standard. 2 T-ball games (if they aren't rained out) one gymnastic class and a play date on Friday. I'm also starting the process of getting C out of our bed and into the lower bunk in Em's room. This is not really something I'm looking forward to, since I enjoy snuggling with him at night. But I think everyone will get the most amount of sleep possible if the two older ones are in one room and away from a newborns fussy periods in the middle of the night. :)