33 Weeks Pregnant (and doctor update)

I am now 33 weeks pregnant (as of yesterday). It is hard to believe that I will be holding my little angel no later than 7 weeks from now.

My doctor appointments this week:

Monday - specialist - My fluid level went up a little more since Monday last week. I was a strong 10 on Monday. My mother-in-law came with us to this one as she was my ride to work. Annaleigh is still measuring small, but he said that is because she fell behind a while back and will be smaller than average. She is 3 lbs 12 oz right now, but should gain 1/3 to 1/2 pounds every week from here on out. Oh, and she is still breech,

Wed- sono with my OB's technician. My fluid levels were even higher today. A good 11 1/2. Yeah! She said to keep doing what I am doing as it seems to be working. Apparently that is drinking ridiculous amounts of water. The tech also gave us some great pictures for the album. My little one is still butt down with her head right below my belly button and her feet directly above her head by my ribs. So apparently she is likely kneeing me and head- butting me. Maybe I have a little soccer player in there. Justin and I looked at her leg and foot and Justin said "her foot looks big". I laughed, because I was thinking the same thing. The tech said, I do not like to say big anything. She said she prefers "normal". It is just big. We got a good pic of it. I hope to post it soon. She is obviously a Gresham based on her foot size.

Below is what is going on in Week 33 as well as a Week 33 belly picture. The waddling is very noticeable now.....

33 Weeks!!


How your baby's growing:This week your baby weighs a little over 4 pounds (heft a pineapple) and has passed the 17-inch mark. She's rapidly losing that wrinkled, alien look and her skeleton is hardening. The bones in her skull aren't fused together, which allows them to move and slightly overlap, thus making it easier for her to fit through the birth canal. (The pressure on the head during birth is so intense that many babies are born with a conehead-like appearance.) These bones don't entirely fuse until early adulthood, so they can grow as her brain and other tissue expands during infancy and childhood.