False Alarm

I had my very first false alarm last night at 34 weeks 5 days.  I thought my water had broken while I was home alone with Ethan.  I quickly called Chris who was able to come home right away and had his parents come get Ethan for the night.  The doctor on call wanted me to wait things out to see if there were any changes overnight.  Nothing happened so I went about my night.

This morning I received an early morning phone call from my doctor telling me to come in and get checked.  This call came 20 hours after the incident and I began getting a bit worried again.  I immediately left work to head to my appointment where it was confirmed to be a false alarm.  Thank goodness we were able to buy ourselves some time.  Baby boy definitely isn't ready yet and neither are his parents!

33 Weeks 4 days

How far along: 33 Weeks 4 days

Total weight gain: 25 lbs.  The doctor believes that to be water weight so I'm happy with that explanation!

How much does baby weigh: around 4.5 lbs

Maternity clothes: I bought some new yoga pants that are soooo comfortable. My belly hangs out of some shirts even with a maternity tank underneath.  PJ pants are the best invention ever post work!

Stretch marks:  I haven't noticed anything new

Sleep:I wake up just about every 2 hours to flip directions and end up rolling like a freaking whale.  It's a tough process when you're belly outweighs the rest of you!  I get up 1-2 per night to pee and STILL rely on my weekend naps for sanity!

Best moment this week:  Finding out that everything is still A.O.K at the dr. this past week

Movement:  I feel like I constantly have a foot or elbow jabbing my left side.  I was actually able to touch a body part of some sort this morning when he stuck it way out there.

Food cravings:chocolate!

Belly button in or out:  still in

What I miss: sleeping through the night and not moaning every time I bend over or flip.

What I'm looking forward to:  getting the owl tree up in the nursery...hopefully this upcoming week.

31 Weeks

How far along: 31 weeks 4 days

Total weight gain: 19 lbs

How much does baby weigh: around 3.5 lbs

Maternity clothes: I've been breaking out my summer maternity gear.  Luckily I have a pair of shorts and capris that are fairly comfortable at this point.  Summer shirts are mostly too short though so I've been having to put maternity tank tops underneath.  I just ordered some yoga pants that should be arriving any day now.

Stretch marks: I haven't seen any new red marks but I'm not so sure I would notice them if they did pop up.

Sleep: I've had to add another pillow to our bed in the past few days.  I end up switching sides about every 2 hours just to get comfortable.  I typically wake up once a night to use the bathroom.

Best moment this week: I've started unpacking and washing Ethan's old baby clothes.  Now that the dresser has been put together, we actually have one place to put the clothes.  The blinds were installed this past weekend.  Chris' dad is planning on finishing the baby's closet sometime this week which will luckily add to the storage.


Since I'm on Spring Break this week, the plan is to prepare lots of freezer meals to have once baby gets here.  So far I've made a single batch of yummy blueberry strudel muffins and lasagna is on the menu for tomorrow.

Movement: I feel him all the time at night when I'm trying to fall asleep.  When I finally get a chance to relax at night, little guy tends to kick and stretch all over the place.

Food cravings: Strawberries.

Belly button in or out: In but it's getting just a bit shallower

What I miss: Being able to sit in bed comfortably while reading books to Ethan.  I feel like I can't get comfortable regardless of what I do.

What I'm looking forward to: Dr's apt. tomorrow, getting the nursery closer to complete, prepping clothes, and enjoying the rest of Spring Break!