May
A few weeks left!
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We just passed the 34-week mark, so we’ve still got about 5 1/2 weeks left to go! I have a feeling he’s going to come early though, and my instincts have been pretty reliable during this pregnancy. The doctor is doing another ultrasound just before 38 weeks to see if he really is big, or if he just had an early growth spurt. If he is big, we’ll schedule a C-section, but if not, we’ll try to push him out.
Everything is great, eventhough getting around is harder by the day. I have to keep moving the seat in my car back, so my belly doesn’t touch the steering wheel. The worst things are that I have such incredible heartburn that I wake up choking on acid, and usually I can’t sleep for more than an hour at a time. My hands ache with arthritic pain, and my feet have begun to swell. All the other stuff, like not being able to reach my toes, or see my lap, or walk at a normal speed, or eat lots of sugar (weight issues) – I can deal with all those!
Liam is very active, and his favorite thing to do is to kick me in the ribs, repeatedly. His second favorite thing is to stretch out his whole body, making my belly lopsided! I think he’s trying to make more room for himself, since all these bones of mine keep getting in his way. He gets pretty strong hiccoughs, but they say that is good for strengthening his diaphragm. And it’s fun to watch his little arms and feet move around, making my belly bop up and down, rolling back and forth. I can’t wait to meet this little one!!