Week 33

How far along: 33 weeks!

Total weight gain: gained 21 lbs total

Maternity clothes: Always!

Stretch marks: No more than the last check in. Definitely considering myself lucky right now. Although, I’m sure with the 4+ lbs that he’ll gain before delivery, I’ll get a few more. I ain’t scurred! 🙂

Sleep: Getting a restful sleep at night has been quite the feat these days. I’ve been feeling SO uncomfortable. I’ve started getting charley horses in my feet & I’ve had some pretty intense back pain the past couple weeks, which keep me up. I’ve started drinking a bottle of water before bed. It’s definitely helping with the charley horses, but doing no good for my bladder.

Best moment of this week: We took our maternity photos! Take a looksie here! 

If I haven’t mentioned before, my sister AND sister-in-law are both expecting, too. My sissy is having her little lady on October 26th & my sister-in-law is due on November 29th with a little girl as well! (Baby boy is going to be pretty outnumbered on my side of the family 🙂 )

All of us decided early on that it would be nice to have some frozen meals prepped so the first couple months of having a baby will be relatively cooking free. Last Saturday, we checked it off our lists! We made a grand total of 42 meals altogether! Some of the meals we prepped were:

• Green Chili Chicken Enchilada Casserole
• Beef Enchilada Casserole
• Spinach, Artichoke & Chicken Lasagna
• Traditional Beef Lasagna
• Chicken Pot Pie
• Beef Pot Pie
• Pasta Fagioli
• White Chicken Chili
• & Jess & Kellie made some Meatloaf!

This is the first time we’ve tried this and I really, really hope that they turn out!

Miss anything: Sleeping on my stomach!

Movement: SO much movement. I am starting to see little limbs and maybe a little bum roll against my belly. He’s definitely running out of room in there!

Food cravings: Gas station nachos, sushi and cold cut deli sandwiches. 

Anything making you queasy or sick: It’s strange, but the past couple weeks I’ve been pretty nauseous. I didn’t have any nausea during my first or second trimesters, so maybe this is when mine is going to hit. Who knows!

Have you started to show yet: Very much so!!

Gender: Boy!!

Labor signs: Braxton Hicks, starting in my back. I did not know this, but a lot of women feel contractions in their back first, before feeling the tightness and cramping in their belly.

Because I have back pain practically all the time, it has made me nervous about when I actually start contracting. I’m sure I’ll recognize the difference between the two when I start having actual labor contractions, but it’s freaking me out right now.

Belly button in or out: Belly button is still in, but not by much!

Wedding rings on or off: Off, definitely off. Another one of my not-so-pleasant 3rd trimester symptoms is claustrophobia. Jewelry is out of the question & my bra is coming close to being banned as well 🙂 Just ordered my first nursing bra & it’s wireless, so hopefully that should help.

Happy or moody most of the time: Happy/Moody. The closer we get to finishing his nursery and prepping for his arrival it makes me so happy. However, this onset of discomfort, makes me a little (lot) bit of a whiner.

Looking forward to: Finishing the shelf for the baby’s closet so we can stash away some diaper boxes & clothes, & get the rest of the decorations hung this week! The photo of the stag art above was one of my favorite finds for the nursery to date 🙂 Putting his nursery together has been one of my favorite things & I can’t wait to see it all finished!