Week 31 is coming to an end and tomorrow we will be starting week 32. WOW!!!! I have been home the last two weeks on doctor's (and husband's) orders of more rest. I am thankful for the rest as it has been a little more difficult to rest at night. So it has been nice to be able to take a nap if needed during the day if I am up for a while at night. I have also been getting nauseous quite a bit which is weird. It is like I was in the beginning. It's not terrible all the time but sometimes it can hit really quick and not be very nice. Thankfully it doesn't last too long. Again I have really nothing to complain about. I have had such an amazing pregnancy. God has truly blessed me. Justin said last night that he thinks I was made to make babies (I am a little scared by that thought coming from him. What does he have in mind? I was just joking about beating the Duggars). I can't tell you how thankful I am to have been able to enjoy this process and season of my life. Don't get me wrong I have had a few bad days here recently but I think of the old song "I Won't Complain"...All of my good days outweigh my bad days so I won't complain. God has been good to me. Yes He's been so good to me... Sorry just had to burst into song there for a second. :) It's mind blowing to think that 6 weeks from right now I could be preparing for a C-Section the next day to meet my boys!!! They will be here very soon but still praying they will go full term so that we don't haven to be separated from them for any time and that they are fully developed and just ready to meet all of their family.
We will be going to the doctor tomorrow to check on them. I am hoping that Dr. Evitt will be ready to put us on the schedule for our C-section. Then I can start a countdown!!!! You all know how much this girl LOVES a countdown. :) I will update you after our doctor's appointment tomorrow. For now let's see what Jackson and Jacob should be up to during week 32.
Week 32:
This week your baby weighs almost four pounds and could be up to 19 inches long. And though that's a head-to-toe length, your baby is actually back to a curled-up position (you try standing up in those cramped quarters!). You're likely feeling tapping and squirming instead of your baby's signature rocking and rolling. That's because, while comfy, your baby is a bit tight for exercise space right now. Your baby has also probably settled into the head-down, bottoms-up position in your pelvis in preparation for birth. That's because baby's head fits better at the bottom of your inverted, pear-shaped uterus. It also makes it easier during childbirth if your baby comes out head first. Fewer than five percent of babies prefer the bottom-down (or breech) position by full-term. Don't worry if your baby hasn't assumed the head-down position yet. There's still a good chance he or she will flip head-side-down before birth - even in the tight confines of your uterus.
While your baby is still getting nourishment through the umbilical cord, it won't be long before you'll be bringing on the breast milk or formula (and soon after, the mashed carrots and peas). In anticipation of that momentous transition to mouth feeding, your baby's digestive system is all set and ready to go.
And because your baby is accumulating more fat, his or her skin is finally turning opaque (like yours), which means those see-through days are over. Though weeks away from D-day, your baby's looking more and more like a newborn.
And speaking of that big day, hope you're resting up for it - because your bambino certainly is. In preparation for that big first date with you, your baby is sleeping like a baby - with sleep cycles of 20 to 40 minutes long (which would also account for the decrease in movement you're likely feeling these days).
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