32 weeks

I am 8 months pregnant, and I look and FEEL like I'm 8 months pregnant. Seriously though, I am very uncomfortable. Thank God for my amazing husband - he's been rubbing my feet every night, he's chasing after Bella and keeping her entertained 80% of the time, and he remembers to wake me up from the couch to give me my vitamins every night! I really do appreciate everything he does.

Ethan moves so much. A lot more than Bella did...he kicks me so hard sometimes that it literally makes my have to stop what I'm doing to rub my stomach. I am having lots of those 'braxton hicks' contractions, and we did have a little scare on July 3rd. I started having contractions every few minutes for about 25 minutes. I ended up calling my mom at 10:30 that night (I mean, who else would you call except your mom)...she told me to get my feet up and drink tons of water - I did, and they stopped. She's amazing :) It's a good thing to because 32 weeks is way to early for this little boy to make his debut!

Some other big news - our little Bella Boo went potty on the potty! It was the cutest thing ever, and of course this momma got a photo :) Stephen and I were cheering for her, and she was looking at us like we were crazy - but it's a HUGE deal! She's only 21 months old, and the thought about getting her potty trained by two sounds amazing...my goal is to get her potty trained by the time I have to go back to work after maternity leave.

Week 32 - baby is now the size of a S Q U A S H

Here are some cool facts about the baby at week 32:

• Ethan is getting ready to make his move - and is most likely head down at this point.
• Real Estate in my uterus is getting a little tight...he's growing even bigger!   

 A few updates from the mommy-to-be...

How far along? 32 weeks 6 days

Total weight gain/loss: 23 pounds (since the last Dr appointment)

Maternity clothes? yes

Stretch marks? Yes :( and I got 2 new ones...

Sleep: ha!

Best moment this week: I actually could feel his little foot moving (and I thought it might have been the heel of his foot, it was CRAZY!) He's so much bigger now that I can tell where his little booty is :)

Miss Anything? my ankles.

Movement: all night long.

Food cravings: umm, my favorite right now - OREO cookies! Thank goodness Vons has them on a 2 for 1 deal!

Anything making you queasy or sick: nope.

Have you started to show yet: I have a HUGE belly.

Gender prediction: you're all BOY baby!   

Labor Signs: we had a little scare on July 3rd - contractions were setting in a few minutes apart, but stopped after about 25 minutes...I was a little dehydrated.

Belly Button in or out? out

Wedding rings on or off? off

Happy or Moody most of the time: happy to see him, anxious for the birth.

Weekly Wisdom: drink lots of water, stay off of my feet as much as possible...

Looking forward to: my doctor's appointment next week.