Trienta y Tres

 

33 Weeks!

 Today is actually my Mom's birthday. Happy Birthday Mother Dearest! 

I'm not really sure what to write about for this week, just feeling big and pregnant. I've had a lot of pelvic cramping and braxton hicks contractions today, so I'm just taking it easy.



I'm noticing more pattern in when Peanut is awaking and when he is asleep (or just holding still). He's pretty consistent about getting wiggly around 1:00am and again at 6:00am. I'm usually waking up for a trip to the bathroom around these times, then when I go back to bed he gets rowdy.

Anthony put an app on his phone to do a countdown to his due date...1 month, 17 days, 4 hours and 46 minutes until 12:00am on April 13th. Anyone care to start making bets on whether he will be early or late? Anthony was born on his due date and I was born a week late. We were both under 8 lbs, I was 7.8 and he was 7.13. So I'm hoping the stars align and he is 7.8 and born on his due date. One can hope, right? :)

We're getting ready for his big arrival. I got a chest freezer as an early birthday present. The goal is to start working on building up a stock of freezer meals to have when Cannon is born so I won't have to cook. Let's be honest, I don't really cook very often anyway. :) But I'm excited to do freezer meals. I will also be purchasing paper plates and plasticware so that I won't have to do dishes. Thank you Kelly for the good suggestions.

I've also been keeping a journal for Peanut. My mom did this for me and my sisters and it really meant a lot to us. So in addition to the blog I write in Peanut's journal. His entries are a little different. Rather than just being weekly updates I write to him whenever I feel moved to. They are more like letters addressed specifically to him and about what I'm thinking and feeling as he grows and we get ready for him to join our little family. Even some life lessons or notes on how he is a child of God and how loved he is. I hope it's something he will appreciate when he gets older.