Are We There, Yet?

32 Weeks, 5 Days

So I was doing my hair the other day and noticed how ROUND my belly is getting (not many mirrors in the house)! Baby Sanchez must be really growing growing growing, and we are running out of time. In prep for the baby's arrival, Fred and I are reading and reading and reading! Mostly books about what to expect, good slelep habits, swaddling and much more. I'm pretty sure it will all go out the window though, once the baby is here, screaming, and not giving me a chance to reread the soothing technique on page 68...

The nursery is by no means done, but Fred and I put together the crib on Monday (okay, mostly Fred, since I was having a lot of braxton-hicks contractions and trying relax to get them to stop) . It feels great to at least have that done. We don't have any bedding or anything for it yet; since we are being blessed with baby showers in July, I will see what we still need after that. Everything is going to be a pretty sage green though, to accomodate a boy or a girl :-).

In other exciting developments, I got my first kick in the ribs! Mostly the baby keeps his little feet way off to my side, where I periodically see a little lump emerge from my mostly round belly. A couple of days ago, he must have shifted position for a minute, because I definitely felt it in my ribs. (Ha, its like he must know I'm writing about him, because right now I'm getting a little flurry of activity!) This kid has long legs!

I've read that the first trimester is much like the third, with the second being a nice break in between and now I know why! The major difference is everything smells normal and I'm not nearly so nauseated. I am back to eating about the same amount as before though, because my tummy does get upset when I try to fill it too full - there just isn't enough space in there for digesting food! The weight gain seems to have slowed to about 1/2 a lb a week, if that. Thank goodness, or I would have gained 50 lbs by the time this was all over! Mostly I am just tired again, almost the same as the first trimester. I am usually zonked by 10 pm, sleep as long as I possibly can, and take a nap whenever possible :-). Lately, at bedtime, Fred pulls out his hymns and sings to my belly, which seems to have the effect of waking the baby up and putting me right to sleep...which is where I'm headed right now!