32 Week Bump

I'm so good at keeping up with my blog. NOT!

There's not a lot new going on with my pregnancy. It's going almost the same as it went with Owen - I had to take the 3 hour diabetes test (which I passed), I have a low platelet count, and low iron. Same as with Owen.

I'm not sleeping well, between my back hurting, having to pee a lot, and leg cramps. Same as with Owen.

I feel pretty good otherwise - I get on the What To Expect When You're Expecting website and read though the January 2013 message board (where people due in January post problems, questions, funny stories, etc) and I think I have it pretty good. Ugh, the things some of these poor women have to deal with! It's pretty gross and horrifying, actually. But anyway, I'm not dealing with about 99.7% of what some people are, so I consider myself lucky. Easy pregnancy for the most part - same as with Owen.

I am gaining weight faster this time around. I'm almost to my "limit" of 30 pounds, and have 7 weeks to go! (I'm 33 weeks at the time of writing this, but eventually you will see my 32 week bump comparison pictures.) My weight started a few pounds lower than with Owen, but I gained 30 with him and that was my goal for this time and also the recommended weight gain for people of my size. I sit all day at my job, so I'm getting very little exercise. Plus, I love food and it's the holidays. But I'm trying to eat a little better because I really don't think pregnancy is an excuse to get fat and lazy. That's not good for anyone.

Anyway, I took a picture of myself at 32 weeks along because I knew I had one from last time and wanted to compare. I was shocked, actually. I'm a whale.

32 weeks, some days with Owen

32 weeks, some days with Oriana

Ok, maybe not a whale, but my bump is definitely bigger this time. After I took the picture, I was looking at it for a while before I went back and found the picture from Owen. When I saw the Owen picture, I think my jaw dropped to the floor. I couldn't believe the difference.

I went to the doctor last week and when I got back to work, one of my co-workers asked me how much longer I had. I told her two months and I think her jaw dropped to the floor! : ) "TWO MONTHS!" she said. Yeah, I'm huge. To my credit, though, she's never been pregnant, so she can suck it. ; )

I've also been measuring about a week ahead for awhile now, so hopefully that means she will make her appearance a little sooner than my due date. I actually really enjoy being pregnant, even though it can be a pain sometimes. There's just something about feeling the baby doing gymnastics inside your belly that is just too cool. And this is my last pregnancy, so I'm trying to enjoy it as much as I can, but it's flying by. The holiday season is making time go faster, too, so I guess I'll just have to try my best to enjoy the sleepless (yet quiet) nights and the big, big belly!