36 Weeks

Waist Measurements: 45" at the belly button

Weigh in: 162lbs Pregnancy Symptoms this Week:

• Tiredness
• Loss of Breath
• Pressure
• Lower back pain
• pubic symphysis pain
• Major Heartburn

Pregnancy first this week: The heartburn has been really bad, so bad that even my go to tums have stopped working. Luckily I have a great network of women that have given me a plethora of suggestions for things I can do to help it and it seems to be working.

Pregnancy Prep: I washed and put away all the baby clothes and bought fabric to make the curtains for his room. I also finally finished his carseat. Now I just need to finish my list of things I need to buy and go buy it. I'm hoping to have the nursery done in the next two weeks along with our hospital bag. holy smokes that means he's going to be here soon.

Dr Visits: None this week

Belly Shot:

What the baby looks like this week: He now weighs almost 6 pounds and is more than 18 1/2 inches long. His size will start displacing amniotic fluid over the final few weeks. He's shedding most of the downy covering of hair that covered his body as well as the vernix caseosa, the waxy substance that covered and protected his skin during his nine-month amniotic bath. He swallows both of these substances, along with other secretions, resulting in a blackish mixture, called meconium, will form the contents of his first bowel movement.

Even in the womb, your baby can listen, feel, touch and see. Other highlights this week: His gums are firm with ridges that look somewhat like teeth, though his actual pearly whites won't start breaking through until he's between three months and a year old. Your baby has definite patterns of sleep and wakefulness—opening his eyes while awake and closing them while sleeping.

35 Weeks

Waist Measurements: 44.5" at the belly button

Weigh in: 162lbs according

Pregnancy Symptoms this Week:

• Heart burn
• Tiredness
• Loss of Breath
• Pelvic Pain
• sciatic nerve pain
• extremely hot

Pregnancy Prep: tried to do some more sewing but my machine is broken :( so sad. My mom is sending me hers so I can finish my projects.

Dr Visits: Had one this week nothing too exciting. everything looks great. Next appointment they are doing an ultrasound to check position, hopefully he cooperates and is cephalic.

Belly Shot:

What the baby looks like this week: He is now about 5½ pounds and over 18 inches long—about the size of one of those price-club sheet cakes. Because it's so snug in my womb, he isn't likely to be doing somersaults anymore. His kidneys are fully developed now, and his liver can process some waste products. Most of his basic physical development is now complete — he'll spend the next few weeks putting on weight.

34 Weeks

Waist Measurements: 44.5" at the belly button

Weigh in: 158lbs

Pregnancy Symptoms this Week:

• Slight hand and feet swelling
• Heart burn
• Pubic symphysis pain
• Hip pain
• linea negra appeared
• can no longer wear wedding ring :(

Pregnancy first this week: 

My Pregnancy Brain: Now that the nursery is started its really starting to hit me that we are going to have another baby very soon. I cant believe how quickly time passes.

Pregnancy Prep: Lots done this week. Nursery is put together and almost completely cleaned up.

Dr Visits: None this week

Belly Shot:

What the baby looks like this week: He now weighs about 4 3/4 pounds and is almost 18 inches long. His fat layers — which will help regulate his body temperature once she's born — are filling him out, making him rounder. His skin is also smoother than ever. His central nervous system is maturing and his lungs are continuing to mature as well.
He is begining to develop his own immune system, instead of relying solely on antibodies received through the placenta. 

33 weeks

Waist Measurements: 44" at the belly button

Weigh in: 155lbs

Pregnancy Symptoms this Week:

• Heart burn
• Lots of pelvic pain and pressure
• Tiredness
• hard to sit for long

Pregnancy Prep: Finished painting the crib, thanks babe :). started cleaning the room so hopefully we will have the room set up in time for the shower next weekend. 

Dr Visits: Had one this week nothing special, just the usual. except now i'm going in every two weeks, holy smokes that means were in the home stretch.
Belly Shot:

What the baby looks like this week: This week he weighs a little over 4 pounds and has passed the 17-inch mark. He's rapidly losing that wrinkled, alien look and his skeleton is hardening. The bones in his skull aren't fused together, which allows them to move and slightly overlap, thus making it easier for him to fit through the birth canal.

Kicks and movements are practically visible from space now. The big news this week is lung development—baby's respiratory system is almost completely mature. That means if your baby was born this week, odds are he'd be a healthy bouncing baby with a just a little help from his friends (aka, the NICU). Some of the specifics are: Your baby can now detect light and tell the difference between night and day. His pupils will constrict and dilate in response to light. 

32 weeks

Waist Measurements: 43.5" at the belly button

Weigh in: 155lbs

Pregnancy Symptoms this Week:

• Heart burn
• emotional
• pelvic pain

Pregnancy first this week: The pelvic/hip pain is pretty bad this week making it hard to walk at the end of the day.

My Pregnancy Brain: I am starting to feel overwhelmed with the amount of stuff I need to get done before ethan gets here. Luckily we got a lot done this week. we finally sanded and primed the crib. we would have painted it to but it started raining. I also finally made the bedding. Hopefully next week I can clean the room out and put the crib in.

Dr Visits: None this week.

Belly Shot: 

What the baby looks like this week: By now, he weighs 3.75 pounds and is about 16.7 inches long. You're gaining about a pound a week and roughly half of that goes right to your baby. In fact, he'll gain a third to half of his birth weight during the next 7 weeks as he fattens up for survival outside the womb. He now has toenails, fingernails, and real hair (or at least respectable peach fuzz). His skin is becoming soft and smooth as he plumps up in preparation for birth.

31 Weeks

Waist Measurements: 43" at the belly button

Weigh in: 150lbs

Pregnancy Symptoms this Week:

• Pelvic & hip pain
• Heart burn

Pregnancy first this week: Is it possible for a fetus to claw his way out? cause it sure feels like it sometimes. This kid is doing cartwheels in there. But I love it.

My Pregnancy Brain: Starting to get worried about getting the nursery done it feels like I have so much to do and not enough time. 

Dr Visits: Had one this week, Finally. Everything looks good. I also got some good news, the hospital I'm delivering at has Tubs, and they will let me take off the monitors if everything is looking good.

Belly Shot:

                                            Im not sure why I look surprised!

What the baby looks like this week: He weighs about 3½ pounds and measures a little over 16 inches. From this week on, he will continue to gain around ½ pound a week until shortly before birth. He can now process information from all five senses. By now, your baby's lungs are the only system not fully mature. She can turn his head from side to side, and his arms, legs, and body are beginning to plump out as needed fat accumulates underneath his skin. 

30 weeks

Waist Measurements: 42" at the belly button

Weigh in: 147lbs

Pregnancy Symptoms this Week:

• Pelvic Pain
• Heart burn
• Tiredness

Pregnancy Prep: Starting sewing some stuff :)


Dr Visits: None this week, we got rescheduled again. i think I'm going on week 7 with no dr. appointment.

Belly Shot:

What the baby looks like this week: He is about 15.7 inches long now, and he weighs almost 3 pounds. A pint and a half of amniotic fluid surrounds him, but that volume will decrease as he gets bigger and takes up more room in my uterus. Is starting to get a little crowded in there, but still has room to wiggle and roll and punch and kick.

Big news for baby's brain this week: It's starting to to form Gyri and Sulci! This is due to the rapid growth of his little genius's brain cells. Other highlights this week: Fingernails and toenails are finally finished, Plus, the bone marrow is completely in charge of red-blood-cell production now.

29 weeks

Waist Measurements: 42" at the belly button

Weigh in: 144lbs

Pregnancy Symptoms this Week:

• Heart burn
• Tiredness
• Loss of Breath
• Pelvic pain
• Slightly Anemic :(

Belly Shot:

What the baby looks like this week: Is sucking up every drop of calcium I have as her bones continue to harden and become more bone-like. He now weighs about 2 1/2 pounds and is a tad over 15 inches long from head to heel. His muscles and lungs are continuing to mature, and his head is growing bigger to make room for his developing brain. Due to the impressive advancements of medical technology, if Ethan was born this week, he'd have a 9 out of 10 chance of survival, which is seriously great news. Other awesome developments: His brain can now control his breathing and body temperature. He can also cough, and his sucking abilities have been perfected. Look out, boobs!

28 Weeks

Waist Measurements: 40.5" at the belly button

Weigh in: 142lbs according to the Dr.

Pregnancy Symptoms this Week:

• Heart burn
• Slight Anemia
• Tiredness
• Pubic Symphysis Pain

Pregnancy first this week: Starting to really feel the weight of the pregnancy. I get tired running after Katelyn, Oh man this is going to be fun! :)

My Pregnancy Brain: I feel like I'm falling behind on prepping for ethan, I really need to start sewing and getting his room ready to go.

Pregnancy Prep: Finally cleaned out the garage, Sold the desk and put the painted changing table and dresser in Ethan's room. Progress :)

Dr Visits: Yep had my Glucose test! I didnt think the drink was that bad but maybe i'm just weird. Here's hoping I passed and dont have to do the 3 hour test. Other than that everything looks great!

Belly Shot:

What the baby looks like this week: Continues to get a longer and fatter by the day. His weight has actually doubled in the past month alone. Weight is around 2.5 pounds right now and measures 14.8 inches from the top of his head to his heels. He can blink his eyes, which now sport lashes. With his eyesight developing, he may be able to see the light that filters in through your womb. He's also developing billions of neurons in his brain and adding more body fat in preparation for life in the outside world. His eyes have color now, too. It may not be the color he ultimately ends up with, especially if they're light gray or blue. The eyes typically don't settle on a final hue until nine months after baby is born.

27 weeks: enter the 7th month and 3rd trimester

Waist Measurements: 40" at the belly button

Weigh in: 140lbs
Pregnancy Symptoms this Week:

• Tiredness
• Increased Heartburn

Pregnancy Prep: Cleaned out the baby's room some more. I set up the bassinet, its really weird to walk by and see a bassinet in the room.

Dr Visits: None this week

Belly Shot:

What the baby looks like this week: He is as big as a teddy bear :) Eyelids (which have been fused since 11 or 12 weeks) can now open and close.This week, he weighs almost 2 pounds and is about 14 1/2 inches long with her legs extended. He's sleeping and waking at regular intervals, opening and closing her eyes, and perhaps even sucking her fingers. With more brain tissue developing, his brain is very active now. While his lungs are still immature, they would be capable of functioning — with a lot of medical help — if he were to be born now. —baby's brain tissue and neurons are all developing at a rapid pace. His brain waves are now firing away just like those of a newborn baby.

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Week 26

Waist Measurements: 39.5" at the belly button

Weigh in: 139lbs

Pregnancy Symptoms this Week:

• Tiredness
• Lower back soreness
• Killer Heartburn

Pregnancy first this week: The heartburn is definitely worse than last time. Also the movement is a lot more, This kid is bouncing off the walls. :) I love it. Another new thing is that it seems like i'm already nesting, I cleaned my kitchen and living room so thoroughly that I even impressed myself.

Pregnancy Prep: I got tons of hand me downs this week so i 

started sorting it and putting it in boxes according to size. We were going to clean out the office this week but its been raining for a few days so it didn't happen. Soon I hope. I really want to start putting it together.

Dr Visits: None this week

Belly Shot:

What the baby looks like this week: He is almost two pounds. All five senses are fully developed. The network of nerves in his ears is better developed and more sensitive than before. He may now be able to hear both of our voices as we chat with each other. He's inhaling and exhaling small amounts of amniotic fluid, which is essential for the development of his lungs.

Week 25

Waist Measurements: 39.5" at the belly button

Weigh in: 137lbs

Pregnancy Symptoms this Week: 

• I can poop :)
• emotional

Dr Visits: None this week

Belly Shot:

What the baby looks like this week: Weighs about 1 1/2 pounds and is 13 1/2 inches long. Is growing more hair, with a distinctive color and texture and everything. My uterus the size of a soccer ball . My fundal measurements have grown about an inch-and-a-half in the past four weeks alone. He's beginning to exchange his long, lean look for some baby fat. His hands are now fully developed and he spends most of his awake time groping around in the darkness of my uterus. Brain and nerve endings are developed enough now so that he can feel the sensation of touch. Also his nostrils, which have been plugged up until now, have cleared out and he can practice breathing through the nose. The structures of his spine are now made up of 150 joints, 33 rings and some 1,000 ligaments. The capillaries, the teeniest blood vessels, are now forming in his body, giving his formerly translucent skin a pink glow. The blood vessels in the lungs also develop this week.

Week 24

Waist Measurements: 39.5"

Weigh in: 134lbs 

Pregnancy Symptoms this Week:

• Back ache
• Insatiable Hunger

Pregnancy first this week: back ache every night.

My Pregnancy Brain: This child is bouncing off the walls and I love it. Its a constant reminder of his presence I cant wait to meet him.

Pregnancy Prep: Bought the fabric to make Ethan's crib set and blankets, now I just need to get sewing.

Dr Visits: yep had one this week, got  a new dr since my old one disappeared. I see it as a blessing in disguise because i got a really good vibe from my new dr.

Belly Shot:

What the baby looks like this week: Is just about a foot long now. Is still very skinny looking, with translucent skin, but this will all start changing soon. Is officially at the edge of viability, and most hospitals would automatically attempt every possible life-saving option if your baby were to be born now. Your baby's growing steadily, having gained about 4 ounces since last week. Her brain is also growing quickly now, and her taste buds are continuing to develop. Her lungs are developing "branches" of the respiratory "tree" as well as cells that produce surfactant.