Monday, May 3, 2010

Almost 33 Weeks!

It's been a while. Things have been moving along quickly. Luke has been growing rapidly. At his last routine ultrasound and checkup he was measuring a week ahead of schedule. We had a follow-up prenatal diagnostics visit today and he is weighing 4 pounds 12 ounces. One of his kidneys is measuring a bit above average which means we will have to go for some follow up testing. We are just staying positive and hoping that things will work themselves out before his arrival. Everything else is looking normal and the Dr. confirmed yet again we are definitely having a boy...lol.



He has been moving about quite a bit in my belly. Slowing down in frequency from his movements this past month but they are stronger and visibly detected from outside my belly. You can actually see my belly twich sometimes when he is moving about. He is most active around lunch time which has changed from his normal evening gymnastics.

We have been preparing for his arrival at the apartment. We picked up his crib and moved our bedroom/nursery. We'll be assembling and organizing things over the next few weeks. A big thank you goes out to my friend Laney who gave us her crib from her son Jordan. I'll post some pictures once we have it set up. I love it and can't wait to see it with the bedding.

Overall I've been feeling pretty good. My hands have been sore and tingling and my ankles get a bit swollen by the end of the day but this is quite normal according to my Dr. and is fine by me because the pain is minimal. It just feels strange. I've been a bit tired but nothing like my first trimester so I'll take it!

I had a baby shower at work last Thursday which was a big surprise and a lot of fun! I'm hoping to have some baby bump updates for you by the end of the week. My aunt Joanne is going to take some better ones for me at the end of the month. I can't wait. I've posted his most recent ultrasound pictures below. The ones taken today had pretty good detail of his face. It was very cool seeing him. When seeing him through the ultrasounds he has been keeping a hand up by his mouth. I can't wait to see if he does this outside of my belly too. Hopefully he doesn't suck his thumb like mommy did...