Week 34

Here's my promised bathing beauty shot...haha

Back from the vacay and glad to be back in the comfort of my own home.  There's nothing like your OWN shower and bed!  We enjoyed our little getaway and now we're back and full steam ahead to baby day!  We have lots on the calendar for May, so I know my last 4 wks of pregnancy will speed past.  Now that me and baby are just about out of space, it's getting harder and harder to enjoy the gift that is pregnancy.  My only comforts are knowing he's doing so well, growing rapidly, and will soon be here!  The day I got back from the beach I had a few episodes of cramping and cervical pressure, which I'm sure is all completely normal seeing how far along I am, but I do want to mention it to the doc this Tues at my next appt.  I'm curious to know if I'm dilated at all, but don't know if she'd be willing to check that.  I seriously can not live without Zantac (an OTC heartburn med) being in my system 24/7!  I'm sitting here now, at 9pm, still burning from lunch (haven't had any dinner), and all because I haven't taken any today! Ugh...it's hard for me to decide what's worse nausea or heartburn!  I haven't had any BH's in a long time, no swelling, and pretty much doing great. 

Here's what lil man is up to:

 

How your baby's growing:

Your baby now weighs about 4 3/4 pounds (like your average cantaloupe) and is almost 18 inches long. Her fat layers — which will help regulate her body temperature once she's born — are filling her out, making her rounder. Her skin is also smoother than ever. Her central nervous system is maturing and her lungs are continuing to mature as well. If you've been nervous about preterm labor, you'll be happy to know that babies born between 34 and 37 weeks who have no other health problems generally do fine. They may need a short stay in the neonatal nursery and may have a few short-term health issues, but in the long run, they usually do as well as full-term babies.