32 weeks

*~32 weeks~*

I have reached the point where I can no longer see my toes when I look down. :) 

I came home from church and immediately changed into my PJ's :) 

Size:  This week Harper is about 4 pounds and measuring still between 16-18 inches long. I am gaining about a pound a week and roughly half of that goes to baby girl. She now has fingernails, toenails and real hair. Also, her skin (which is no longer transparent) is becoming soft and smooth as she begins to plump up in preparation for birth. 

Total weight gain/loss: I have gained a total of 22-23 pounds so far.

Maternity clothes: Running low on choices as per usual. Dressing for church has become my main challenge as most of my dresses don't really work any more. 

Gender: Girl, Harper Patrica <3  

Movement: I feel like she moves for at least 20 hours of the day and I love it!!! It seriously is such a wonderful feeling and it never gets old (even when it kind of sort of hurts lol). Plus it gives ample time for daddy to feel her and watch her move! I love our little family times. ;) 

Sleep: I had this past week off of work so I was able to get a lot of rest. Then this weekend we spent two nights in a cabin on extremely hard little cots, so that made for some interesting sleep. It was also very cold in our room but luckily our dog, Zoey, chose to snuggle in my bed so I stayed pretty warm, although a bit tight on space. 

These were our tiny little beds :)

What I miss: Really not missing anything this week! Still just very excited about this whole journey <3

Cravings: Ice cream, fruit, pizza, water- I am always thirsty! 

Symptoms: Feeling pretty good! Heartburn has come and gone through out this week, and sometimes with vengeance. Ouch! I did a lot of hiking this weekend and was expecting to feel very sore afterwards but I feel great! I feel like I dodged a bullet there. Phew! Below are the intense stairs that we climbed. Not sure if that was the smartest thing for me to do at 32 weeks pregnant but I went very slowly and felt great once I conquered them! 

There were two rest stops on this set of stairs..this picture was at the mid point one.

This was the first half we climbed up.

  

Best moment this week: Having a week off to relax and get things done was pretty great but on Wednesday I had to go in to get a follow up ultrasound to check up on my "low lying placenta" that was detected in my earlier ultra sounds. I get the results on Tuesday so I'm hoping to get good news there! Anyways, I loved being able to see my baby girl again and the technician took a lot of great 3-D pictures for us. I was not expecting to get any fun pictures at all that day, let alone 3-D ones, so I was very thankful and excited! :) Harper kept hiding behind things so we didn't get amazingly clear pictures of her but I will definitely take any sneek peek of that little face! Loving her chubby cheeks and button nose and cant wait to kiss them all over! 

Little miss Harper <3

Also, spending a couple of nights in Westmoreland State Park with my family and the pups this weekend was a lot of fun! It was so refreshing to be immersed in nature and to spend so much togetherness in a very tight cabin with family. :) We definitely got a lot of exercise too which is a plus!