Week 32, 33 & 34

Wow. Is this baby kicking my butt or what? I think she might take after her mother in the kickboxing/boot camp arena. Even Aaron got a little freaked out tonight with the amount of moves she had going on. But I guess that's good right? I get nervous sometimes when I don't feel her enough, but nights like tonight put my mind at ease.

All in all, things are still going very good for baby girl Katz and mommy. She's growing perfectly according to the doctor, and mommy has gained 20 lbs to date. Not too shabby. With Dylan, I gained a total of 22 lbs, so I am expecting to reach 30 with baby Lulu. I thank my mom for the good genes in the baby weight gain department.

According to my latest Babycenter update, she's just about 5 lbs and already 18" long, although her central nervous system and lungs are still continuing to mature.

As I mentioned, in general I'm feeling great, although I've been sick with a cold for over a week now that just doesn't want to go away. However, acid reflux hasn't really been an issue for me this time around. I'm able to eat mexican, red saucess, etc without having any issues, so that's good. I am of course uncomfortable at nighttime, and have to pee ALL the time now, but that's all pretty typical.
Aaron and I have been very busy though. Work is extremely busy for the both of us, and we're kicking off some pretty big house projects at the same time. The biggest being finishing the basement so that Dylan has a place to go and play. He's kind of outgrowing the dining room that we made into a semi-playroom when he was born ;-) He feels very special, and is super excited for his new playroom to be completed.

I promise to have room pictures in the next post. I just got a couple more pieces from work, so it's now 80% complete. It's going to be super cute, just waiting on a couple small items and her toy chest that my father is working on.

Week 29, 30, & 31

The past few weeks have been interesting. Dylan and I were both sick one weekend. Only Dylan was vomitting, but he was doing so all over mommy. Braxton Hicks contractions have started. And seem to happen all too often. I have strict orders now from the doctor to sit down, rest and drink a lot of water who once they start, but who can do that when they have a 3 year old at home to take care of? And as we begin our 32nd week I can now say that I vividly remember how uncomfortable sleep got during the last couple of months. I actually went out and bought a twin size foam mattress pad for my side of the bed and have started sleeping with extra pillows for support.

Hopefully over the next couple of weeks we'll get the baby's room to a point where I can share pictures with you all. It's coming out very cute, but there's still a few big things left to do. And as promised, here's a 31 week belly shot. Doctor has all good things to say. We're measuring perfectly, heartbeat is great and total weight gain so far is 18 lbs. We're feeling good, and she's moving around all the time. Both Dylan and Aaron compete to see who can feel the baby the most - it's very, very cute.

By the next time I write I'll be seeing the doctor on a weekly basis, how crazy is that. Our little girl Lulu's time in my belly is going by so quickly, however we are hoping she stays inside right up until her due date, May 9th!