so, yesterday was our pre-natal appointment. it went really well. i’m measuring at, what the midwife said was a a good size (34″), my weight gain is at 20 lbs, and the baby is head down! he also seems to favor facing my left side. when we asked the midwife how he’s positioned, she felt around and explained what was where. from that, it feels like skittle likes to stick his little bum up against my rib cage on my top right-hand side (does NOT feel nice) and likes to be cradled along that side of my stomach. this makes sense because i frequently feel a huge mass in there and haven’t been sure if i’ve been feeling a head, butt, or back. i’ve also noticed A LOT of movement all over my left-hand side. turns out, i’ve been feeling little hands and feet pushing and kicking!
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How far along are you?
33W5D.

What symptoms are you experiencing?
slight swelling in feet and hands, insomnia/weird sleeping patterns, heart burn, peeing constantlyyyy.

How are you feeling?
generally good…HUGE.

Any Dr. appointments/ultrasounds/tests this past week and how did they go?
no, but i’ll have my monthly check up with the midwife tomorrow and i’m pretty sure, after that, i am going to begin seeing the midwife every two weeks.

Anything big happening in your personal life (moving, work related, etc..)
not really. just trying to prepare (ourselves and our home) for this baby.

Any questions you want to ask?
nope, nope.

Any belly pics from this week?
yes…
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mark and i had our first child birth class tonight. it went better than expected. and no, i wasn’t the largest one there BUT the people that were bigger than me were either further along than me or having twins. mark did note that i was also the shortest one there sooo, yeah. august is a healthy one!!!

it was fun to meet some new people and begin this class as i feel that taking this class is officially preparing us for that day that will come before we know it. less than two months now, folks! that is if august plans on coming on time.
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