34 Weeks

This is a BIG milestone for me. As of today, if I go into labour they won't try and stop it. One more week and I'm half way through the 30's and three more weeks until I'm considered FULL TERM! Hooray (as I do my little happy victory dance)

I have been feeling some serious pains in the nether region, I was walking around Michaels yesterday and had some pain that almost had me stop in my tracks. It felts like she was punching... maybe even scratching my cervix. It was a sharp pain. I'm still having a good amount of braxton hicks' (daily). I find that if I get up too fast I always seem to get one, I've stopped letting Colin know because it just seems to spook him out.

I picked up a new cover for the bucket this week. I recently discovered that the bunting bag that we used for Robbie actually voids the car seat's warranty, so I went over to our local baby store (which I'm slowly becoming addicted to) and picked up one of these:

This guy is all weather proof and reversible! I can still put blankets inside to bundle her up to make sure she's nice and cozy. I know Robbie's going to love opening and closing that little window (playing peek-a-boo), hopefully she doesn't mind!

Speaking about Robbie, I think he's in denial. Every time I lift up my shirt to rub the belly, scratch it, etc he's quick to try and pull my shirt down again and say "no belly, mommy" or "no baby". Does it spook him out? Does he not want to acknowledge it?

Sleeping has becoming increasingly more difficult. Every time I need to flip over I have to wake myself up, hold my breath and use every ounce of my muscles to raise my belly up and over.

My next doctors appointment is Thursday, I'm curious to see what he's going to do. At 36 weeks they usually do the Strep B swab so will he start me on weekly visits after next week? or will he have me wait another 2 weeks and then start weekly visits? Time will tell!

Your baby now weighs more than 4.7
pounds / 2.2 kilograms and is 18 inches / over 45 centimetres from top to toe.
She's filling out and getting rounder -- she'll need her fat layers later to
regulate her body temperature.

If you don't already talk to your
baby, this is a good time to start -- at 35 weeks her hearing is fully
developed. Don't feel ridiculous if you're already chatting in baby talk. Some
evidence shows that newborns pay closer attention to high-pitched tones.

If you've been nervous about going
into premature labour, you'll be happy to know that 99 per cent of babies born
at week 35 can survive outside the womb -- and most have no major problems.
Although your baby's central nervous system is still maturing, her lungs are
nearly fully developed by now.

Many women start to notice a
tingling sensation or numbness in the pelvic region or pain as they walk. This
may be caused by the pelvic joints loosening, ready for labour