33 weeks and counting

Today marks 33 weeks 2 days, and I am amazed at how far we have come. I really thought every day after 29 weeks would feel like a victory - and in many ways they do, but they also come with exhaustion, aching ribs, more and more peeing, more indigestion, and more exhaustion. I really thought I would relish every day, and while I am excited to still be pregnant and to know that this baby boy is getting a better start than his brother by staying in utero longer - I still have 7 weeks to go and that feels like a LONG time.

We had another growth scan today - looks like Rowan is growing quite well - estimates are that he weighs approximately 5lbs already. I sure believe it - he feels enormous in my belly. He was practice breathing and kicking around a ton. He has some days that are really active and others that are less so. It is on those less active days that I end up doing a lot of poking and prodding to make sure he is still okay in there.

So many things that I never experienced with Aidan are starting to happen with Rowan. My lungs feel quite compressed so that reading bedtime stories and walking up and down the stairs is quite a feat! I can't bend over to save my life. I find I use my feet to pick things up that I have dropped and avoid having to squat down to get things as much as possible. My stomach is getting more squashed as the days go by, so I can eat less and less at a time. Some days I really don't even feel hungry most of the day - but know I have to eat.

I am doing another urine collection this weekend to see how the protein situation is progressing, hoping it still in the 500 milligram range and that we can keep skating along as we have been for awhile now!

Anyhow - the long and the short of it is that we are still pregnant, excited for how far we have come, and still have a long way to go.