32 Weeks Pregnant :-)

Well.....I am officially 32 weeks pregnant. Can you believe it? The countdown has begun.....

Little Sweets now weighs 3.75lbs and is 17inches in length. Wow!! That's a long baby for such a tiny space!!! Our little one also has a full head of hair right now.

Daddy thinks Little Sweets will have A LOT of THICK hair. Time will soon tell :-)

What's your vote? Thick or thin hair? Curly or wavy? Black, brown or light brown/blonde? Brown or blue eyes?

It's exciting to think and guess what our bundle of joy will look like and who they will take after more. I've said in previous posts that I think the baby's personality will be more like daddy in the sense that he/she will be rather reserved, patient and somewhat quiet; HOWEVER, I do think they will take after my social and outgoing side!! hee hee

Here is my belly at 32 weeks:

The baby has been VERY active lately. Lots and lots of movement; however, the movement is more consistent now. Because the baby's head is down, I feel little foot or elbow jabs on the sides of my tummy all day. I love it!!! I can still feel the baby flipping and turning, but it more feels like the baby is flipping from side to side, rather than upside down, right side up, etc.

As for me personally, my energy level is back to normal again. I am not tired earlier in the evening like I was a few weeks ago. It's rather strange as I thought I'd be getting really uncomfortable and tired in these last few weeks; however, I still feel like the same me!

One thing that has changed though is the soreness in my feet and the slight swelling in my hands and feet on really hot days.

This past holiday Monday (Victoria Day) Dennard and I look a lovely early morning walk through the forest by our home. We went early so we could have the forest to ourselves before the dog walkers, joggers and bike riders made their way out.

With no make-up on, my hair pulled back in a pony tail and my light sweats on, we headed for our walk. A walk that turned into a solid hour and a half walk-lol. I felt fantastic- I could have walked for another hour and a half!! We walked and talked and laughed and reminisced stories. It was a wonderful morning-just the three of us :-)

Here is a picture of me and Little Sweets by a river in the forest during our walk:
(sorry for the poor lighting; it was a bright morning)

Come the end of our walk, I could feel what were my fingers, but felt like sausages!!! My fingers were so tight and swollen from the heat I could barely bend them. My feet weren't as bad fortunately. We were going to walk over to Second Cup to get a drink, but decided after all our walking and my swollen feet and hands, to drive over in our air conditioned instead! lol

Later that day we had a nice visit over at Kevin and Rubi's. It was precious to see Dennard interacting and holding Moriah. The smile and glow on his face was like something I had never seen; it was his 'daddy' side shinning through :-)

As much as he felt 'out of his realm' holding her, he looked like a true natural; except when he picked her up and supported her head like a newborn. We all died laughing!!! He is not quite yet comfortable holding babies and has not had many experiences with them, so he thought that even at 5 months, he had to support her head. It was the cutest thing!!! He's learning!! lol

Tuesday my sweetheart was a huge blessing. He wasn't feeling very well, so he stayed home from work. Saying our good-byes in the AM we discussed some of the craziness on both of our plates this week and went through our laundry list of To Do's.

When I got home from work, I found half of my To Do list accomplished for me!!!! Dennard had vacuumed the living room, all the couches and chairs, did the laundry, plucked the weeds from the yard, gathered the garbage, put my tupperware bin of winter clothes in storage, etc. I was blown away!!!

Scary Dream: I had a dream Monday night that I went into early labour!! I am praying it's not a prophetic dream!!! lol To be ready, I washed the baby's hospital sleepers and onesis tonight along with a few receiving blankets and packed a few extra items in my hospital bag for me that were recommended by my prenatal teacher. I honestly never thought to pack snacks for me?! lol I have a whole bag of snacks for Dennard....guess I'll be tapping into those!! lol