Trenton now weighs about as much as a Honeydew Melon.. about 5 lbs. The big development the last couple weeks has been his lungs, they are almost fully matured now. His bones are now harder but his skull isn't fully fused to allow room to overlap during birth. He now also pee's about a pint day (so weird!). His skin has plumped up with fat cells and has turned pink and soft now. All of his senses are now functioning in full force annd he can tell the difference from day and night... however, he is quite active at night when I lay down. It takes him a while to settle down and realize its time to SLEEP. I guess he is just preparing me for his arrival, as Shaun is happily snoozing next to us :)
I can definitely tell that he is running out of room as his movements are much sharper and more painful.. not as much fluid cushion anymore. He kicks and punches my bladder, hips and ribs all day. I think he wants out..
LaBarre Family Home Update: Dare I say it.. but it doesn't look like my parents are staying after all. Did I mention it has been a roller coaster of emotions lately? Pulling out of the deal wasn't as easy as anticipate, which was somewhat expected, so we decided that it was God's way of saying its' time to move on.. get back on track. So, the search for our new home continues and the madness ensues. Shaun and I still haven't opened escrow on our place or heard anything since we signed the counter.. VERY frusterating. My last day at work is this Friday, as in 2 days from now! I am nesting like crazy right now and would love to start packing/organizing when I am on leave.. we will see. This shall be an interesting couple of weeks. As much as we are anxiously awaiting Trenton's arrival.. I do feel like we still need a little time for all of this to settle down so if he came closer to his due date, it wouldn't be the worst thing.
I had my first baby shower with work friends last week before the holiday weekend. It was such a beautiful luncheon overlooking the water in Dana Point. It was a great group of friends, we recieved so many THOUGHTFUL and USEFUL gifts (clothes, the COOLEST binki's with animals hanging off of them, the bobby, sleep sheep, butt paste :) etc.) that we LOVE and the food was wonderful. Couldn't have been a better day and memory that I will have for years to come. Huge thanks for my good friends, Kristin and Lisa at work.. you guys are so good to me. I'm so lucky to have you both in my life.
We also just had our 34 week Dr Appt & Ultrasound this morning which was exciting. The Doc is back from his vaca in Coeur D'Alene (one of our favorite places! Hi Idaho Family! xo) which makes us feel more comfortable should anything happen suddenly. Shaun got to come to this appt too which was fun. In sum, Trenton is a big, healthy boy. The ultrasound tech said he has a big head.. GREAT. All I could think of was OUCH. He is also about 5 lbs already so the doc estimated him to be about 8 lbs+ when he is born.. We knew he wouldn't be small so this wasn't much of a surprise to us. He is also head down and really nudged in there which explains my constant "need to pee!" sensation when I walk & everytime I stand. The lack of sleep, 5 lb kid playing punching bag with my bladder, kicking my ribs and my horribly PAINFUL hips are all really wearing on me. I totally get what woman mean now about the last trimester. I'm looking forward to feeling like normal me again.
That said, here is BIG (not normal- thank goodness) me.. at 34 weeks! Look at how much i've grown since 12 weeks pregnant! Isn't that CRAZYYYY!? Funny thing is, I totally thought it was showing THEN. HA! I'm ready to get skinny again.. please.
**Don't mind the weird faces I make in my photos, focus on the belly :) I promise that I am really VERY happy.. not sad or grumpy haha.. I just don't take great photos.
Thanks again for reading.. xo
Hugs, Tay.
Ready for Weeks 35 and 36!!!! - Patiently waiting <3
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