31 Weeks

Today I am 31 weeks and tomorrow I start the beginning of my 8th month! That's pretty exciting. :-) I am antsy to get to my DR appointment tomorrow afternoon and see what position the babies are in. It seems like MAYBE they've changed. I feel Walker's hiccups real low by my hips now instead of up my ribs which means maybe (fingers crossed) he's gone head down! That'd be wonderful! Jocelyn - I'm not sure but she almost feels like she's gone transverse (sideways) across the top. I am sure I'm probably completely wrong. LOL But it's fun and frustrating to guess. We'll find out tomorrow! Also, we have a growth scan to see how big they are and get approximate weights. I love those! I'm planning on asking the Doc what week he thinks I'll be scheduled for a c-section if we have to go that route or what week he'll induce. I'm really needing a light at the end of the tunnel these days. I'm just feeling really big and uncomfortable.

Last night I must have started to roll over to my other side (which is NOT easy or comfortable I need to add) and I must have gotten tired or stuck half way through and just fell back to sleep laying on my back. I woke up with quite a start because I couldn't breathe. That was pretty scary. Of course I shot up and tried to roll over - giving myself a nice sharp pain across my stomach (small, slow movements are needed pretty much all the time but I forgot that in my moment of trying to breathe!!). Suffice it to say I have learned my lesson and will wake up enough to roll over to the other side from now on and take no chances of staying on my back. Anyway - I'll update tomorrow after the DR's appointment - which is at 2:30 so if you get my subscription you probably won't get the email until Saturday.

Also, yesterday was our 3rd Anniversary. It was pretty nice. My wonderful husband got me some wonderful smelling beautiful flowers. We don't do flowers much so that is what I really wanted. :-) Here's a quick pic:



Fetal Update for 31 Weeks:
Your not-so-little-one is just a bit closer to their birth weight and height at around 4 pounds and 17 inches. With each added layer of baby fat, your baby's skin starts to look more and more like it will when they finally get to see the light of day. The heavy news: you can expect your miracle-gro muffin to gain about a half a pound of weight per week from now until about two weeks before birth. Great. That's just what you needed. Even more weight to carry around!

Your baby's still-developing immune system has gained substantial strength over the past few weeks getting them in full gear to face our disease-ridden world o’ wonders. Obviously, a large majority of your child’s immune strength will be derived from exposure to breast milk as well as the outside elements. Their cute little noggin’ (which could already be covered with luscious locks or just purty peach fuzz), is still soft because the skull bones have not yet fused together. As much as that sounds a little too vulnerable, their “skull softness” allows for a much smoother passage through the birth canal during labor—something both you and your little swimmer will appreciate when it’s finally time to “go!” Also, some babies will have that “soft spot” on their head for up to one year after birth.

Here's my 31 week belly pics along with a timeline. :-) Enjoy!

Here's my pic yesterday on our 3rd Anniversary!


And today:


And the timeline with todays belly at the end (click on pic to make it bigger) :-)