Sunday, June 8, 2014

Lima Bean: Week Thirty Two


How far along: Thirty two weeks as of Wednesday, May 21, 2014. 
Size of baby: Lima Bean is about 16.7 inches from head to heel and should weigh about 3.75 pounds, the weight of a large jicama (??).  However, I had an ultrasound this week and she is estimated at 4 lbs, 5 oz.  I thought this sounded huge but the technician promised me it is only the 51st percentile.  We will see how big she ends up!
Maternity Clothes: Yes--I got a new pair of ankle length black pants from Target that fit surprisingly well (worn in the photo but you can't tell).  I like that I have something nicer to wear to work that is still fairly lightweight.
Movement: Lima Bean is a mover and a shaker!
Sex of baby: It's a girl!
Sleep: Getting a little harder to sleep.  I am waking up at least twice at night to use the bathroom, plus it is getting hotter here and I wake up because I am hot, too.  I don't have any problem going to sleep, but the wakings are interrupting my sleep.
What I miss: Nothing specific this week.
Cravings: Pineapple, which is so weird because normally it makes my stomach ache.  But it tastes so good right now.  Other fruits as well, like green grapes and strawberries.
Symptoms: Some hip pain after sleeping on my side all night, but not bad.  Other than that, no real complaints.
What I'm looking forward to: Completing the nursery and getting Henry's room in order.  We are moving a sleeper sofa from the living room to Henry's room so that it can be used as a guest room as well.  The sofa is a grey color that matches Henry's quilt really well.  I think it will look great in the room.

Extras
I had a growth ultrasound this week to determine Lima Bean's estimated size.  It was strange to me to have a growth ultrasound with 8 weeks to go, because it seems that there isn't much you can take from it in terms of Lima Bean's estimated birth size.  But it was still nice to see Lima Bean on the screen.  She was surprisingly calm during the ultrasound, which may be the only time she's ever been calm during a doctor's appointment.  As mentioned above, she is estimated at 4 lbs, 5 oz.  She was measuring at 32 weeks, 6 days, even though I was only 32 weeks, 2 days.  This is the first time she was measuring ahead--until now, she was 1-2 days behind.  She has hair, which the technician pointed out.  I wonder whether she will have more hair than Henry did.  He had some hair at birth, but not much.  I asked the technician to confirm that Lima Bean is a girl (she is!  Thank goodness, because we would have a lot of clothes to return if not!).  We also saw her spine, her face, her giant-looking feet--I remember Henry's feet also looked giant at the growth ultrasound simply because the image is so zoomed in--, her hands, her abdomen, and her heart.  I love seeing Lima Bean in scans and wish I could have another one before she's born!

We also had the nursery and Henry's room painted this week.  Both rooms look great!  I bought a floral rug for Lima Bean's room, which has some aqua flowers that coordinate well with the wall color, and I bought three prints and a painting off of Etsy that coordinate as well.  I also am waiting on wall letters spelling Lima Bean's name to go over her crib.

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