Baby #4|| Week 33

What I look like this week:

What Rose looks like this week: 

This week, according to BabyCenter, Rose weighs a little over 4 pounds and has passed the 17-inch mark (about the size of a pineapple). She's rapidly losing that wrinkled, alien look and her skeleton is hardening. The bones in her skull aren't fused together, which allows them to move and slightly overlap, thus making it easier for her to fit through the birth canal. (The pressure on the head during birth is so intense that many babies are born with a conehead-like appearance.) These bones don't entirely fuse until early adulthood, so they can grow as her brain and other tissue expands during infancy and childhood.

Weight gain: 109lbs, one pound weight gain this week-- a total of 15lbs this pregnancy. If you missed yesterdays post about my doctors appointment you can check it out here.

Sleep: Sleeping is not going as well this week, waking up once or twice a night to use the bathroom and still being woken up early by Rose's kicking.

Eating: 

Some pictures from this weeks eats: 

Picture #1:  Lara Bar-- this is actually the only flavor I like though.

Picture #2: Pink Lady Apple with KIND Cinnamon Oat Clusters with Flax Seeds and a few scoops of vanilla yogurt.

Picture #3: Chicken Salad on a plain bagel with lettuce, tomato and swiss cheese. 

Picture #4: Salmon with avocado in a wrap. 

Movement: Lots of kicks, rolls and hiccups. 

What I'm loving: That we have only 6 weeks or less before we are holding Rose!

Symptoms: Still having vivid dreams, strange body parts falling asleep, dry skin, heartburn. Not as many braxton hicks as last week, but at least a few a day. I keep forgetting to add lower back pain to this list. I have been using a heating pad at night to try to help it. 

Exercise: 

 Monday, August 17th: 1.18 miles

Tuesday, August 11th: 1.39 miles

Wednesday, August 12th: 2.01 miles

Thursday, August 13th: 3.37 miles

Friday, August 14th: 1.32 miles

Saturday, August 15th: 2.61 miles 

Sunday, August 16th: 1.42 miles

TOTAL MILES: 13.30 miles

*I am still cutting back on how far I go because I don't want to burn too many calories since I am trying to gain weight. But I think it is very important to stay active! 

What I'm looking forward to: Our maternity pictures, visiting the boy's grandparents who live outside Philadelphia and attending a family wedding! 

Countdowns:

Days until our next appointment: 9 days
Days until out maternity pictures: 3 days
Days until the boys first day of school: 22 days

Days until C-Section date: 43 days