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32 Weeks*
How Far Along: 32 Weeks* Size of Baby: A Jicama Weight Gain: 21 pounds Movement: Oh, so much movement! This little wee-bean loves to dance. I usually feel her moving around all day long now, with occasional periods of quiet time where I assume she is sleeping. At my appointment with my midwife this week, she was laughing while she tried to find baby’s heartbeat. She’d locate it, then it would fade away as the baby squirmed and moved away. Eventually she just ended up moving the doppler around my belly trailing after my dancing wee-bean. On Wednesday night I woke up shortly after 4am to use the washroom, and…
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31 Weeks*
How Far Along: 31 Weeks* Size of Baby: A Squash Weight Gain: 20 pounds Movement: She is very active first thing in the morning, and she loves to dance in the evenings. These days it feels less like individual kicks, and more like a flurry of movements. Sometimes it feels like she is river dancing, and on Sunday I swore she figured out how to punch dance. Mostly it feels like she is twisting and turning to get into a new position to sleep. At my last appointment with my midwife, she was head down–the way she should be. She still has a bit of room to move around, but…
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30 Weeks*
How Far Along: 30 Weeks* Size of Baby: A head of Cabbage Weight Gain: 18.5 pounds Movement: She definitely has a pattern with her movements, and I tend to feel her most first thing in the morning until around 10am, around dinner time, and then again just before I fall asleep. I feel her as she turns and shift positions during the day, but she kicks and dances most at those times. Her kicks are also definitely getting stronger. Today at work she kicked so hard that I gasped out loud in surprise, and the students nearby looked at me and laughed. Cravings: Nothing exciting this week, though I’m having…
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My Christmas Wish List*
When I was a little girl, November was exciting for one big reason: The Wish Book. There was just something magical about flipping through the pages of that giant catalogue and ear marking everything I wanted to ask for from Santa. Time with the Wish Book was precious, as it was equally divided between each of my five siblings when the book first arrived. Some years my wish list was ridiculously long, but I find that as I’ve gotten older it’s become harder and harder to think of things to add to my wish list. I no longer run for the door every day waiting for the catalogue, but I…
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29 Weeks*
How Far Along: 29 Weeks* Size of Baby: Butternut Squash Weight Gain: 17.5 pounds Movement: I feel like I have a little Mexican jumping wee-bean in my belly! She loves to move and I can feel her all the time. This morning it feels a bit like she is doing the running-man on my belly–just the idea of it makes me laugh. haha! Her movements are definitely getting stronger and on more than one occasion I’ve gasped out loud when she gives me a good kick–more out of surprise than pain. It’s amazing to me that the feeling has changed from little pokes to giant kicks! On Sunday we had…
