L'shanah tovah (Happy New Year)!
This post is another double feature, and I'm excited to be writing it with a Ravens game on in the background! :)
It's been a very productive couple of weeks at Casa de Freiman. We spent most of last weekend continuing to reorganize and purge the house. The boxes and bags of things we threw away were impressive.
We had our 30 week appointment last week, and for the first time since my pregnancy confirmation appointment in February saw "my doctor." Her heartbeat and growth were normal, and next week we go back for our last regularly scheduled sonogram- crazy!
I can say with certainty that the third trimester will be my hardest one. I was very lucky with my first and second trimesters, with minimal discomfort or symptoms. Now, I have trouble breathing basically all day, my wart makes walking painful almost all of the time, and sleeping sucks. Swelling hands and feet are official, so I'm wearing my wedding ring as part of a necklace now. As a friend told me today when I told her I'm at 31 weeks, "...it's all downhill from here."
What I've learned:
* Her milestones these days are awesome - for example, now all 5 of her senses are working, and she will triple in weight before she is born (assuming we make it to a full 40 weeks)
* We went on our hospital tour last weekend and it was a really good overview of what to expect! We continue our education with childbirth classes which start this weekend...
Highlights of the week:
* Seeing the house come together
* Holidays! Labor Day earlier in the week and then spending Rosh Hashanah with family
* Feeling and seeing her move. I'm more familiar with her patterns now, and she's definitely nocturnal!
Here are some recent photos:
Week 30 Bumps:
Week 31 Bump with Brenna:
Brenna is wearing the same outfit as in her first blog appearance. Love the pics! The girls can't wait for their new cousin to arrive in November!
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