32 Weeks - 8 to go!

Best. weekend. ever! My mom and Wendy were so amazing in helping me unpack, wash, and put away all of Charlie's adorable gifts. I am convinced that he now has more clothes than I do... scary! The nursery is still a total work-in-progress, but everything at least has a place now. We must have done at least 10 loads of laundry this weekend - diapers, bibs, blankets, pajamas, outfits, socks, sheets... love all those itty bitty items!


Charles was very appreciative of his Avo and Madrinha this weekend and even said hello to each of them. :) He is moving so much these days and I love feeling him. I think I'll miss it in February! Here's what's new this week:

By now, your baby weighs 3.75 pounds (pick up a large jicama) and is about 16.7 inches long, taking up a lot of space in your uterus. You're gaining about a pound a week and roughly half of that goes right to your baby. In fact, he'll gain a third to half of his birth weight during the next 7 weeks as he fattens up for survival outside the womb.

• How far along? 32 weeks
• Total weight gain: +18 pounds
• Sleep: Still pretty fantastic - the body pillow rocks!
• Movement: Pretty consistent throughout the day - love it!
• Best moment this week: NJ baby shower and spending the weekend with Mom and Wendy
• Food cravings: water - can't get enough!
• Gender: It's a boy!
• Maternity Clothes: Some of my pants are getting a bit snug around the belly, but I have plenty that still fit just fine.
• Belly Button in or out? Still in!
• What I miss: nothing really... it's all been totally worth it!
• What I am looking forward to: Seeing Dr. G. at our 32 week appointment this week - I have lots of questions about the "birth plan" I'm supposed to write. :)
• Nursery Progress: We got lots of laundry done and put away! The prints and monogram wall decal from etsy are in and I plan to install them this week. I'm also going to exchange/return some items we got duplicates of and finish putting clothes away.

We had the NJ baby shower yesterday and here are a few photos from the day, taken by our dear friend Zakiyyah.

 

Friday
Breakfast - natural peanut butter on a whole grain English muffin; chocolate soy milk
Snack - Greek strawberry yogurt
Lunch - Panera (half a tomato and mozzarella panini; garden vegetable soup; lemonade)
Dinner - edamame; cucumber avocado sushi; vegetable pad thai; brown rice with steamed vegetables in a red curry sauce
Dessert - bite of peanut butter pie; decaf cupcake latte with soy milk


Saturday
Breakfast - veggie egg white flat bread; decaf tea with honey
Lunch - Baby Shower! - wheat dinner roll with butter; garden salad; grilled vegetables in tomato sauce; roasted potatoes; two cheese ravioli
Snack - one chocolate covered pretzel rod; POM love fruit smoothie
Dinner - Persian food (not sure what everything was to be honest) - wheat flat bread with salad and some sort of bean mixture; two stuffed grape leaves; basmati rice with saffron, pistachio nuts, and oranges


Sunday
Breakfast - natural peanut butter on a whole grain English muffin; chocolate soy milk
Lunch - soy "chicken" patty on whole grain bread with light mayo; half a baked potato; Persian salad (cucumbers, tomatoes, red onions, olive oil, and lemon juice)
Dinner - small bowl of pasta with marinara sauce
Dessert - piece of vanilla cake