Today I am 32 weeks. It seems a wee bit surreal that I am less than 10 weeks from meeting my new little prince. Time is just flying by. I still haven't chosen a hospital. For some reason I'm not the least bit worried. Baby boy will come whether I have chosen a hospital or not. :) The only issue is that home births are illegal here. So I guess I do need to find a hospital pretty soon. :) In my defense I did try to go to the hospitals I am considering, but things didn't go as I planned.. I go to a hospital to see the facilities and one hospital did a very thorough job showing me around and answering my questions, another hospital had a nurse talk to me in-between deliveries (O_o), a third hospital didn't even have a clue what I was talking about when I said I wanted to few the facilities and ask some questions - they told me a doctor would have some arrange that for me. LOL. You would think the hands down winner would be the first one right? Wrong. The first one has the highest c-section rate (something I'm not going for) and they don't allow doula support. The third one, I've been to as a patient and like the doctors, but they won't let my honey into the delivery room. The second one I'm still trying to gather information. So you can see why I'm still undecided.
I see EM growing right before my eyes. He says and does stuff that make me stop in my tracks and look at him. I am trying my best to take in every minute. He is so excited for his brother to make an arrival. He keeps asking if the baby will be here in a minute. He's starting practicing his brother care routine. He puts the baby brother in the high chair and feeds him. He puts baby brother in the swing and gives it a gentle push then sings a little song or two. Then he takes the baby upstairs and puts the baby in the crib and covers him with his baby blanket. This boys spirit is so warm and kind.
Babylove #2 is becoming a little acrobat, he's right side up, upside down, sideways. Hopefully he'll be working his way into a head down position soon. Hopefully he's also in there working on his exit strategy. :) According to babycenter.com baby love #2 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. I’m gaining about a pound a week and roughly half of that goes right to my 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. He now has toenails, fingernails, and real hair (or at least respectable peach fuzz). His skin is becoming soft and smooth as he plumps up in preparation for birth.
Week 29
Still sleeping with trucks
Week 31
Week 32
Mommy's Cornball
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