{33 weeks}

i can feel the baby growing his allotted 1lb per week and am starting to dwindle in wardrobe options... the end is upon us .. i can't believe it! it seems so soon! i apologize to all those who see me often enough to know i'm down to my 3 fitting outfits haha! the waddle has begun, bending over is no longer even an option, and the sciatic nerve is a go and killing me. but what do you do! the end is in site and everyone is really starting to prepare and get excited for his arrival.... including my sister cheree who informed me she would like to be AT THE BIRTH..... uhh.. i'm not sure how that will be ... never had anyone else but scott there before! but it's fun to see everyone get so excited!

How your baby's growing:

This week your baby weighs a little over 4 pounds (heft a pineapple) and has passed the 17-inch mark. He's rapidly losing that wrinkled, alien look and his skeleton is hardening. The bones in his skull aren't fused together, which allows them to move and slightly overlap, thus making it easier for him 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 his brain and other tissue expands during infancy and childhood.

As your baby fills out even more of your belly, lots of things might start to change: Whereas before you were sashaying, you may find yourself waddling. Finding an easy position to sit in — let alone sleep — is becoming more of a challenge. And bumping into chairs and counters is par for the course.