We hit the 31 week mark today! Yay! We’ve finally made it to the single digit week countdown. 9 weeks to go :) It sounds good to just know in about 9 weeks we get to meet our little boy!
According to the ideal baby development week by week progress, this week baby Joshua is now a little over 3 lbs and is compared to 4 oranges. Like the teen years down the road, they say he’ll soon experience a big growth spurt (good luck for my ever stretching baby bump and back!). Imagine a 5 lb bag of flour or sugar, they feel pretty heavy ha? Baby Joshua only has a little more than a pound to gain before he’ll be as heavy as a 5 lb bag of sugar or flour. Not to forget the weight of the uterus, placenta, increased body fluids... lol! Yet, strangely, sometimes I don’t feel like I’m carrying a heavy bag of sugar or flour in my belly. It’s quite weird to think of it that way I suppose but sometimes the realism of something is when you compare it to something that you can easily relate to. Sometimes Jonathan holds my belly in his arms...... lol you can feel the difference as soon as he lets go.... I wish there was a way he can help me carry the belly most of the time :)
Baby Joshua's movements are very frequent and strong now - sometimes I think of him as our little Kickboxing champion fighter. At times it even feels like he’s invited some of his friends over for a tournament! It is just not possible to imagine one little baby being pretty much everywhere in your belly at the same time :)
He has had the famous braxton hiccups. They are not regular but they can be very uncomfortable :( He had the hiccups today again. This time they were concentrated just above my left hipbone. It’s very awkward to feel the hiccups because at times I have the inclination to want to hold my own breath or drink water. Unfortunately that does little to remedy the situation. :(
Just the other day I was laying down to rest after a long day at work. I was thinking how life being pregnant just changes everything about the human body. Certain things about being pregnant just completely boggle my mind. I currently have 2 of everything…. two heads, two hearts, two livers, two spinal cords. Then I have 4 arms and 4 legs. Everything is coexisting right here in my body, and my “bigger heart” and “bigger organs” are sustaining life to the littler ones. It’s quite mind blowing if you let yourself think upon it too long.
We received our little boy's bassinet and Jonathan got straight to work on it. He put it all together and it looks beautiful! Thanks honey! I am sure baby Joshua will love his new hung out :) I took some pictures to share with our little boy when he grows up.... I am sure he will appreciate his daddy's work :) Here is one of the pictures of Jonathan putting together the bassinet.
From my last doctors visit I have added one more pound :) As you can see from this week's picture, my baby bump is growing bigger every week. I still have to add at least one or half a pound every week!
Thank you for reading and see you all next week!
1 comment:
Hey Sarah,
I came across your blog accidentally but i love your read and the progress you are amking with lil Joshua as you call him.
It really is a miracle what us women go through bringing forth life into this world and this is a gift we should never ever take for granted.
All the best in your count down to the big day and all the best to you and your family as the days go by.
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