32 weeks down, 8 more to go

I am 32 weeks pregnant today, and supposed to be at my baby shower at this very moment but sadly am not. The lovely, spastic weather of Missouri has postponed it to April 18th. Who would've thought there would be a snow storm at the end of March?! It might just be a good thing though. Yesterday I was struggling with a pain in ribs on the left side that I get often. I originally thought this pressure type pain was due to the ill fitting bra I had, but after finally getting a good, supportive bra and still hurting, I wasn't sure what to think. I really didn't think it was Chloe pushing on my ribs because it didn't feel like does when she presses on anything else. It would just hurt when I sat hunched over or curled up on that side for too long, or sometimes when I laid on that side. All I had to do was either change positions or sit with my back supported for awhile or even massaging it a little would relieve it. Yesterday, on the other hand, the dull, pressure type pain gradually turned into a sharp, intense pain that I couldn't get to go away. It would hurt sitting up, laying down, even standing up. Massaging it didn't work anymore and it actually it started to hurt to touch. Later that night, I did some research online and I now think that the dull pain I felt before was Chloe and she put on so much pressure that she actually bruised my rib. Sleeping was difficult last night, but I woke up this morning in a lot less pain. I gradually am feeling more and more sore as the day goes by though, so we'll see how I feel tonight. I don't know for sure if she really did bruise my rib or not, I'm gonna talk to my doctor when I go in about a week, but I don't know what else could've caused that much pain no matter what I did.

Well, besides possibly bruising my rib, Chloe has been busy growing like a weed. She's almost 4 lbs now, and will continue to gain 1/3-1/2 her birth weight between now the next 7 weeks! She has fingernails, toenails, and hair (or peach fuzz). I'm really excited and relieved to have made it to this week. Baby's born at 32+ weeks have a much, much greater chance of survival than if born any earlier.

Sorry to ramble and complain about my aches and pains. You'll only have deal for a few more weeks... hopefully.

Maternity photos

Here are a few maternity photos Kris took. Enjoy!

Getting closer...

I am 31 weeks pregnant, feeling pretty huge, getting more uncomfortable, and believe I'm being prepared by God for the lack of sleep in my near future.

Chloe is, depending on which book I read, between about 16-18 inches long and weighs about 3 1/2 lbs. I think she's starting to make her way lower into my pelvis. The past couple days I've been able to feel her pushing on my right hip. I'm not too fond of that. She's still rolling around like crazy. Last night I actually tried to get her to fall asleep because she was rolling around so much and it was getting so uncomfortable. She seems to like music a lot so I tried using that, but all it really did was calm her down a little, which was good enough for me. My phone has an mp3 player on it and I've got a playlist set up for her with songs that I really like and think would be calming. I think the version of Somewhere Over the Rainbow Jason Castro did on American Idol is her favorite.

My baby shower is this weekend! I'm sooo excited! It's gonna be so fun to be around a bunch of girls celebrating the upcoming birth of my baby girl, and pretty much all know what I'm going through and how I feel.