Hello! This has been such a great month! The time is flying by and I can hardly believe we are only about 6 weeks away from his due date! I am definitely not feeling prepared, so I am going to gladly welcome these 6 weeks haha. I hear from a lot of people that these are the weeks that you just wish it was over already... but I am definitely not there yet! Don't get me wrong, I am so very anxious to meet this little man, and see his sweet face, and play with his cute little hands and feet... but for right now I still love being pregnant, and I'm hoping he doesn't come too early... I am really hoping to get some more things done before that day, and the longer he stays in, the healthier he'll be anyway! :) We'll have to see if I'm feeling the same way in a few weeks haha. And now I think our little spanish rice is more of a burrito... a very large burrito! But he is definitely my little buddy and I love watching him move around, kick me, punch me... you get the picture. It seems like he's in the same place most of the time, right now... I can feel his bum at the top right of my tummy and his little legs (as far as I can tell) off to the left. He likes to push out really far, giving my tummy a lovely little pointy spot on my left side and a huge bulge on the top right. I can't wait to see those cute little feet that love to push my belly into weird shapes haha!

Here are my questions again: 

How Far Along: 33 Weeks and 5 days

Size Of Baby: about the size of a durian fruit (to be quite honest I have no idea what that is... haha) but he should be about 17.2 -18.7 in and 4.2-5.8 lbs ("the bump" again)

Maternity Clothes: got some more for Christmas from AJ, my mom and dad, and my friend Megan! 

Loving having clothes that are cute and comfy!

Stretch Marks: no new ones, keeping my fingers crossed.

Sleep:  I think I'm sleeping pretty good, but my congestion is making it hard for AJ to sleep :(  I have had it my whole pregnancy, but sometimes it is worse than others... and unfortunately it's worse right now... and yes I'm admitting that it makes me snore really bad! I feel so bad, cuz AJ doesn't sleep well when I'm not breathing great, or snoring loud... so his sleep has been compromised probably more than mine! And there is the usual wake up at least twice a night to go to the bathroom... and a couple times to adjust my hips... but nothing too bad yet.

Best Moment of the Week: Hearing his strong heartbeat! We had our doctors appointment on Friday so we were able to hear it again. It was at 144, very healthy :) 

Movement: I already kinda updated you on the movement aspect... but he's still a busy boy.  He gets the hiccups a lot and sometimes I think it makes him mad... Occasionally when he has them he starts moving around like crazy, so I think those are the ones that are super uncomfortable. Wish I could do something to help!

Cravings: Nothing too crazy... but I've really been loving the Kashi Blueberry Bran Flakes... not sure if that's even what they are called... but they are delicious! Thanks to my Mom and Kayla for introducing them to me! 

Gender: BOY!!!!!!!!!!!! 

Belly Button In or Out: Usually out most of the time... but it's still kinda dependent on his position. I think it is funny!

Wedding Ring on or off: Still wearing my fake one, my hands are pretty swollen most of the time.

What I Miss: I am mostly just looking forward to being able to sleep on my back again, but this little guys is worth it!

What I am Looking Forward to: Hopefully getting the nursery finished and all put together! And pregnancy wise... I just can't wait to meet him! It's coming so fast!

Symptoms: I really haven't been too nauseated lately, yay! But the tiredness has definitely come back. I took three naps last Sunday, and I'm hoping to get one in today too! I've also had super swollen hands and feet, and I learned at my doctor's appointment that I've been having braxton hicks quite a bit! I couldn't always tell what they were, but she was able to confirm it, so far they aren't painful though.

Nursery: Not much has changed since my last post unfortunately... work and life has just been crazy... so neither of us has had enough time to really get anything moving for the nursery... hence the reason I'm not feeling prepared yet! But it will get there one day

Emotions: Seeming slightly more stable than before, haha... As far as I can tell. I don't know if AJ feels the same way though ;)

This is a bump picture from today... 33 weeks, 5 days. 

Actually looking like a baby bump! haha

6 weeks to go and we get to meet him! So glad this experience and pregnancy has been so great so far! Hope we finish strong :) Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Years, it is really going to be a great year!

Love,

Kelsey, AJ, & Baby Boy Rodriguez