29 Week Update

This post will likely be short, since not much has changed in the last week or so. Here I am again...

My hair is down! What? Yep, that is me and my hair is really getting long. It's so long that I can barely stand it being down in this heat!

How far along?
I am 30 weeks and 1 day (a little late again on the update). I have 69 days left and only 48 days until I'm full-term.

Baby is the size of a...
butternut squash. Or, in my terms, one of those gourds that hallow out in the fall and you can make a birdhouse of them. :) Olive is approximately 15 inches long (probably more like 13), and 3 lbs! She should start gaining about 1/2 lb a week from here on out. That would put her around 8 lbs, which is right on.

Symptoms:
I am still achy, uncomfortable, excited, and above all - HOT! It is so flippin' hot! I sweat just sitting here...if a third child is in our future, it will NOT be a summer baby! Plus, did we pick the hottest summer in years or what? Gee-whiz.

I am just carrying so much lower this time. Everyone thinks that means the ultrasound technician was wrong and I'm really carrying a boy. I think it is a testament to how awful my abs were and that my uterus just flopped out there, with nothing holding it back! We will see this weekend at our 3D ultrasound who is right. :)  Anyway, carrying lower is much more painful, or at least in my experience. It stresses my pelvis and lower back; I didn't have the same aches with Lucy. I get up from sitting on a hard bench or the floor and can barely walk for a few steps. I'm like an old person! Eh, maybe I am old...

Anything new?
Not really. We got Olive's sleeper in. Isn't it cute. Heath and Lucy put it together.

It looks just like the picture. It really folds easily too. I think it was a great purchase for us!

New with Heath?
Either Heath is very intuitive or I complain like crazy. I think the latter is probably more true, no offense to Heath. He has been super helpful this last week. I made supper and he even wrote on our board, "I love you because...you cooked supper even though you were tired. - Thank you!"

It was sweet. He has also pampered me pretty well. I imagine that with him start up night classes again (6 weeks, two nights a week), that I will be a little bit on the back-burner again. But, I understand. We are all excited for that MBA to be done in August! :) I'm so proud of him.

New with Lucy?
She still acts excited about Olive in theory. But, when it comes to Olive's things vs. hers, that is another story. I think she will have a hard time sharing things; she hasn't ever really had to before. I am still 100% positive that sharing her daddy will be the biggest problem.

Oh, and one a cute note, she tried to put a diaper on my belly the other day - "for baby Olive."

Anything else?
The biggest new item will be the 3D ultrasound. Prepare for a post about it and pictures on Facebook. :) I am so excited. We are going to see if she is still a girl and see if she looks like Lucy at all. I can't wait! Here is what Lucy looked like:

Let's hope we get a good picture like that of Olive...and that Olive is still an "Olive" and not a boy! haha. It wouldn't be the worst thing in the world; but, we would have to do a lot of shopping.

Oh, and for the few in the family, we will also be verifying that only one baby exists....crazy people...haha.

Have a fantastic weekend!