32 weeks and apples, apples, apples!

I am officially 8 months!  Baby is full term at 37 weeks so technically we could have a baby in 5 weeks! (Though I am not betting he will come that early!)  I can definitely feel him growing...he is running out of room and making me very uncomfortable!  Eric told me the other day I should just ask the doctor to take him out now! :)

Our past week was full of apple activities!  Wednesday night we went to Uncle Roger's to pick apples from his apple trees.  The boys thought it was great to use Poppop Kolb's old apple picker!  They got the hang of it, though it wasn't safe to stand anywhere close to them while they were using it!

 I made an apple cake and Jacob helped me make apple crisp with the apples we picked!

 Thursday night we went to Jim's parents for Eric to get a haircut for picture day this week.  Grammie had applesauce ready for the boys to make.  They liked the idea of making applesauce but said it was too much work!

Saturday morning we went to Weaver's to pick apples so Jim can make apple dumplings!

After Weaver's we went to a stand in Lancaster to get carving pumpkins and mums.  We got a few pumpkins from our garden but none big enough for jack o' lanterns.  The ones we bought are definitely big enough!

Loving the fall look of the front of our house!!!

 We ended our fun weekend with dinner at Outback!  This week I have to go in to the hospital to do my pre-registration paperwork and meet with the anesthesiologist.  Friday Jim and I are going for my 32 week growth scan (ultrasound).  Looking forward to seeing our little peanut again, probably the last time until he is born.  Monday I have my regular OB appointment...going every 2 weeks now.

How far along? 32 weeks- baby is the size of a large jicama (a sweet edible root eaten raw in salads or cooked as a vegetable) I had to look it up to see what it was!

 

Maternity clothes? Stuff is getting tighter in the belly :(

Sleep: trying to take a short nap every day and I’m in bed pretty early every night…Jim is getting bored by himself!

Best moment this week: Spending a fun Saturday with the boys picking apples

Miss Anything?  Nothing this week

Movement: Getting easier to feel all his moving around.  He has been kicking me up under my ribs…it hurts!

Food cravings: nothing new

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nothing this week!

Gender:  BOY

Labor Signs: quite a few Braxton Hicks contractions this week…baby feels like he has dropped lower this week, getting uncomfortable.

 Symptoms: tired, Braxton hicks contractions, growing pains

Belly Button in or out? Still in between
Happy or Moody most of the time:  Happy

Looking forward to: Growth scan on Friday….hopefully they’ll be able to tell us about how big the baby will be.  Hoping for no bigger than Jacob who was 8lbs 10oz.