{34 Weeks!}

Well, for a whole week straight now my feet have been so swollen that literally you can not see my ankles AT ALL! Any tips BESIDES, drinking lots of water and keeping my feet up and elevated and off my feet? I'd really REALLY like them to go down, they hurt all the time and the pressure is moving into my legs WHICH are getting tight too :(! This week has FLOWN by. We (I love how I say we because I only moved stuff and painted one wall) painted the living room and kitchen and put down the flooring in the living room, kitchen and baby room. All that is left is painting our room and flooring. Well, the touch up and detail stuff afterwards!

Every Sunday, Victor asks how far are you know? What week is this? I then tell him, each time slightly annoyed because how hard is it to remember? Then after I answer, he asks, how far was your mom with Lexi? And I tell him, 34.5 weeks. Then he states (the only thing he manages to retain---which might be the most unaccurate piece of the whole issue) but she's a girl so her lungs are more developed, right? I always answer yes girls lungs develope faster but as long as he has nothing wrong (medically) he'll do fine...AND, yes, he did this tonight in bed right before he fell asleep, he's like clockwork with this questioning thing :)!

Cravings: Chicken Fajita Pitas from Jack in the Box, all because I was talking to Candice on the phone when she went through the drive thru and ordered one. I remembered them and late that night sent Victor to get me one (he volunteered, ah so sweet :)!)

Aversions: Nothing that I can think of....I do like that most things don't bother me....I have been pretty lucky to not have too many smells get to me also BUT I made crockpot pork chops and after the leftovers stayed out over night in the crock pot I about killed myself when I lifted the lid. My mother-in-law was washing the dishes as I was emptying things and she kept telling me NOTHING SMELLS BAD! Yeah right!

T.M.C: Your baby now weighs about 4 3/4 pounds and is almost 18 inches long. His fat layers — which will help regulate his body temperature once he's born — are filling him out, making him rounder. His skin is also smoother than ever. His central nervous system is maturing and his lungs are continuing to mature as well. If you've been nervous about preterm labor, you'll be happy to know that babies born between 34 and 37 weeks who have no other health problems generally do fine. They may need a short stay in the neonatal nursery and may have a few short-term health issues, but in the long run, they usually do as well as full-term babies.