34 weeks!

I'm 34 weeks (and 2 days)! 5ish weeks left!!

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 34 Weeks

Size of baby: Lawson is the size of a honeydew!

Total Weight Gain/Loss: Gained 14 pounds (I lost one from last week because I haven't been eating a lot. There is no more room!)

Maternity Clothes: I am rebelling against maternity jeans and bought some larger size regular jeans to wear...I am SO glad I did...WAY more comfortable than that stupid maternity panel! Shirts are a mixture, I LIVE in yoga pants now that I'm home! :) I go back to work tomorrow, and I plan to live in maxi dresses, ha!

Gender: It's a BOY! Lawson Ryan Payne

Movement: All the time! He is folded up head down (thank goodness!), with his butt under the right side of my rib cage and his legs and hands on the left side of my belly. He also has the hiccups a LOT! :) I feel him in my ribs often! His hiccups wake me (and Chris) up every morning!

Sleep: Off and on depending on how tired I am. Some nights I wake up every two hours, but some nights I sleep pretty good!

What I miss: Being able to bend over, ha! Being tan and being skinny too! Also, I miss not having something in my ribs. I can't remember the last time Lawson wasn't kicking me there, ha!
Cravings: Nothing really...I haven't been eating much. I guess fruit and sandwiches? Light stuff, because it's too HOT to eat heavy!

Symptoms: Back pain/being unable to lay on my back, growing belly, fatigue (sooooo tired all the time!), contractions, hard to breathe/rib pain, sciatic pain (again). I feel beat ALL.THE.TIME. Like I can never catch up on sleep no matter how much I try. Everything is an effort, and I have to decide if it's even worth it to get up off the couch some days. I am not looking forward to going back to work, ha!

Best Moment this week: We had our second 3D sonogram on Saturday at 34 weeks, 1 day. Lawson's little face has filled out a lot, and in at least one of the pictures I think he looks like Chris' twin nephews Braxton and Braylen! His baby cheeks and lips are so sweet! Also, we took maternity photos this morning with my mom (round 1...we will take round 2 with a sweet friend Ashley in a couple of weeks). That was fun, and once I get the CD I will post those for the belly pics this week!