Maternity update: 34 weeks

6 WEEKS LEFT! What. in. the. world.

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34 weeks

DOCTOR VISITS: I have had a few since I last updated. : ) So, baby's heart rate is perfect, at my appointment last week it was 156. My blood pressure is doing great, I had low iron so they put me on an iron supplement, and I tested negative to gestational diabetes-thank goodness! I wouldn't do too well with controlling my sugar intake. :-)  She has been measuring the fundal height of my uterus at my appointments, and last week at 33 weeks, I was measuring 33 cm. She hasn't really been telling me what I have been measuring, so I was glad when she finally told me the measurement that time. I really didn't get to talk to her much because the fire alarm went off in the building right when she came in. She was so funny, the alarm was going off, but she still wanted to quickly finish my appointment. She asked if I had any questions/concerns, and I told her about some wicked heartburn and nausea I have been having. She recommend pepcid for my bad heartburn.

CRAVINGS/AVERSIONS: Oh crap. Remember how I haven't had much of a sweet tooth this pregnancy? Well, I must be teething. Like bad. Like maybe even a few of those "sweet teeth." : ) I have been wanting sweet things like crazy lately. Meat still is kind of yucky, as well as most veggies. If someone else prepares it, they are not so bad. But if I am cooking, I usually have a hard time eating the meal. Chocolate covered cinnamon bears from BYU have probably been the biggest craving so far. : )

SICKNESS: I have been trying to deal with my anemia, which explains my fatigue. My heartburn has gotten pretty bad lately. And then I will get sick to my stomach at random times (which makes me lose my appetite). Doc says it is related to the acid from the heartburn. Not very many headaches lately. Braxton hicks are the new normal. I have them pretty much all day long, just off an on. I had one the other night that was so intense it woke me up from a dead sleep! Speaking of sleep, I am very uncomfortable with sleeping... I am dyyyyinng to sleep on my belly. I have a hard time getting comfortable to sleep. This is the first pregnancy that I have actually had to use pillows to place around my body to help me get comfortable. My back has been hurting a lot more this pregnancy, and so it is a good thing ry is awesome at popping my back, as well as giving massages. :-) 

EMOTIONS: Yippee skippee! I hate talking about it, but I want to at the same time. It took me the longest time to fully accept I had depression and anxiety after I had Cole. I don't like the fact that I have had to ask for help. But, I think it helps when people know that they aren't alone with depression and anxiety. I have always had very happy, normal pregnancies. However, I think since my post-partum depression/anxiety wasn't completely resolved after Mackenzie, it kind of carried on into this pregnancy. It hasn't been too bad, but I definately feel the presence of the depression and anxiety off and on. Anxiety being the biggest issue. It honestly is such a pain. Most days are amazing and I just feel completely normal, and other days, well, they are just other days that I would love to forget. Thankfully, I have amazing family and friends.

I do think some of my emotional problems are just related to pregnancy hormones running wild though... a few random weepy moments. : )

I am getting slightly more nervous for a FOURTH child to be responsible for. I am curious to see what she is like. All three of my kids so far are almost completely different personality wise, so it will be fun to see who this lil gal is. : )

WEIGHT GAIN: at 34 weeks, my morning weigh-in was up 23 pounds total.

EXERCISE: Man, I am missing my running. I cannot run more than .25 miles at a time. And that is even pushing it. Even with my belly band on, I am extremely uncomfortable with the bouncing of the belly. It is crazy because I was able to run up until the day before I had Mackenzie. I just keep telling myself that every pregnancy is different and I can't expect my body to be able to do the same exact thing every time. Over the last several weeks, I have been walking, jogging (and I say that very loosely, aka 5.0 is about as fast as I can go, and it is only for a short amount of time.) intervals every once in a while, elliptical, indoor cycling, denise austin and the firm workout dvds, free weights, weight machines, yard work, and I am still teaching bootcamp two times a week at church. I am needing to modify a lot more at bootcamp, but I feel like I am in good company because my sister-in-law that comes is only a few weeks behind me. We modify together. : ) Overall, I am still moving, just much slower. :-) 

I try to get 4-5 workouts in a week. At the very least, I am alright with doing three days. My goal is to do a couple days of cardio and at a couple of resistance training.

NAME GAME: Darn it, still no names I like. I have looked so much over the last couple of months, I got burned out. I finally started looking again, and I spent forever looking yesterday. Nothin. But Ryan still wants Audrey. He told me I can pick the middle name, so I might just have to take him up on that!