31 Weeks (+1 Day)

•How far along are you? 31 Weeks!  Woohoo. . .finally only single digit weeks left - feels so close, yet still so far away.

•How big is baby?: This week, your baby measures over 16 inches long. He weighs about 3.3 pounds (try carrying four navel oranges) and is heading into a growth spurt.  Obviously Evan is more than 3.3 lbs at this point.  :)  I'm hoping he just hit his growth spurt a little early and will slow down a bit now. 

•Maternity clothes: All maternity clothes.

•Gender: BOY!! Evan Michael Baxter.

•Sleep?: Depends on the day, but most days I'm not sleeping well - still having to get up a ton to use the bathroom during the night.

•Best moment this week?: Getting all sorts of good news at my appt. last Thursday and getting to see Evan on the sono.

•Movement?: Still lots of movement.  I've reached the stage where I can see different body parts poking out of my stomach.

•Food cravings?: Still loving bananas and popsicles.

•Food aversions?: None really anymore.  I am starting to get fuller much faster now.  Guess I'm just starting to run out of room.

•What I miss: Still a lot, but it's getting easier the farther I get.  I know the end is getting sooo close.

•Symptoms: Not sleeping well, not being able to move around as easily with my big belly, etc.

•Milestone: Of course making it another week with Evan safe and sound in my tummy.  Only 3 more weeks until I reach the next big goal.  Also surviving my SIXTH week of bedrest!  If he comes at the same time as Emily did. . .that would only be 6 weeks away!  It's crazy knowing he could be here so soon.  YAY!  And I have been telling Evan the last few weeks that as soon as I hit 36 weeks he is more than welcome to come!  We'll see how well he listens to his mama.

NST today went well.  Evan was SUPER active!  When they have the monitors on my belly, they start to make what sounds like static when Evan moves.  I was in the last exam room and the nurse was in the first room with another patient.  She said she could hear Evan moving all the way from the first room.  I've never felt him move this much!  He was acting crazy!  Note to self. . .don't eat Fritos right before an NST.  :) 

And of course, I can't forget Em's 31 week belly pics.

 Emily was more brave than me.  She decided to show her bare belly!