33 weeks, locked and loaded....

The baby dropped!!!!  I got up Friday morning and was my usual short of breath self and sometime around late afternoon, I could breath.  I was so excited....so comfortable.  I felt like I had so much energy and I could eat, in fact I was hungry.  After a few happy hours the other shoe dropped.  My pelvis felt like it was going to pop.  Soooo much pressure and sciatic pain....but I can still breath.  I looked back over the Brenna blog and she dropped around 34 weeks.  I remember that being pretty uncomfortable too.  I don't really remember a such a huge difference in breathing, though.  So, that's a bonus! 

 

LB is the size of a pineapple this week, about 17 inches long and just over 4 lbs.  He will be gaining about half a pound a week.  There will be less and less amniotic fluid as LB gets bigger, I guess this means less padding for me against the kicks.  Since he's dropped, he's not moving as much or as strongly, especially that first day but today he has really picked back up.  Oddly enough, I've had a lot more heart burn since he's dropped. 

One step closer to meeting the little guy!!