A HOLY PURSUIT

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Pregnancy: Week 32

A few days ago, I was reading through my old baby blog that I wrote when I was pregnant with Kaiden. I wish I would've done weekly posts like I'm doing now but I can at least compare how symptoms were every few weeks or so. By week 32 I was completely out of breath and Kaiden's kicks were so strong I would have to have Ethan massage his little limbs out of my ribs. I'm happy to report that I don't have too much shortness of breath (unless I'm going up the stairs) and her kicks aren't near as bad. I was also looking back at all my belly pics (I did try to take those weekly) and I'm sooooo happy that my face has swollen up like it did with Kaiden. Again, not sure if it's the gender difference or just pregnancy second round but I will take it! Baby Size & Development:Squash. She is supposed to be in the head down position by now...getting ready for the big day that will be happening not too far from now. She is now fully capable of swallowing, breathing, and sucking.Signs & Symptoms:More frequent eating times. Because I don't have as much room, I'm eating smaller portions but I'm finding myself hungry more often. That's about the only new symptom I've noticed over this past week.Best Moment This Week:My OB appointment. I had a 32 week checkup and I was just reminded how much I love my OB doctor. She always takes me to her personal office, instead of a stuffy OB patient room and she offers me dark chocolate and flavored water. We catch up on life and I'm always just so comfortable. She told me that she always looks forward to her days when my name pops up on her chart because I'm simply the most boring patient ever. She said everything still looks textbook (praise the Lord!) and that the next time I see her I will be 36 weeks and ready for another ultrasound/exam to make sure that Baby is doing everything she needs to.Worst Moment This Week:Kaiden has been running off and not listening lately. He decided to run out into the street the other day and my mother intincts kicked in immediately, sending me sprinting after him. I must've looked like a crazy pregnant lady because I was trying my hardest to run as fast as I could. I made eye contact with the driver and then quickly back to him, grabbed his arm and yanked him out of the road. There haven't been many moments in my life where I've felt like time was moving so slowly, but this was definitely one of those. My mind was ahead of my body and I'm honestly surprised I was able to take off as quickly as I could. I felt like one of those mom's that lifts cars to save her kids. Needless to say, immediately afterwards I was all sorts of tired and distraught.What I Most Look Forward To:Ethan gets home at the end of the week so I won't be playing single, pregnant mommy for too much longer!