Pregnancy - 33 weeks

How far along?  33 weeks  

How big is baby?  The expectation this week would be around 4.2 lb (1.9 kg).

Total weight gain/loss?  71.3 kg so down a little bit which is expected as my appetite has taken a bit of a hit this week.

Waist?  Easily the biggest it has ever been.

Stretchmarks?  Not yet although I have been a bit lax with my tummy butter lately and I feel like I'm expanding every day.

Maternity clothes? Just about squeezing into them, really need some summer maternity PJs as I'm waking up sweating so often and also they'll be handy for breastfeeding when it's hot.

Sleep?  Not great at all this week - between the restless legs, Oscar being poorly and just general insomnia I am rather knackered.

Best moment this week?  Having a little family weekend away - I'm actually doing this late as we went away Friday-Saturday for Ant to do a Spartan Beast.  We all had a lovely time, Oscar was a superstar and Ant absolutely smashed his race.  I was rather emotional watching him cross the finish line as he finished quicker than expected and Oscar and I got there just in time - Oscar was so excited to see him overtaking someone too!

Movement?  Constant, it feels like he may be shifting from head down to transverse quite regularly as I'm getting some pretty strong kicks to my right side, sometimes he seems to be sitting behind my belly button and then other times there's kicks in my ribs.  Honestly no idea where he's currently positioned but hopefully the midwife will be able to let me know next week.

Food cravings? Nothing really, generally only want sweet stuff still though.

Food aversions? Nothing.

Gender?  Boy.

Labour signs?  Nothing but it's crazy to think it could realistically only be about a month away.  

Pregnancy symptoms?  Insomnia, restless legs, decreased appetite, snuffliness (combined with allergies), exhaustion, short temper, backache, sciatica, rib pain, decreased exercise tolerance, feet hurting - pretty much the lot.

Belly button in or out?  In.

What I miss?  Independence - I'm really having to accept at the moment that actually I need help, not with specific things but just that we have so much to do with the house etc, although we still have no idea when we will be moving, and I just can't physically do it all by myself as it has taken so long I'm now too big and cumbersome to do a lot.

What I am looking forward to?  Maternity leave - it cannot come soon enough at the moment but I have three really busy work weeks coming up.

Upcoming appointments/scans? I see the midwife on 18 May and then I have another scan and Consultant appointment on 6 June.

Weekly wisdom?  Accept that you can't do everything - I'm having a hard time this week accepting that I'm starting to struggle to have the energy to achieve everything I need to achieve and to accept that it's only going to get harder for the next couple of months.

Milestones?  I'm down to single figures in terms of working days!

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