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Pregnancy: week 32

*8 weeks left!*

Baby girl weighs almost 4 pounds and is ~16.5 inches long from head to toe. She’ll be gaining nearly half her birth body weight in the next 7 weeks – oh boy! And she’s really starting to fill up all that space in my uterus. That means her kicks and punches kind of… roll or glide across my belly, instead of being all stabby. She’s getting squished in there!

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Update: Aged Placenta

The doctor finally called me back this afternoon. She was short – not rude, just quick with her answers and had a very “eh whatever” tone to her voice. This is how it went…

Me: What else can cause this “placental aging?” because Steve and I don’t smoke. Dr: Cocaine. .… or high blood pressure, but I don’t think you have that. Me: uhhh! We don’t do cocaine either (but thanks.).. (and maybe I didn’t have high blood pressure, but I PROBABLY

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Wordless Wednesday: The Real Answer

Ultrasound worries at doctor appt

I had my doctor appointment today and we did an ultrasound because I was measuring a little small at my last appointment. I’ll get back to that…

Weight: 141.2 (a gain of 2.8 pounds from 2 weeks ago – not quite 2 pounds a week this time! yay!)

Fetal heart rate: 131

Blood pressure: 101/60-something (can’t remember & am too lazy to get up!)

Questions: Q: I’ve been at the hospital visiting my grandpa and doctors there are telling me horror stories about preggos with swine

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Let's Pretend!

This was in my weekly email from babycenter​.com and it made me laugh:

Let’s Pretend.…

• At your baby shower, pretend you understand how the diaper disposal system works. • When installing your car seat, pretend your partner doesn’t seem like an extra from The Planet of the Apes. • Pretend it was the dog who farted. • Pretend that onion rings are part of the “best-baby” diet. • Pretend your prenatal vitamin is buried at the bottom of the ice

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