#8

Well I have hit 33 weeks and my eighth month and I am more exhausted than ever. I can't seem to get enough sleep or enough to eat. I have grown to the the size of a petite whale and I honestly cannot believe my belly has to grow even more. Seriously I think the whole concept that my stomach has grown this large and has stretched this far is a freak of nature. I don't get it....but I guess the human body is a miraculous thing. I've had two doctor appointments since I last updated, so here is the skinny on those. The appointment before last I was told I wasn't gaining enough weight, so after being bombarded with questions about my diet or the possiblity of nausea and vomitting regulary....it was decided that I would have to add an Ensure a day to my diet. Oh Joy...they are very tasty if you have never had one (thats my sarcastic voice) The doctor said the baby is growing fine, the lack of weight gain is not affecting him, so thats good. Basically all the nutrients I consume are going straight to him and leaving me with just the minimums...which if it had to be one way or the other, I would rather him get everything and me suffer. But the good news is that I have had yet another appointment since I found out that news and I have successfully gained 4 pounds in two weeks...which is a major feat. I still have to drink the Ensure but at least now I am getting back on track. I never in my entire life thought I would be high fiving myself on gaining weight...it's quite humerous to me how things and priorities change. Rykken put on quite a show for the doctor at my last appointment. He was acting all crazy like and moving around and it was really entertaining. The doctor got to feel and see his movements and see how strong he is and listened to his heart while he was moving and while he was still, and it was really funny. She was really satisfied with his movement and his range of heart rate from the movement and she said everything looks perfect. He is still head down and his back is facing to my left side outward with his chest and limbs inward...which is the perfect position for labor!