Hi sweetie pie! It's your Mama here. As your Daddy already said, you are now head down! Thanks to Daddy for helping us with inversions and rebozo and all that other stuff. I really hope we didn't bother you too much in the process. Daddy also got to hear/feel you hiccup last night for the first time since you were at it for a while. I'm getting so excited for your arrival. We toured the hospital again this past Saturday for Octavio's Big Siblings class and it was nice to see everything again. Did I tell you that if insurance covered it I would probably elect to have a home birth with you? It would be nice to have you here, but it's also good to know that if something goes wrong we'll be in the hospital.
Otherwise I've been working diligently on my Hypnobirthing materials. Daddy and I took a Hypnobirthing class when I was preggers with O but we didn't really practice the techniques much. Daddy read me the "Bubble of Peace" reading last night, well, he tried to read it but was laughing through most of it. It was a little too new-agey for him. :)
Anyhoo, otherwise I'm reading and listening to pregnancy affirmations and working on my special place to think about once the pressure waves (i.e. contractions) begin. I'm just so glad you're not breech now so I can focus on other birthing things. I love you little one!
What Mama is looking like this week:
What you're up to this week:
Your baby doesn't have much room to maneuver now that he's over 18 inches long and tips the scales at 5 1/4 pounds (pick up a honeydew melon).
Because it's so snug in your womb, he isn't likely to be doing
somersaults anymore, but the number of times he kicks should remain
about the same. His kidneys are fully developed now, and his liver can
process some waste products. Most of his basic physical development is
now complete — he'll spend the next few weeks putting on weight.
