33 weeks - Sprout is as big as a Honeydew Melon

Honeydew - that's more like it!

We had our drs appt with ultrasound - Sprout is a growin and a growin!  The ultrasound tech said that they are a lot less accurate at this stage but it did put Sprout at a due date of 1/22.  We are keeping the old one for now (2/1) which is just fine with me - anywhere from 6 - 9 wks to go is great!  The great news is that Sprout is now head down!  All systems are ready now!

Sprout has started to drop and definitely pop out.  I look a lot larger now (i know i know) but still feel great.  I am definitely more tired as we get closer to the 8th month and acid reflux is kickin in with ALL food but other than that everything is just fantastic!

I think I am going to try to keep working until January 21st if possible.  The longer I can work on the front end the more I can stay home once Sprout is here. 

We had our hospital tea and tour last weekend which was great.  The hospital is really nice and the people that work there are great.  We are having Sprout at Little Company of Mary in Torrance.  All of the things we have on our birthplan are part of standard procedure there so we are in good hands. 

We are officially to the point of going to the Dr every 2 weeks.  Our next appt is the 21st and afterwards we hope to be able to meet a Pediatrician.  We sure have put that off til the last moment!

On a very exciting note, one of our birth class couples had their baby!  Its the first one from our class.  They have sent us all updates and pictures - they had a boy named Milo.  Adorable!

Sprout continues to move and kick with incredibly force.  Our favorite is when Sprout knows Daddy is around - the shifting of an almost 4 1/2 lb baby in my belleh to get closer to their Daddy is a sight to behold!  Sprout is getting daily hiccups which is cute and a bit disconcerting (although truthfully it's more cute than anything!). 

We are all looking forward to Christmas completely aware that this is our last one without a teeny one.  We will be lucky enough to get the boys for most of their Winter break this year but unfortunately, this year is not our year for Christmas morning/day with the boys.  The boys will be spending Christmas eve with us and Christmas day with their dad this year so we will have a fairly quiet holiday this year.  It's exciting to think that next year Sprout will be with all of us for Christmas morning (of course not quite understanding what the fuss is all about)! 

We are incredibly excited to have confirmation that Grandma and Grandpa are definitely coming for the baby shower in January.  Thankfully we have a bigger place and a large pull out couch now!  :)  It will be a short trip but one that will make the short wait til the baby comes more bearable.

Well, that is it for now.  I am sure there are tons of things that I am forgetting but honestly, with pregnant brain I am amazed that I have written as much as I have!

32 week pics:

33 weeks:

We love you!
Sandra and David

MUCH better Sprout's corner pics ... and my 31 wk pic

Owl Wall and our neato Rocking Chair (plus a beagle butt)

Owl Wall

Parker catching up on his Dr. Seuss

This is how you rock 31wks ... word.

31 Weeks - Sprout is as big as 4 navel oranges (not sure how to figure that but there you go)

I find it fairly appropriate that Sprout is now big as 4 citrus fruits that I cannot even be in the same room with anymore!  :)  We have entered single digit weeks of Sprouts impending arrival!

Sprout has definitely grown this past week and is working on my back, hips and belleh (acid reflux extravaganza going on).  It is exciting to know that very shortly we will be meeting this little one.

Sprout hardly keeps still anymore, which is great.  Somehow I have been able to sleep through most earthquakes and fight clubs going on in there.  :)  Dave has a great time just watching my belleh go nutso all night.  Sprout still loves to have Daddy talk and read but has also decided that they love hearing all sorts of voices (although Daddy's will always be the fav).

We finished up our birthing class last week.  It actually ended on a great note, with a pediatrician coming in to speak who ended up giving us the name of a pediatrician in our area that we will be meeting in the next couple of weeks.  We are very excited!  Two of the girls in our class will be delivering within the next 2 weeks!  YIKES! 

We have our next doctor appt tomorrow (Tuesday) which will include another ultrasound to see if the baby is bigger than they anticipated for our due date (which they have now moved 3x).  Dave is still holding to Feb 1st and I am a bit torn since I think Sprout may come earlier now.

We bought Sprouts coming home outfit this weekend ... Daddy was very excited to pick it out and it's PERFECT!  :)  We have also received a very cute AC/DC onesie from my Sales partner and his wife.  It's adorable.

We went to dinner this past weekend with Jon & Alex and I actually stayed up quite late (1:15am) just hanging out and chatting.  It was really nice, but of course it proved to be my downfall for the weekend and I was quite exhausted the rest of the time. 

The boys are getting very excited about Sprout ... they want to know everything that we buy and look over all of the things that we want to get for Sprout.  They are going to be such great big brothers!

Well that is all for this week.  I will post a pic that I took of the room that looks better than the last one and also a pic I took of my belleh this weekend.

Love to you all,
Sandra and David