And it's been another month.....

Good, God!

Well, tax season is over in T minus 2 weeks. THANK THE HEAVENS! I'm still working Saturdays but knowing that I only have 2 more certainly make life more enjoyable. Then I get to ride the pregnancy easy train until the arrival of the ENORMOUS child growing in my stomach.

Yes, I am huge! My last doctor's appointment was March 20th and I measured 39 weeks pregnant. Do the math people. I measured 42 weeks when I was pregnant with Josh...WHEN I WAS FULL TERM! Sleeping is becoming impossible, I had to go buy "stretchier" shirts because the knit one's I had were becoming constricting, and I am having hot flashes like a menopausal woman. Oh...and here is a little known fact. When a woman is pregnant her body produces this hormone that helps relax the tissue in joints. This is supposed to help things be more "flexible" when the time comes to bear a child. While I am 100% positive that women appreciate this hormone at the exact moment of birth, every other time during a pregnancy this hormone causes pain. Let me explain.

Think of how much it would hurt to put all of your weight on a fractured hip or pelvis. Think of all the different joints in your body and if all of them were a little more "loose". This hormone is why pregnant women tend to have problems with carpal tunnel syndrome and is also the reason I can't move my legs from side to side.

In other news I am not diabetic, I am significantly anemic (which explains why I've been so short of breath), I fell on my stomach about a month ago and was in labor and delivery for about 4 hours but everything is fine and Josh is still excited to have a baby!

I got my 31 week update today and can't believe how much has happened...

Your baby now weighs about 3.5 lbs (1600g) and measures about 18 inches (40cm) in total and about 11.2 inches (28cm) from crown to rump.

Your baby's increasing size means that she has less room to move around in your uterus.

Your baby could already be moving into the head-down position.

Your baby's lungs are maturing and their lining, which prevents air sacs from collapsing, is growing. This lung development means that your baby would have a much greater chance of survival if he were born prematurely.

About 16 fluid ounces of blood are flowing through the wall of your uterus to the site of the placenta, though your blood never mixes with your baby's blood. It is separated by the placental barrier which is a very thin wall. Water, nutrients and waste are exchanged across this barrier at a rate of 0.3 fluid ounces per second.

Your baby swallows amniotic fluid and urinates.

Your baby's ears are sufficiently developed to hear and recognize your voice, the voices of other family members as well as familiar musical tunes.