Size of Baby? Baby is as big as a pineapple or a honeydew melon. Baby measures about 18.2 inches from head to heel. From here on out, he or she won't get much longer, but will keep plumping up. Your 35-week fetus now weighs about 5.3 pounds, and will put on a pound or more of baby fat before you meet him or her.
Symptoms? More and more braxton hicks contractions. Most always at night after plopping down for the day but randomly in the middle of the day. I guess my body is just gearing up now! I also feel like the baby is beginning to drop. Words I said many times with my own kids but they never actually did... but this time feels different. Much more lower pressure and when I buckle my seatbelt I use to have a flat area for it to sit still and now that part is not so flat...
Sleep? Still mostly great. I've had a cold so that has hindered some of my great sleep nights, but overall no complaints.
Miss Anything? Sushi. I'm ready for you raw fish!!!
Movement? Baby is still incredibly active and really likes to stick one of it's feet out of my side. It still prefers my right side and stays basically in the same position it has for months - head down towards my right side, curled around my right side, butt towards the top of my belly on the left, legs fully tucked over it's torso.
Food Cravings? Apparently sushi, although I haven't necessarily been craving it, I just can't wait to have it as an option again. My actual craving has been ice cream. I could eat my weight in Phish Food right now!!
Anything making you queasy or sick? Been pretty nausea free over the last few weeks (knock on wood that sticks).
Recent Doctors Appointment? Bi-weekly check up last week, which is where we got to see and confirm that it is in fact a foot poking out of my side. Measuring on track and baby looks great. It's still very shy and wont' give us a profile shot - either tucked down too far or covering it's face with it's hands. We have a growth ultrasound this week and next week we'll begin having weekly check ups until baby decides to make it's grand entrance.
Best IP moment? The IM's baby shower was so so great! I got to meet some of her family, who were all so welcoming and lovely, and friends and co-workers. The best was it wasn't really announced that I was going to be there so IM would introduce me in a group setting then have to come back to me and say to the person entering the party "and that is our baby...". Watching people's reactions from the usual, hi nice to meet you, to the OMG HI!!! was pretty comical. Also IM got to feel her baby move for the first time - priceless!! I also was able to grab her in time at the check up to feel it's foot poking out but since we pushed on it poor dad didn't get to. Next time!
Most asked question? Do you think you'll do it again? My answer is I'm pretty indifferent on that right now. I think I'm too deep in it to want to jump to answer that one way or another, kind of like when someone asks you 3 minutes after you have a baby if you are going to have another one. At this exact moment I think if my IP's wanted a sibling journey I would want to do it, but maybe not go through the entire process again. 1. My IP's are so incredible I don't think I will ever be as happy with another match. 2. As I've mentioned before we feel like life has been in limbo for a really really long time and I'm ready to get back to "normal". That being said, most of the surrogates I've spoken to or read stories from may feel the same way and then the second they give birth and see the IP's faces when they meet their baby they instantly think, I HAVE to do this again!! So we shall see...
Nesting? Nope. I'm good being a minor lump in the little free time that we do have.
35 weeks belly buddy
Charlie at 34 weeks
Kendall at 34 weeks
