33 weeks

Another week down, t-7ish to go. I will say it again, but it's so crazy that we are now down to the bi-weekly dr. appts, and finished our childbirth prep class, making this all the more real that we are about to bring a child into this world. We had our 32 week checkup last Thursday, all went well, and we even got to take a peek at her! Which was fun, but what was not so fun was/is the fact that she is sideways breech right now. The Dr. assured us that there is plenty of time for her to turn, and that only 4% of babies end up staying breech, and that the next two weeks is about the time that they start moving into head down position if baby isn't already. He said that if she isn't turned by 36 weeks, then we will "discuss options." So hopefully she will shake her groove thing and get into position by then. Please say a little prayer for us that she does=) If not, there are options, and we are just happy that we have had a smooth sailing pregnancy thus far and she is healthy!
We finished up our childbirth class Saturday! It was definitely worth it and we were really glad we went. We were sent home with 3 bags of free stuff, and feel like we are both just ready for Cate to make her arrival! There were no "videos" to sit thru and watch, thank goodness, so we left the class peacefully and excited and ready vs. scared ****less and not ever wanting her to leave my uterus=) A lot of the class was what you can read for yourself in many of the books like What to Expect When You're Expecting, etc. But it helped to hear it again from a nurse and be able to ask questions if you wanted, and she would also tell you what to be prepared for as far as having your baby in this particular hospital, the way they do things there, etc. The hospital tour was great! It is really "pretty", not like most hospital hallways and wings you normally see in person and on TV. The L&D rooms are HUGE!!! VERY comfortable and cozy, and the L&D wing was super quiet when we were in there, totally what you would not expect! There were actually 4 new babies we got to see in the nursery, and when I saw that, that was probably the point where it was VERY real to me that that would be MY baby very soon! I feel like there are a lot of things I need to get done, but have enough time to do them, just need to get going=)
I had my second baby shower here in Austin this past Sunday! It was wonderful! Pics to come=)

For now here I am at 33 weeks, with apparently my 4lb child:





All in all, I am feeling well, some days are great, some days I am tired. I have begun to have some slight swelling in my feet, and hands/fingers, not any that is noticeable to you perhaps, but just some that makes my hands and feet achy. Not fun, but once again, it could be way worse! So, nothing really to complain about, just something to talk about=)