32 Week Appointment

Yesterday I had my 32 week appointment. The only exciting thing about this appointment was knowing every time I go in after this we'll be checking to see how dilated I am. And the guessing game of how big the baby is and when I might actually go into labor begins. Fun stuff. :) 

I'm still measuring just about the right size for how many weeks I am - 31 weeks, 3 days / 33cm. The baby's heartbeat continues to be in the 150's (you'd think I was having a girl - even the nurse practitioner said "she" a couple of times) and my weight gain was actually what it is supposed to be this month. Typically I've been gaining at a steady click of 1.25 to 1.5 pounds a week. Looks like I'll be ending this pregnancy at just about the same weight as the last two - kind of interesting, since my starting weight for all three has been quite different. I can't help but wonder if my body just wants/needs to be a certain size when I'm pregnant.

I also got my Stork Pass for the hospital. There are eight spots right out front of Tripler reserved for very pregnant women. So hopefully when I go into labor, one of those spots will be open so Andy won't have to park in Siberia. Regardless, I'll be dropped off at the front. 

When I went back to the appointment office, there was another couple in front of me. The woman was telling Sandra, the appointment lady, that she thought she was in labor, but was having a hard time convincing anyone else of that. Sandra looked down at her info and said, "And you're 26 weeks?" lol Her husband said, "She's not having a baby. She's having the Discovery Channel." ha Apparently she's been watching every show on cable about babies and giving birth and all the weird and crazy and unfortunate things that can happen. Now she thinks all of them are happening to her. The husband went on to say that she's even been banned from calling the nurses' station. That's funny stuff.