33 Weeks

I'm not actually 33 weeks along until tomorrow, but close enough. I had a dr's appt today. I'd been worried a little b/c I'm not feeling quite as uncomfortable and miserable as last time. Partially b/c I just don't have the time to think about it, and partially b/c I don't feel as big. (I know that it's weird to worry about feeling good, but when you've spent months anticipating these last few weeks of misery, it just feels wrong.)

I learned today why I don't feel as big. Edward has settled in transverse (meaning he's laying sideways instead of the normal up and down). This explains A LOT. Including why it still feels like he has so much room to move around. He doesn't, but because he can roll, I get hands and feet sticking out everywhere. (When Ethan settled into position at 5 or 6 months, he was so stuck there that I developed bruises in the spot where he kicked.)

This also means he hasn't dropped at all. So I look lower and less pointy b/c of his position, but it's not b/c he's getting ready to come out. In reality, if he doesn't rotate on his own, it may mean a C-section for me (Yay!!) But we still have time, so with my luck, he'll rotate.

The one good sign for me delivering early is that I'm measuring a week big. And it seems that with Edward's shift sideways, the vertical measurement they take would be falsely reduced, meaning I might measure even bigger if he were upright. Even with Ethan's size, I always measured right on, so just more evidence that Edward will be a big boy.

Hopefully I'll have more news about when he'll be coming soon. I go back in 2 weeks and expect to schedule the ultrasound for between that appt and the one the first week of Dec. Then we'll be able to schedule a delivery!! Yay!!