32 weeks

Hello Friends! I'm 32 weeks pregnant and baby Miles is weighing in at about 3.5 pounds and anywhere from 17-18" in length. I can't believe that this week marks my start into my 8th month of pregnancy! It seems so unreal. I remember being 8 weeks and thinking that I would never reach this point. Miles is definitely getting bigger and can be noticeably felt in his strong kicks and punches. I have really started noticing a pattern in his sleep and wake patterns this past week and boy are his awake patterns something else! My stomach will sink from side to side and my ribs being used as monkey bars are a daily occurrence.

For those of you who don't know- I have recently relocated back home to Florida for the remainder of my pregnancy. With Mason currently deployed it is so nice to be home with my family and having the security of knowing that if something were to happen that they would be right there by my side. We are praying that Mason is able to make it home in time for Miles debut! I am excited to meet my new doctor this week and finally get a birthplan set in stone- Wish me luck!

What Miles has been up to this week:

I should be gaining about a pound a week now and over half of that goes straigh to our baby boy. In fact, he'll gain a half to a third of his birth weight within the next 7 weeks as he fattens up for life outside of the womb. He now has toenails, fingernails and real hair (or atleast respectable peach fuzz). His skin is becoming soft and smooth as he plumps up in preperation for birth. He has probably moved into a head down position by now and could descend into my pelvis at anytime within the next 6 weeks. This position not only prepares him for birth but allows for more blood flow into his fastly developing brain. In these last few weeks it's all about practice, practice, practice as he hones the skills he'll need to survive and thrive outside of the womb, from swallowing and breathing to kicking and sucking.