33 Weeks

When we did our first anatomy scan, the ultrasound technician talked about how important it was to get to at least 32 weeks for the baby's viability and overall health.  At the time, it meant nothing to me, because Beckett's pregnancy was such a breeze that I took for granted we would get to 32 weeks with this baby girl - far beyond, in fact!  

Never have I been more glad to have my picture taken with no makeup on and my hair undone.  This is Baby Girl and I at 33 weeks.  I am now very thankful for every additional pregnancy picture we can take!

Here's what Baby Center has to say about 33 weeks:

How your baby's growing:

This week your baby weighs a little over 4 pounds (heft a pineapple) and has passed the 17-inch mark. He's rapidly losing that wrinkled, alien look and his skeleton is hardening. The bones in his skull aren't fused together, which allows them to move and slightly overlap, thus making it easier for him to fit through the birth canal. (The pressure on the head during birth is so intense that many babies are born with aconehead-like appearance.) These bones don't entirely fuse until early adulthood, so they can grow as his brain and other tissue expands during infancy and childhood.

How your life's changing:

As your baby fills out even more of your belly, lots of things might start to change: Whereas before you were sashaying, you may find yourself waddling. Finding an easy position to sit in — let alone sleep — is becoming more of a challenge. And bumping into chairs and counters is par for the course.

You may be feeling some achiness and even numbness in your fingers, wrists, and hands. Like many other tissues in your body, those in your wrist can retain fluid, which can increase pressure in the carpal tunnel, a bony canal in your wrist.

Here is a video of what life is like for Baby Girl right now:

Inside Pregnancy Weeks 28 through 37

A 3D animated look at a baby in the third trimester of pregnancy.