31 weeks

It's been a busy pregnancy week around here. Monday marked the start of my 31st week which means I have about 8 weeks to go! It's unreal to me how quickly this pregnancy has flown by and there are days that, in the busyness of life, I forget that I am pregnant.

I am feeling bigger than a house although I am actually quite a bit smaller with this pregnancy than I was with Mackenzie. Sometimes this belly feels every bit as heavy as it looks:
The side view angle didn't turn out and taking another means I have to actually put aside my second dinner and get up to take one. Doesn't seem likely at this moment. But I did ditch my long locks for a new " baby on the way" hair cut. I left behind 8 inches of hair and use way less shampoo and time blow drying these days.

Today was our third trimester growth scan. It's not a " routine" ultra sound but one that I am required to have because I have an auto immune disorder which could inhibit the baby's growth. Luckily, that isn't he case and the ultra sound revealed that Mason is a BIG kid. His weight is on par for his gestational age ( 4 lbs 7 oz) but the boy is a budding basketball star with his legs measuring more than two weeks ahead! Because of those legs, Mason is in the 71% as an average and is measuring the size of a baby that is 33 weeks old . The tech grabbed this shot of him and at first , I admit, the picture looked a little creepy because he was in the process of rolling over when she took the picture. BUT looking at it more closely, I can see that his mouth is open and it looks almost like he's smiling! I also see the beginnings of some chubby cheeks and his sister's knobby chin. I love this boy so much already:
So with less than 8 weeks to go, I've got my " every two weeks" appointments schedule with Dr. Appleton, Mike's got his paternity leave scheduled, my mom is ready to pencil in her week off as soon as we get our official c-section date, the room is ready and Big Sister is keeping her eye on her dinner, increasingly worried that mommy might snatch it up if she isn't careful. All that's missing is our baby boy and, though he can't be heard, he is sure to make his presence known with lots of big movements and kicks, some that wake me up at night. Just 8 short weeks.....