Week 31

Another week has gone by and it was another tough one.  Apparently I am to be challenged as the end gets closer, but I am trying hard to stay positive.  I somehow managed to catch the stomach virus that has been going around and had a bad case of it for three days straight.  What was strange to me is that I did not feel "sick" I thought it was another case of preterm labor.  Because the only symptoms I had were cramping and diarrhea, and in all the books/online it says those are symptoms of preterm labor!  So needless to say I was worried all weekend long!  Thankfully today has been a better day with no symptoms.
Before I got sick I was having a decent week.  Still lining things up since we are less than two months out before our estimated due date.  One thing we have been talking about is hiring a doula.  A doula is an assistant who provides physical as well as emotional support during childbirth.  She is there do help in a non-medical way.  The reason we have talked about is that my husband works a lot of weekends and mostly in the evenings.  He is not able to leave when he wants to and if I go into labor and he is not able to get there right away I am going to need some additional support.  Another thing is that my parents live in a city an hour and half away as long with my mother-in-law so it would take them awhile to get to me as well, so just knowing we have someone in town who will know exactly what to do is comforting.  We are going to meet with someone this week and I will report back on how it went!
On the emotional front I kind of decided to give in to my fears this weekend.  For some reason I was focusing on everything that could go wrong.  It was tough to get through and even more so because I was so wrapped up in those emotions I did not want to share them with my husband.  I feel like I burden him so much already, and he had such a busy weekend with work, that it would of been way too much for him.  So I just held it all inside and prayed.  It brought me comfort but in the end talking to him about it made me feel much better.  I just need to keep praying and remembering all of this is in God's plan.
Here is a picture of what baby penguin should be at for 31 weeks:

How Far Along? - 31 weeks  

Size of our BP - just 3 lbs - the size of a melon

Maternity clothes - enjoying the cute new fall stuff coming out 

Gender - baby girl 

Sleep - a bit more difficult when you are sick :(      

Food cravings - healthy stuff esp. when sick

What I miss - having a strong immune system

Symptoms - nothing new to report    

Belly Button - still an innie and I am pretty determined to stay that way!

Best Moment This Week - finding out from the doctor that she had her head down, instead of being breeched.  It just seems the closer we get we want to hear more and more that she is not breeched!