7 More Mondays

32 weeks!

So, here we are. 32 weeks. That's 8 months pregnant. If Nina were to come this week, our biggest concern would be lung development. At 32 weeks (33 if we go by my perceived due date) we have passed the scarier of potential problems: brain bleeds and eye related issues. 32 weeks would mean time in the NICU, but not months and months. 

I'm not concerned that Nina will be coming this week. I fully intend to make it to at least 37 weeks, if not my c-section date. Despite how uncomfortable I may be, I would rather have another 36w5d "late term" preemie than a 32 week preemie. Interesting fact, according to the March of Dimes website, babies brains at 35 weeks are only 2/3 the size they are at 40 weeks.  That's a lot of growth, little one, and its absolutely necessary to avoid those scary diagnoses that come with tiny preemies. 

Why am I not concerned? Well, my medication seems to be doing the trick. I have my wonderful mother-in-law here and just knowing that she's here if I need to be rushed to emergency surgery is probably the most calming thought I've had in the last week. Nina performed this morning at my NST, meaning we were essentially in and out of the doctor's office. My blood pressure was low, I have been feeling better in general being on the medication. Jack also starts 3 days a week at daycare, so I have an additional morning of downtime which doesn't involve rushing to the OB office. I'm definitely not going to be doing anything strenuous with my morning, but it's nice to have some time to myself to relax. 

After looking at wood kitchen sets, I was unable to find something I want in the $80-110 price range I was looking at. We ended up buying a plastic set from Toys R Us that wasn't too large or busy. I had resigned myself to having it in the corner of the room. Today, because going home after my NST would have been a waste of energy before picking up Jack, we stopped at Sweet Potato. And there, in all its woody glory, was a white wooden kitchen set with separate fridge. For $25 less than what I paid for the plastic one. I called Todd and he told me to go for it. We have Jack's Christmas present all set. We will be asking for Melissa and Doug foods and kitchenware for Christmas this year. I wanted something that would last two kids and that was nice enough to look at.