32 weeks.

So, I had a doctor's appointment last Thursday.

I've been going in every 2 weeks now.

My doctor went over the ultrasound results and measured me.

I  guess she has dropped down in size from the 25th percentile to the 15th percentile.

They like to see babies growing at a steady rate even if it is just at the 15th percentile.

So for instance, when she was in the 25th percentile which is borderline small for her age they wanted the next ultrasound to show her in at least the 25th percentile.

Since she has dropped it is a bit concerning just because it means she may not be getting enough nutrients from my placenta to grow.

This can be caused by a number a reasons.

Because I have gained the recommended weight and such it won't really make a difference whether or not I eat 10 extra donuts every day:)

Apparently I just have a not so good placenta.

As with Olivia.

So he referred me to a high risk specialist who I should be meeting with this week.

I will get a high tech ultrasound and then we'll go from there.

My doctor said that if she doesn't start showing some growth they will have to take her.

Which is a little scary now.

Of course with our wonderful medical technology she would be just fine if born now, she would just have to be in the hospital for a few weeks.

My twin sisters were born at 34 weeks and were in the hospital for 10 days.

My goal is to make it to 37 weeks.

That's the week Olivia was born and she was perfectly healthy and was able to stay with me the whole time.

I'm not too worried since I experienced this with Olivia but it will be nice to meet with a specialist that knows exactly what to do.

It's crazy how fast time has gone with this pregnancy.

We are so close to meeting our baby Clara and couldn't be more excited!

I am so ready for her to be here.

I don't want to complain but at the same time I want to remember everything that I've experienced this pregnancy.

Since about 29 weeks things have just gone quickly downhill.

I am more tired that I have honestly ever been in my life.

Every morning I  wake up feeling as if I seriously didn't sleep the night before.

Which is partially true since I wake up about every 2 hours during the night and remain awake for at least 30 minutes before falling back asleep.

I have really bad sciatica pain in my legs and my whole body just aches. Especially now that the baby's head is down putting immense pressure on my pelvic bones.

(Sorry for the graphic details.)

I still wake up every morning and either barf or dry heave. Depending.

Luckily my Zofran relieves most of my nausea unlike during my first 18 weeks.

I really believe I will get more sleep waking up with a newborn every 2-3 hours than I do now.

Just because I will get better sleep.

I'm so thankful for Michael who has been so good to me and so supportive. He is always giving me rubs and getting up with Olivia in the mornings bright and early to feed her breakfast and such before heading to school. He's so helpful with all the daily chores and is always more than willing to play with Olivia. Even though he himself is under immense pressure finishing up his first year of law school and all.

I think we will all be relieved as a family when our sweet girl is born:)

It's definitely been an interesting 7 months.

That being said, I am so grateful for the blessing I have to be pregnant. And for the sweet blessing of our baby Clara.

Even though this pregnancy has been hell (literally) I would go through it all over again if I had to.

So here's to the coming weeks!

Please go by fast!