Honeydew

It's officially week 33 and the baby is now the size of a honeydew melon!
Here's the other size and development news from thebump.com for the next four week period:
Baby’s senses are continuing to improve -- when light peeks in through your (extremely) stretched belly, those tiny eyelids and irises blink and dilate. And, baby can now recognize and react to simple songs… time to start practicing your lullabies! Growth (at least inside your womb) is starting to slow, and you may notice baby descend into your pelvis at the end of this month.
I also read that the amount of amniotic fluid I'm carrying is supposed to top out this week. Maybe that will help my weigh-ins at the doctor's office level out over the rest of the pregnancy. I have noticed my appetite shrinking in recent weeks, which I'm guessing is due to my stomach running out of space. I don't get nauseous anymore if I don't eat often enough and I've been craving more fruits and proteins, rather than carbs, carbs, carbs.

Now that the countdown is at 7 weeks, I'll admit I'm getting pretty nervous. But it really helps that the house and baby stuff is getting more put together. I was able to assemble our crib last weekend and Brian put our new jogging stroller together yesterday. I have a bunch of the baby clothes in the dresser — and even though I have to take them all back out to wash them, it was very soothing to see the piles of clothes in their proper place for a couple days :)
I don't think I've reached the frantic "nesting" phase that I've heard can accompany the last part of pregnancy, but I really like getting organized. This baby is going to be here before we know it!!