Five Weeks to Go

This pregnancy is winding down and I have barely posted anything about it.  We spent six weeks on Thailand, which I blogged about on our family site.  Now, I'm just waiting.  The baby has dropped noticeably.  I am very thankful because I was getting to the point of extreme discomfort.  I could barely breathe and the kid's feet were constantly knocking my rib cage.  Now, I am experiencing only major discomfort, which is a nice improvement.  Little feet still kick the rib cage now and then, but I try not to complain about that.  At least she's head-down.  One less thing to worry about.

My big issue right now is iron deficiency which means I have to take iron supplements.  Iron supplements really wreak havoc on my digestive system.  I have switched to a liquid version called Floradix in the hope that it will be less horrible than the Slow-FE I was taking, which itself was much better than the Feosol.  It is too soon to tell, but I am optimistic. 

In the meantime, little Callie is kicking and squirming and seems to be just perfect in every measurable way.  Her heart rate was nice at our last midwife appointment.  It increased a little when she kicked the Doppler and then went back down when she stopped squirming.  The midwife said this was a good sign.