38 Weeks!!!!

How far along?          38 weeks

Total Weight Gain:    This past week +1 lb, Total +24 lbs.

Maternity Clothes:    No changes or additions.

Continuing Symptoms:         Lots of movement, I’m generally feeling good, occasional back, sciatic, or hip pain, restless legs, Braxton hicks, increased bathroom trips, things are slightly more difficult to do, and I get tired and/or achy a lot easier.

New Symptoms:        Nothing new.

Sleep:              Same…  I’m still having once a night bathroom trips, but I’m sleeping well (most nights) and falling asleep quickly after I get up at night.

Cravings:         Same… Cereal and pancakes.  Oh, and chocolate.

Stretch Marks:           Not yet… 

Special Moments:      Tomorrow will be the baby’s birth month!  I’m very excited for it to be February.  I’ve done more setting up and decorating of our bedroom and the nursery.  The crib looks so cute with the crib skirt and mobile.  I want to wait to make another video until the chair slipcover comes in...

Miss anything?           Being able to squeeze between things (furniture, people, etc), sleeping on my back and stomach, running, being able to easily lean or bend over to pick up things, being able to stand close to the sink while washing dishes…

Belly Button in or out?         Same… my belly button is still in, but it’s also out…  It’s in, but you wouldn’t necessarily know that looking through a shirt or something, because the skin kind of sticks out.

Wedding rings on or off?      On.

Looking forward to:  Receiving the chair slipcover for the nursery.  Oh yeah, I’m also looking forward to the baby’s birth.

37 Weeks

How far along?          37 Weeks = Full Term!  Yea!  Baby will still benefit from time in the womb though, so she's welcome to take her time.  Although I have no control over it, I'd like to make it to at least 39 weeks! :)

Total Weight Gain:    This past week 2 lb, Total +23 lbs.

Maternity Clothes:    No changes or additions.

Continuing Symptoms:         Lots of movement, I’m generally feeling good, occasional back, sciatic, or hip pain, restless legs, Braxton hicks, increased bathroom trips, things are getting slightly more difficult to do, and I get tired and/or achy a lot easier.

New Symptoms:        BH’s are getting to be a bit more painful/uncomfortable, but nothing to indicate impending “true labor”.

Sleep:              Same…  I’m still having once a night bathroom trips, but I’m sleeping well (most nights) and falling asleep quickly after I get up at night.

Cravings:         Cereal and pancakes.  Oh, and chocolate.

Stretch Marks:           Not yet… 

Special Moments:      We finished shopping!  Well… basically, we still want to get something with drawers for the nursery (we’ll get a wood dresser later) and a basket for the “diaper station” in our room.  I had a good appointment yesterday.  The birth plan is finalized!  Baby’s head is engaged and she’s in perfect position for birth.  =)  We also have our hospital bags packed with the exception of a few last minute items.  Oh yeah, and we moved the crib into our bedroom finally.

Miss anything?           Being able to squeeze between things (furniture, people, etc), sleeping on my back and stomach, running, being able to easily lean or bend over to pick up things, being able to stand close to the sink while washing dishes…

Belly Button in or out?         Same… my belly button is still in, but it’s also out…  It’s in, but you wouldn’t necessarily know that looking through a shirt or something, because the skin kind of sticks out.

Wedding rings on or off?      On.

Looking forward to:  Receiving all of the items that we ordered online!

Nursery Prep

36 Weeks

How far along?          36 weeks

Total Weight Gain:    This past week 0 lb, Total +21 lbs.

Maternity Clothes:    No changes or additions.

Continuing Symptoms:         Lots of movement, I’m generally feeling good, some issues with back, sciatic, or hip pain, restless legs, Braxton hicks, increased bathroom trips, out of breath easily, things are getting more difficult to do, and I get tired and/or achy a lot easier.

New Symptoms:        Not much new.  I have been having a little bit of chafing on the bikini line area from additional moisture and thigh size, so that sucks (sorry if tmi).  But everything else is about the same!

Sleep:              I’m still having once a night bathroom trips, but I’m sleeping well (most nights) and falling asleep quickly after I get up at night.  The past couple of nights my hips have been hurting a bit more throughout the night.

Cravings:         I love cereal and chocolate milk.  I have really been wanting some pancakes!!!  Today I just could not wait to have a PB & J.

Stretch Marks:           Not yet… 

Special Moments:      We did a lot more shopping!  We still have some more stuff we want to get and will probably buy those items online.  Yesterday we finally took the hospital tour.  It is a really nice place; I’m happy to have that place to give birth.  Last Saturday a friend of ours threw us a little baby shower for our WA friends.  It was very nice!  I really enjoyed it and appreciated it.

Miss anything?           Being able to squeeze between things (furniture, people, etc).  I also really miss sleeping on my back and stomach, since my hips have been hurting a bit more.

Belly Button in or out?         Same… my belly button is still in, but it’s also out…  It’s in, but you wouldn’t necessarily know that looking through a shirt or something, because the skin kind of sticks out.

Wedding rings on or off?      On.

Looking forward to:  Getting my birth plan finalized, buying the remaining baby items, and packing our hospital bag(s).

35 Weeks

How far along?          35 weeks

Total Weight Gain:    This past week +2 lb, Total +21 lbs.

Maternity Clothes:    I have a pair of jeans that are fitting kind of tight and have a couple of shirts that don’t like to stay all the way down, but most of my stuff is still fitting great.

Continuing Symptoms:         Lots of movement, I’m generally just feeling good, feel my muscles stretching, occasional back, sciatic, or hip pain, restless legs, Braxton hicks, increased bathroom trips, things are getting slightly more difficult to do, and I get tired and/or achy a lot easier.

New Symptoms:        I have been more tired and have occasional nausea very similar to first trimester nausea.  Sometimes I have trouble getting a deep breath and get out of breath a lot more easily.  The restless legs seem to be a nightly thing lately.  However, they only bother me in the evening while watching TV shows.  They don’t bother me while going to sleep.

Sleep:              I’m still having once a night bathroom trips, but I’m sleeping well (most nights) and falling asleep quickly after I get up at night.

Cravings:         I keep wanting to eat cereal.

Stretch Marks:           Not yet… 

Special Moments:      I bought a bunch of stuff to get ready for the baby on Monday.  I started setting up some stuff (diaper stuff, etc) and started a pile of stuff to take to the hospital and a pile of stuff that needs to be washed before baby arrives (baby clothes, sheets, etc).

Miss anything?           Being able to bend forward to easily reach or pick stuff up, and being able to effortlessly hop up off the couch or out of bed.

Belly Button in or out?         Same… my belly button is still in, but it’s also out…  It’s in, but you wouldn’t necessarily know that looking through a shirt or something, because the skin kind of sticks out.

Wedding rings on or off?      On.

Looking forward to:  This weekend one of our friends here is throwing us a little shower; I’m looking forward to that.  Also, the day after that shower Carlos and I are going shopping for some more baby stuff!