38 weeks!!

This post is pretty late- I'm actually 38 weeks and 4 days- wahoo!! 

It was a pretty good week :) The aches and pains have hit a "flat line" - I still have them, but they are no worse then they have been, which in my opinion is a good thing :) I had an appointment on Wednesday (internal) and G is staying put - no change in dilatation or effacement which is a bit disappointing, but okay-- I want her to be fully ready so enjoy it in there missy :)I have a doctor's appointment on Friday and I can't wait- we will be talking INDUCTION -- little miss will be an October baby :) I'm so excited to see her sweet face and have her outta my ribs- haha! I'm sure that is the thing I am going to miss most is the moments where her and I have those memonets where she gives me a shove or a kick and I press back - our little game <3 

Dear Giana,

I was supposed to write to you every week but as you can see your mommy is a little bit of a slacker when it comes to time management- but seeing as you have only a little bit of time left in mommy's belly I wanted to write to you and let you know I am so excited to see your beautiful face & for you to meet your big sister- and daddy too of course. It has been quite the roller coaster through pain, no sleeping, your sister jumping on you (on accident of course ;)), heart burn and the list goes on and on, but I would go through it all again for you. I love you sweet girl <3

diva.

cankles :(

fab big sister swag

THIRTY-EIGHT WEEKS!

Baby is the size of a(n): PUMPKIN!

Yow! If you feel a sort of lightening bolt running up and down your legs (and in your crotch), don’t freak out. At 38 weeks, baby’s probably sitting pretty low in your pelvis, which means he’s bumping into all kinds of nerves down there -- including some pretty sensitive ones you might not know you had. Be on the lookout for signs of labor, including contractions that come on stronger, at more regular intervals, and the “bloody show.” It could happen any day now -- or it might not be for a few weeks. Until then, try to relax.

New Symptoms: Nothing new!
Total Weight Gain/Loss: 11.5 lbs... -- not sure- I have doctor's appointment on Friday so I will see then :) 

Maternity Clothes:  not much to choose from, but I'm working with what I got- leggings are my savior and oh so comfy!
Stretch Marks: May have one, but I am not sure- lol <-- same!
Sleep: Able to get about 4 hours at a time, its wonderful haha!

Movement: SO MUCH MOVEMENT- did not think this far in I'd still be feeling so much, but it's nice to feel her moving around, I don't have to worry (as much) haha  <3

Food Cravings/Aversions: nothing new :)

Gender: GIRL :)
Belly Button In or Out:In/flat!
What I Miss:   having more options for clothes!
What I am Looking Forward To: I think I've mentioned this before... but what the heck- it's the truth:: MEETING HER :)

37 weeks!

37 WEEKS = FULL TERM!

Part of me feels like this week took forever to come and the other part feels like holy sh#t how are we here already?! I had an appointment on Wednesday and the Dr. said G is nice and low- surprised actually that she had dropped so low. I could have told him she did even before he measured my belly just by the way I walk up and down the stairs- I feel like I am a some-wrestler and probably look ridiculous. I haven't had an contractions yet, but random sharp pings in my lower stomach. It's been a good week overall- just ready to meet this little girl :) 

 

THIRTY-SEVEN WEEKS!

 Baby is the size of a(n): WINTER MELON!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Get excited. At 37 weeks, your baby has reached full term. That means he’s developed his most crucial functions. Of course, he’ll get even healthier and stronger over the next few weeks, so don’t get too impatient. Around week 37, many moms-to-be find themselves organizing cupboards and scrubbing their floors. That’s the nesting instinct kicking in as your body senses baby will be here shortly. It also might be your brain’s way of making sure you’re prepared for just about anything, so you can feel like you have an extra edge on this whole new parent thing.

 

New Symptoms: Random sharp pains in lower belly ~ nothing to crazy, just new :)
Total Weight Gain/Loss: 11.5 lbs... 

Maternity Clothes:  same:: Since the cold weather is starting to settle in, I am rocking leggings/spandex and pretty tops -- so comfy :)
Stretch Marks: May have one, but I am not sure- lol <-- same!

Sleep: Able to get about 4 hours at a time, its wonderful haha!

Movement: SO MUCH MOVEMENT <3

Food Cravings/Aversions: nothing new :)

Gender:  GIRL :)

Belly Button In or Out:In!

What I Miss:   belly sleeping :( or even sleeping flat on my back- I can last about 10 minutes and then I get nauseous  and I have to roll with a loud grunt- haha!
What I am Looking Forward To: MEETING HER :) 21 days give or take :)
 

 

Happy Sunday!
 

36 weeks!

    Hello 36 weeks and weekly doctor appointments! 

Had a doctor's appointment on Monday~ was originally planned for Wednesday because of all the pressure I was having; turns out (false hope) its just G getting in the proper position. I am a "finger tip" dilated which really means.. ah.. yeah, nothing and 50% effaced- well thank you Dr. K, thanks <-- the doctor I'm not too fond of, oh well. Everything else looks good :) just gotta be patient!
    Over all it was a good week- sleeping is getting harder only being able to sleep 2-3 hours on each side and if I even try on my back I end up waking up wanting to vomit- back sleeping=nausea <-- nooooo thank you! It's Sunday night and I am exhausted, so this is a short post, but at least I got a belly photo where I look some what put together :)

THIRTY-SIX WEEKS!

Baby is the size of a(n): HONEYDEW MELON!

Your due date is just four weeks away. Hasn’t time flown? Your once-poppy seed would probably be able to breathe on his own if he was born right now. (If not, he’d probably need some TLC, but he’d likely be okay.) Most of his systems are in working order at 36 weeks. Since baby really could decide to make his arrival any day now, try to put in a little prep work. For example, if you took a child birth class a few months ago, you might want to reread any materials you were given and practice some of the breathing techniques you learned with your partner. Go over your plan for getting to the hospital, and all the what-ifs (like, if you go into labor while you’re at work, will you go home first or straight there?). You might also want to remind your boss and colleagues of the status of all your work projects, so they know exactly where to take over if you’re suddenly out of the office. Week 36 is also a good time to enjoy a date with your partner. We’re guessing you won’t be up for dancing, but a nice dinner might be just what you two could use.

New Symptoms: Nothing new, finally in the swing of all these pregnancy symptoms.
Total Weight Gain/Loss: 11 lbs... 

Maternity Clothes:  Since the cold weather is starting to settle in, I am rocking leggings/spandex and pretty tops -- so comfy :)
Stretch Marks: May have one, but I am not sure- lol

Sleep: I recently have been staying up so much later and still waking up super early, but strangely enough feel okay ~ haha, oh baby G what are you doing to me?!

Movement: SO MUCH MOVEMENT <3

Food Cravings/Aversions: nothing new :)

Gender:  GIRL :)

Belly Button In or Out:In!

What I Miss:   belly sleeping :( or even sleeping flat on my back- I can last about 10 minutes and then I get nauseous  and I have to roll with a loud grunt- haha!
What I am Looking Forward To: MEETING HER :) 27 days give or take :) :) 

Happy Sunday!

 

35 weeks!

35/35! Love this -- 35 weeks down, 35 (+/-) days to go! G is looking fabulous. I had an ultrasound on Thursday and ah, she blew my mind. She is so beautiful! She is weighing in at 5lbs 4 oz :) she gave some great poses for photos too -- I'm so excited to meet her, so is T! It's so neat to see T see G on the ultrasound screen-- she points out her features and gets so excited. T is going to be a great big sister! I have a doctors appointment this Wednesday (the 3rd) - my 1st internal exam, so we will see whats going on down there. I have been having some SERIOUS braxton hicks and a lot of pressure, back pain is still as bad as it has been, but I really am trying to look past it seeing how much time I have left. ah- I forgot the best news.. SHE IS HEAD DOWN!! Maternal head down actually -- meaning if you were looking at me she is head down laying spine on (your) left side with her feet dangling on (your) right side. It's so awesome to be able to know actually what I'm feeling (well 99% sure- she could move of course, but there isn't MUCH room for her too, so she SHOULD stay put :) WAHOO!!!!!)

beautiful <3

opening her eyes!!

THIRTY-FIVE WEEKS!

Baby is the size of a(n): COCONUT!

  





Growing, growing, growing. Yup, baby and you. You’ve reached 35 weeks, and your uterus has grown about 1,000 times its original size, a number that might sound exaggerated to everyone else -- but to you it probably feels more like a million. You can expect to gain about a half-pound a week before birth, and baby’s beefing up, too. At 35 weeks, some moms-to-be feel like they have a ton of stuff left to do before baby’s arrival. Others can barely wait for baby to make his debut. Either way, try not to stress. Baby will show up when he’s ready, and he won’t care if you haven’t checked every little detail off your list.

New Symptoms:  pressure! Lots of pressure ~ I started googling early signs of labor because it feels so weird. I don't really remember what it was like with T because I was under so much stress because of the fire (long story for another day):/
Total Weight Gain/Loss: 9lbs... strange I know.

Maternity Clothes:  Since the cold weather is starting to settle in, I am rocking leggings/spandex and pretty tops -- so comfy :)
Stretch Marks: NONE! (keep fingers crossed)

Sleep: I recently have been staying up so much later and still waking up super early, but strangely enough feel okay ~ haha, oh baby G what are you doing to me?!

Movement: SO MUCH MOVEMENT <3

Food Cravings/Aversions: nothing new :)

Gender:  GIRL :)

Belly Button In or Out:In!

What I Miss:   belly sleeping :( or even sleeping flat on my back- I can last about 10 minutes and I have to roll with a loud grunt- haha!
What I am Looking Forward To: my regular OBGYN appointment. This week starts the weekly visits-- we are getting so close 34 (+/-) days to goooooo!

T loving on her baby sister :)

Happy Sunday!

belly growth- haha!

wow- just went through my old posts-- what a belly change :) 

keep growing G :)

~ Making a decision to have a child--it's 

momentous. It is to decide forever to have 

your heart go walking around outside your 

body ~ Elizabeth Stone <3

34 weeks!

    holy moly- I'm ready, haha- I feel like time is FLYING but also going slow as a SLUG-- is that even possible?? I'm so anxious for G to get here, but also stressing because she is still BREECHED -- good lord child you are giving your mother a heart attack and you aren't even in the real world yet. 

     Cutest thing happened to me yesterday (Thursday)- don't ever remember it happening with T, I was sitting on toilet having "mommy time" (sorry if TMI) and I kept feeling her what I thought was kicking I continued to read my magazine until i realized, oh my gosh, she has the hiccups! Felt so neat!! They went on for over a minute, I felt bad for the poor girl but couldn't help but smile each time I felt one <3 

     I had my doctor's appointment on Tuesday, everything looks good, she's measuring correctly and what not, but had to have the talk about her being breeched. Doc said not to worry... yet... at my next appointment (about 2 weeks) if she still feels breeched I will have an ultrasound to prove it and then could possibly be sent over to the hospital to have her manually turned -- AH, scary. I need to do some research on that first. He said I would be given a shot to relax my uterus so there is a little more room, and then he would literally push on my belly to try to turn her... yeah, I'm PRAYING she turns on her own.  

     Short post this week, I'm going to try to lay down for a little bit while T is still asleep- this is the most recent photo of her-- my gosh is she beautiful <3 love you sweet girl!

cheeeeese :)

THIRTY- FOUR WEEKS!

Baby is the size of a: BUTTERNUT SQUASH!

Watch what you say! Your curious baby is listening in to your conversations at 34 weeks -- and might enjoy a lullaby or two -- so go ahead and sing to him. Some say that baby will recognize songs mom sings while he’s in the womb, and may even be more easily soothed by them if he’s used to them once he’s on the “outside.” At week 34, you might breathe a little easier, since baby may descend lower into your pelvis and give your lungs some space. (Ahh!) Of course, some babies don’t do this until the day they’re born, so we’re not making any guarantees. The pitfall of this descent, of course, is even more pressure on your bladder, so be prepared to make even more trips to the ladies room over the coming weeks.

New Symptoms:  Dizzy spells ~ I haven't been drinking as much as I was a few weeks ago, because honestly I keep forgetting so I think I have been dehydrated which is causing the dizzy spells, but I hate them. The worst one was when  I was driving with T in the car, I started to panic- but remembered I had to keep it together to where I could pull over for her safety- it was such a strange feeling. I now carry my nalgen bottle with me WHERE-EVER I go!

Total Weight Gain/Loss: Well, I went to the doctors on Tuesday and I am DOWN 2 lbs-- not sure how?! I eat, plenty- and sometimes not the greatest food- so total weight gain is 9lbs

Maternity Clothes:  same -->yes, since the weather is cooling down I have had to pull out some of the maternity clothing, but still rocking the dresses with quarter sleeve cover ups :)
Stretch Marks: NONE! (keep fingers crossed)

Sleep: I am getting so much more tired during the day. I really try to relax at least when T naps (that's IF she naps) but I think it's time I actually nap with her. My energy by 2pm has dwindled so much that I have to eat something a little sugary to wake myself up :( 

Movement: SO MUCH MOVEMENT <3

Food Cravings/Aversions: nothing new :)

Gender:  GIRL :)

Belly Button In or Out:In!

What I Miss:   feeling rested :/ -- I just don't feel 100% and think its unfair to T-- I am doing the best I can, so I guess that's all I can ask for!
What I am Looking Forward To: my ultrasound appointment was rescheduled for this coming thursday- bummer, but since I have been getting them for free looks like I can't complain!

Happy FaLL :)

sweet smell of faLL :)

love,

33 weeks!

what a week!! I'm really losing track of time and my brain (haha); I remembered everyone else's appointments this week, but my own! I will have to call tomorrow to reschedule, I hate when I do that though! Exciting thing is I have an ultra sound on Thursday :-D love those appointments!


silly girl <3

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 I got so much accomplished this week, well really today actually- my nesting phase has kicked in again; I cleaned out our huge closet downstairs to make room/a set up for all of T's fall/winter clothes - I honestly thought I was going to stop mid way just because I was so tired and my feet were swollen by 3pm, but I knew it would drive me crazy to wake up and see the mess tomorrow morning knowing I couldn't get to it until sometime this week because I have a lot going on. First of all- my mom is pretty awesome. I absolutely HATE shopping when I have too- finding someone here or there for the hell of it, yeah sure, any day but when I have to basically get a whole wardrobe together-- I'd rather have my nose hairs plucked out one by one, haha that's a bit extreme (and sounds brutally painful) but you get the idea -- as I was saying -- thanks to my mom i know longer have to worry what so ever. she hooked T up!!!! I will post photos tomorrow since my computer is deciding not to cooperate; my girl will not wear the same outfit twice that's how good my mom is- THANKS MOM!

THIRTY-THREE WEEKS

Baby is the size of a : DURIAN!

 

 

 

 

We’d tell you to take a deep breath and relax, but it’s probably tough to do either of those at 33 weeks. It’s probably tough to be comfortable at all, since you might be feeling overheated on top of your other symptoms, too. But you’re probably getting super excited to meet baby, and we can’t blame you. Week 33 is a good time to make sure you have a safe car seat for baby -- go ahead and install it already. Sure, you might not see baby for another month, but if you have an early surprise arrival, that’s the one thing you really need to have ready.

New Symptoms:  HOT all the time-- cant ever get cool enough without being TOO cold. 

Total Weight Gain/Loss: whoops- missed the appointment thursday, will find out this week!

Maternity Clothes:  yes, since the weather is cooling down I have had to pull out some of the maternity clothing, but still rocking the dresses with quarter sleeve cover ups :)
Stretch Marks: NONE! (keep fingers crossed)

Sleep: I have a regular routine these days- go to bed around 10:30 - which is late in my opinion, since I wake up at 630, work 8 hours a day with DD with me (lucky mama), and no nap- haha, anyway- roll from side to side about every 2 hours and get up around 330 to pee, take 20-30 minutes to fall back asleep... its been happening the last 5 days and am actually okay with it :)

Movement: SO MUCH MOVEMENT <3

Food Cravings/Aversions: nothing new :)

Gender:  GIRL :)

Belly Button In or Out:In!

What I Miss:   same :) I'm sitting here thinking "what do I miss...?" I could say the usual, not having heart burn, or having to wake up to pee every night or non-swollen feet.. but honestly, I know it's all for G, so I don't care anymore :) bring it on!
What I am Looking Forward To: -- same -->SAME --> Going back for another 3d/4d ultra sound--just because. I finally got to see her beautiful face and fell even more in love with her <3

 

 

 

 

Happy Sunday!