Week 40 Survey

How far along? 40 weeks!!!!!!!

Total weight gain/loss: I was up 3 last week, so 10 lbs. total gained

Maternity clothes? Yep.

Stretch marks? No new ones.

Best moment this week: Reaching the 40 week mark!

Movement: Still quite a bit.

Food cravings: Bacon again. Weird, I know. :)

Gender: Girl!

Labor Signs: Still lots of Braxton Hicks contractions. And back pains. I'd made some more progress at my exam last Friday, so we'll see...I'm getting too impatient to wait much longer!

Belly Button in or out? Still in.

What I miss: Still missing a normal night's sleep. I know that won't change once she's here, but at least then I'll be able to fall asleep!

What I am looking forward to: My (hopefully) last appointment tomorrow. My doctor said on Friday that if I made it to my due date we'd talk about inducing if I want, but she won't let me go longer than 41 weeks.

Weekly Wisdom: I'm too tired to come up with anything wise to say...we just really can't wait to meet our little one!

Milestones: Getting to 40 weeks & very soon we'll be holding our baby girl!

Week 39 Survey

How far along? 39 weeks, 1 day!!!

Total weight gain/loss: We'll see tomorrow!

Maternity clothes? Definitely.

Stretch marks? No new ones.

Best moment this week: Installing her car seats in both of our vehicles. Can't wait until I don't have to drive around with an empty car seat!

Movement: Lots and lots, still late at night.

Food cravings: Salad & fruit. Could be worse. :)

Gender: Girl!

Labor Signs: Lots & lots of Braxton Hicks contractions. I'm afraid I won't know when they become real...although everyone I've talked to says I definitely will.

Belly Button in or out? Still in.

What I miss: Sleeping at night. I've been wide awake every night since Sunday. I've been up until at least 4AM...and then I end up sleeping until around 1 every day! I'm not sure if this is my body preparing me for a late night delivery or what!

What I am looking forward to: My appointment with my regular doctor tomorrow and seeing if we've made any more progress.

Weekly Wisdom: No wisdom this week...I've just been cleaning (nesting!), doing lots of walking and waiting for her to arrive!

Milestones: We're almost there! 6 days to go!

Week 38 Survey

How far along? 38 weeks, 3 days!

Total weight gain/loss: I was down 2 again on Friday, so I believe that means 7 total gained.

Maternity clothes? Lately it's been lots of maternity pajamas. I have no energy to get dressed some days. :)

Stretch marks? A couple.

Best moment this week: Hearing Donny tell me how excited he's getting and all of the things he's looking forward to. He also says thank you for the birthday wishes! :)

Movement: Still quite a bit.

Food cravings: Cheese curds. And chocolate.

Gender: Girl!

Labor Signs: Making a bit more progress. My doctor was on vacation this week, so I saw a different one. He said he thinks I'll probably make it one more week, but didn't think I'd make it another two...so we'll see!

Belly Button in or out? Still in.

What I miss: Comfortable sleep! It's really starting to catch up with me now.

What I am looking forward to: Meeting our baby!

Weekly Wisdom: Don't attempt to get everything ready for baby all at once. That's what we did & now we're super anxious with nothing left to do!

Milestones: She's just putting on weight now & (hopefully) will be making her appearance very soon!

Week 37 Survey

How far along? 37 weeks! (and one day, by the time this actually posts :) )

Total weight gain/loss: I was up 1 more last Friday

Maternity clothes? Yep

Stretch marks? No new ones

Best moment this week: Reaching the 37 week mark. 3 more weeks until her due date! I'm also officially on leave from work now (and basically get to tell my boss when I want to come back), so I'm very excited!

Movement: She still loves to roll around, and the rib kicking hasn't let up yet.

Food cravings: Chocolate. I'm fairly certain I'm going to make brownies tomorrow. :)

Gender: Girl!

Labor Signs: Still slowly progressing...we'll see again on Friday!

Belly Button in or out? Still in. I don't think that's going to change.

What I miss: Still not missing anything.

What I am looking forward to: My boss is coming over to take maternity pictures tomorrow, and I'm very excited. I've been a major slacker on taking photographs during my pregnancy, so it'll be nice to have some professional ones taken.

Weekly Wisdom: No pregnancy wisdom this week...we're just looking forward to a fun weekend. Donny's birthday is on Saturday, and it'll be nice to spend some time together to celebrate.

Milestones: Reaching the "official" full-term mark, although I definitely prefer her staying where she is for awhile longer to make sure she's fully developed.

Week 36 Survey

How far along? 36 weeks (and 2 days)

Total weight gain/loss: I was up another 2 last Friday, and my next appointment is later today, so we'll see...

Maternity clothes? Yep

Stretch marks? Yep.

Best moment this week: We're at weekly appointments now! Can't wait to hear her heartbeat again and get another update!

Movement: Still lots of movement. My poor ribs really do feel bruised.

Food cravings: Jimmy John's. A number 4 with extra tomatoes. :) It's bad, but I've eaten that twice this week!

Gender: Girl

Labor Signs: I finally get to change this one! The doctor said things are definitely starting to slowly progress. If there is a lot more progress today, I'll post an update later. :)

Belly Button in or out? Still in

What I miss: I've been able to sleep a lot better since she's moved lower, actually...so I'm not really missing anything.

What I am looking forward to: Today's appointment

Weekly Wisdom: Definitely enjoy every moment...it has gone sooo fast! I can't believe there are only 26 days until her due date!

Milestones: She's getting bigger and has definitely moved down. I can breathe again! :)