36 weeks

 

 

How Far Along? 36 weeks and 1 day

Baby Size:  Apparently a mess of collard greens? Or maybe a watermelon? Either way, this little chica has definitely done some growing. 

Total Weight Gain: Judging by my eating habits the last couple of weeks, I would say that we have definitely passed the 35lb mark.

Maternity Clothes: Even some of those don't fit any more.

Stretch Marks: I'm still finding them. My $42 dollar cream lied to me. Blessedly, they're still small and light... and to be honest, they bother me, but not as much any more. (Now that I've said that, I'm sure I'll wake up with a huge one right down the middle of my stomach tomorrow morning and cry my eyes out.)

Best moment this week: Realizing how close we really are. I would also classify this as the worst moment too... because the last minute panic has really started to set in.

Miss Anything? Range of movement. Ache-less body parts. My sanity is still a big thing. Cold deli meat. (Subway Ham Sandwiches), Oysters, Medium-Well Steaks, Wearing my rings.

Movement: She's a lot slower now-a-days. I think my child is all elbows and knees. You know when you were little and you and your sister would take your elbows and slowly dig them into each other's ribs? (But then again, that could have just been me and Katie...) Well, occasionally it feels like that... except from the inside... from a very weak, very tiny person.

Food Cravings: Kemps Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Frozen Yogurt. I went to two different BI-LO's to find it - and then bought two of those suckers. Chocolate chip cookies and milk aren't a bad combination either. Ben surprised me on Thursday night with a pack of Chips Ahoy. By 6:30AM Friday morning, I had 5 cookies left.

Anything making you queasy or sick: All of the things I have left to do.

Started to show yet?  Comments come on a regular basis. People can't decide if I look like she could come any day or if I'm super tiny for how far along I am.

Gender: Girl!

Belly Button in or out? Out.

Wedding Rings on or off? Off. I try to change this daily, but I fear I'm fighting a losing battle. I just really hope they fit again after she's born.

Weird Pregnancy Stuff? 

- Those giant bouncy-balls are my friend. (In fact, I'm sitting, rocking, and rolling as I type this.) It really does help with some of the back/hip pain. Plus, I hear it will help her to drop. She's still piled up under my ribs... which apparently I haven't been helping with much since I keep my legs crossed all of the time.

- The big thing this week came Thursday. I guess I've been living in a fantasy land where unicorns, butterflies, and time abound. While I hadn't felt 100% all day, I just figured I had over-done it on Wednesday. (I had felt really good and gotten a lot accomplished at work.) When I got back to work from lunch I started having noticeable Braxton Hicks. But these made me start timing them. They were coming at 10 minute intervals and they did NOT feel like my normal contractions. Normally, my belly will get hard and I'll be crampy in my lower belly. These started with some bad back pain, made my whole belly hard, made my whole belly hurt, and there was some weird pressure going on... like she was trying to stick her feet out of certain places that normally people only threaten to put feet up. This kept up for over 3 hours. I'm supposed to call my doc once I start having 4-5 regular contractions an hour. I didn't call the doc. I knew they would tell me to come in and I was afraid that if I went in, it would be real labor and I wasn't ready! I didn't have her bags packed, the house was a mess, and nothing was put together at work! So, I started downing water and kept working. (I know, great logic... ignore it and it'll go away.) Thank Jesus, they started easing off once I got home. But now I'm freaking out... and realizing how stupid I was because "I thought I had time." She may be in there till November, but heck, even that will come quickly!

- MAH CHILD KEEPS GETTIN' ON MY NERVES. Like, literally. She's found this one nerve... and apparently it's REALLY comfortable to lay on. Unfortunately, it shoots pain straight down my left butt-cheek and leg, and it's followed by a strange numbing sensation. I tried to push her over this morning and she totally punched me.

- She apparently likes music. (She seems to enjoy Garth Brooks.) I will turn my music on and she'll move over closer to the speakers. If I move the speakers, she follows them.

- I really want Ben to give me a foot massage. I'm afraid though, because apparently there are a lot of pressure points in your feet that will send you into labor - which I absolutely do not need to start until after Thursday.

- I'm hungry almost all of the time.

- I'm super weepy and all kinds of things make me cry.

- I get tired easily.

Looking forward to:  A clean house. Getting my stuff at work finished and organized. My doctors appointment Wednesday! Holding my little baby!! 

Birth Date Guess? Okay, so this is new but Ben and I decided we would put in our official guesses.

My guess: The weekend of October 12th weighing in at 6lbs 8oz.

Ben's guess: October 28th weighing in at 7lbs 5oz.

Feel free to throw your guesses into the pot!

 

 

Okay, so this morning, I had a mom friend send me a link to this blog. I cannot tell you how much I needed to read it.

I absolutely had to pass it along! I can't help but think that maybe there is someone else who needs it as much as I did. :)