Friday, January 27, 2012

39 Weeks

How far along? 39 Weeks and 1 Day

Size of the baby? Baby weighs 7lbs and is approx 20 inches long - about the size of a mini watermelon

Maternity Clothes? Oh yes! There are still a few non-maternity stuff that I can wear, but that's getting pretty limited

Gender? Surprise!

Movement? All the time- I love watching my belly move with the Baby

Labor Signs? I'm in pre-labor.. meaning I'm having contractions but nothing constant or would make me think that I need to start timing them. The hospital bags are packed, my Dad is in town, and we are ready any day now!

Sleep? I toss and turn a lot now and waking at least once a night to pee. I miss sleep and can't wait to sleep on my stomach again

Cravings? Cookies

Symptoms? Baby has dropped some and my acid reflux was doing much better but it has returned

Exercise? Haven't been able to get that in

Weight Gain? More than I care to admit - 33lbs. My weight jumped this last week by ~4lbs. I'm retaining much more water and my ankles are very swollen. I will say that I usually don't eat before my doctor's appointment, but I did today - so that may account for some of the gain - but definitely not all of it. The doctor seemed a little worried at first and did a few additional little tests but didn't see anything that would raise concern - most likely just water.

Best Moment of the Week? We finished our baby class last night and graduated. I think we both feel about as prepared as we can at this point.

Monday, January 16, 2012

37 Weeks = FULL TERM

How far along? 37 Weeks and 4 Days

Size of the baby? Baby weighs 6.3lbs and is approx 19 inches long - and I'm definitely running out of room. I'm at the uncomfortable stage.

Maternity Clothes? Oh yes! There are still a few non-maternity stuff that I can wear, but that's getting pretty limited

Gender? Surprise!

Movement? All the time- I love watching my belly move with the Baby

Labor Signs? Braxton-Hicks contractions are now a normal part of my day. I've had maybe 1-2 true contractions, but nothing to get excited about.

Sleep? I toss and turn a lot now. And waking at least once a night to pee. I really didn't do this early on in pregnancy, so this is a new (and not so great) thing. I love sleep. Once I'm up it takes me up to 2 hours to fully fall back to sleep so this momma is tired!

Cravings? Back to Mexican and sweets!

Symptoms? I got some relieve this week.. Baby has started to drop (visibly so) and thus my acid reflux is much better - but I'm still tired of dealing with it

Exercise? At least once a week

Weight Gain? 28-30 lbs (yikes) but right on track!

Best Moment of the Week? These last 2 weekends were filled with baby showers and we feel beyond blessed and loved.. and a little intimidated. We cannot believe how generous our family and friends are - we got almost everything that we need any anything else we can get as we need it (bottles, mainly). Dad and Jen came in for the shower as well and we loved getting to see them again - it means so much to us that they flew out for the shower. Next time we see Jen we'll have a little one for her to meet :)

I love seeing Rich's reactions to everything. He seems to be getting more and more excited (and overwhelmed). He wanted to take inventory last night of all the baby items and he gets really excited and cute when going through everything. He has been a super-stud of a supporter... he took my mom to get some final things for the baby yesterday which I am so appreciative for since I had to work.

Sunday, January 1, 2012

35 Weeks - Christmas and New Year's Recap

Happy New Year's! We spent the evening at my Mom's house and celebrated a bit early .. I was le tired! So we were home and just finished brushing our teeth at midnight then off to bed! We're fun like that.. ha! We're planning on a games night tonight and we'll do our new year's predictions as well. I'm excited to see what everyone said last year for the predictions!

How far along? 35 Weeks

Size of the baby? Baby weighs 5.25lbs and is approx 18.1 inches long - and I'm definitely running out of room. I'm at the uncomfortable stage. Feet are swollen and sitting removes any extra space that there may be left in there. But only 5 more weeks - I can do that!

Maternity Clothes? Oh yes! There are still a few non-maternity stuff that I can wear, but that's getting pretty limited

Gender? Surprise!

Movement? All the time- I love watching my belly move with the Baby

Sleep? I toss and turn a lot now. And waking at least once a night to pee. I really didn't do this early on in pregnancy, so this is a new (and not so great) thing. I love sleep

Cravings? Back to Mexican and sweets!

Symptoms? Acid reflux.. still. I'm really getting tired of dealing with it

Exercise? At least once a week

Weight Gain? 24-25 lbs (yikes)

Best Moment of the Week? It has been a great few weeks. Dad and Jen were here for Christmas and we spent many evenings with them. Then we celebrated Christmas with Rich's family and then at my Mom's house with that side of the family. This year Rich's Dad joined us for Christmas and I truly enjoyed having him there with us. We've made great progress on the nursery (thanks Mom and Rich!) and now I only have to add decor to the walls. For Christmas, I got many great gifts, one of which included gift cards to IKEA - so we bought 4 bookshelves yesterday for the house ... so excited to put them together and get the completed feel in the house.

Happy New Year Everyone!