Wandering Thoughts: 37 weeks, folks!! 37 weeks!!!!!

Weekly Info...

How far along are you? 37 weeks. 3 more weeks til her due date. I'm not convinced I'll go now but I'm not convinced I'll make it to her due date. This tired lady may have to make the decision to stay home before her arrival depending on how the next 2.5 weeks of working go. My hope was to work up until Christmas break (December 19th is the last day of school) and then have her after that. We'll see how long we make it.

How I’m feeling: not so hot. I've been struggling and sorta sluggish every morning this week. **Usually** by lunchtime I'm semi up to speed but it's still rough on me. My body feels beat up and my brain feels like slush some days. And then by the afternoon/evening- stick a fork in me...cause I'm done.

Total weight gain: no weight gain in the past week. Still at 24lbs. I'll call that a major win since last week was Thanksgiving :)

How big is baby? "Your due date is very close now, but doctors don't consider your baby "full term" until 39 weeks. Spending the next two weeks in the womb allows your baby's brain and lungs to fully mature. So if you're planning to have a repeat c-section, for example, your practitioner will schedule it for no earlier than 39 weeks unless there's a medical reason to intervene earlier.

Your baby weighs 6 1/3 pounds and measures a bit over 19 inches (about the size of a bunch of Swiss chard). Many babies have a full head of hair at birth, with locks from 1/2 inch to 1 1/2 inches long. But don't be surprised if your baby's hair isn't the same color as yours. Dark-haired couples are sometimes thrown for a loop when their children come out as blonds or redheads, and fair-haired couples have been surprised by an Elvis look-alike. And then, of course, some babies sport only peach fuzz."-babycenter app

Maternity clothes: broke down and bought another pair of maternity pants for work. Need to buy a few nursing tanks but other than that, I'm hoping to stick with what I have until she's here.

Stretch marks? No thanks.

Sleep: still waking up every couple hours. Sometimes it's every hour and sometimes she's nice enough to let me sleep for 2-3 hours. Those wake ups just require a bit more speed to make it to the potty.

Best moment this week: getting to hear her little heartbeat. She hasn't been moving as much as they'd like so I had a NST done yesterday. Quite worrisome to find out I had to do it but thankful everything is okay. While hooked up, her heartbeat had a great rhythm and I had 9 contractions. Most were Braxton Hicks though. I only felt two of them so when she said 9 I about flipped.

Movement: not as active lately. I assumed it was because she's running out of room but the docs say I should still feel her kicking or jabbing or grazing somewhat from spot to spot.

Food cravings: salami. Or deli lunch meat in general. I've been really good about not eating it unless heated and it just isn't the same lately.

Food aversions: nothing really. I hope that stays away for the next few weeks too.

Belly button in or out: in. Barely. Haha. It's more of a "flatty" instead of an "inny" or an "outty"

What I Miss: a whole bunch of stuff.....my hips not feeling like they're breaking apart would be a good place to start....not feeling like I am carrying a bowling ball between my legs would be nice too haha. Just means we're getting closer to her making her appearance in this world.

What I’m looking forward to: seeing Phil and AG's relationship. It seriously melts my heart just thinking of it.

Milestone: at this point, they won't stop labor. They'll let her come on out. Just means we've made it to a safer place in pregnancy and chances of us coming home are better and better each day.