40 Weeks & 5 Days

So I'm overdue. Here's a picture of me today - hoping this will be my last belly shot as I am scheduled to be induced this week.

As for milestones, there really hasn't been any change. I feel pretty good, sleep has been decent, and I'm just ready to meet this little girl.

Today is my due date!

I can't believe this day is finally here. All I have to say is YAHOOOOO! Well, for now anyways.... :)

"One" of my Due Dates

So I was just sitting here thinking that today, October 14, is the day I thought I could be having my baby. At my 12 week sonogram, the doctor wanted to change my due date to 1 week ahead. My OB, however, said it's just a target date and we'd stick with the 21st. Then at the 20 week sonogram, Baby B measured exactly 1 week ahead and the sonogram tech wondered why my doc hadn't changed my due date to the 14th. And finally, at a sonogram I had at 35 weeks, the sonogram tech again measured Baby B exactly 1 week ahead. I guess my doctor may have known better than them, huh? :) Let's hope she surprises us sometime in the next 7 days!

39 Weeks

[I thought I'd add a picture representing my 39 week belly. I don't do this often but thought since I'm nearing the end, those of you who haven't seen me could get a quick glimpse before Baby B makes her debut!]

Another week closer to meeting Baby B! This week's dr. appointment went well. I saw a different dr. as mine will be out of town for the next week. He estimated the baby to weigh about 8 1/2 - 9 pounds right now, and also thinks I'll go past my due date. Yippee - not! If she's that big now, how big will she be if I go past my due date?! I go back next Wednesday for my 40 week appointment and if I'm still in the same situation, we'll talk about inducing within the following week - possibly on/around Oct. 26. So, that's that. Now I just need to try to figure out how to relax and enjoy the next week and a half (which is really nothing!). Here are my milestones for the week.


How far along? 39 weeks
Maternity clothes? had to buy some cool weather clothes to get through the weekend
Sleep: lots of tossing and turning
Best moment this week: thinking I had dropped (but I think she moved back up...) :(
Movement: not as "big" of movements - she must be running out of room; still feel waves of movement across my belly though
Food cravings: Mexican food
Gender: Girl!
Labor Signs: none, nada, zip, zilch
Belly Button in or out? poking out a little but not all the time
What I miss: waking up feeling rested
What I am looking forward to: no more heartburn
Weekly Wisdom: enjoy the time of having an "inside" baby - spend quality time with the husband
Milestones: another week closer to meeting Baby B

38 Weeks

Another week has passed and I'm still feeling good! I'm a little tired, but resting as much as I can. We had no progress this week at the dr. so it looks like we likely won't be meeting Baby B this week. But that's ok - I'll definitely use this time to get ready and get some rest before the big day. Here are some milestones for the last week.

How far along? 38 weeks
Weight gain: 0 this week and last
Maternity clothes? Yeah and now I'm challenged with fall clothes - limited clothing items for these last weeks!
Sleep: Pretty good
Best moment this week: delivery of our dream rocker! :)
Movement: been great! over the weekend, she "danced" to Meet Virginia - I've ever experienced her moving a ton when listening to music but when that song played, she moved like crazy!
Food cravings: Anything pumpkin! I had a Pumpkin Pie Blizzard and Pumpkin Pie/Pecan Pie Cheesecake - yum!
Gender: Girl!
Labor Signs: none
Belly Button in or out? seems to be peeking out sometimes, but generally, it's in
What I miss: driving w/o my belly touching the steering wheel
What I am looking forward to: Maternity leave!
Weekly Wisdom: Sleep! (everyone tells me this)
Milestones: I'd say 38 weeks is milestone enough! :)

37 Weeks

37 weeks = full term! That's very exciting! However, we do want little B to continue to bake for at least a couple more weeks. There's no sign of anything different so all is good. Measurements were right on this week and it looks like the extra amniotic fluid may have corrected itself. I'm feeling great and just enjoying these last few weeks of pregnancy. My stomach now grazes the steering wheel when I drive, so I'll be trying to limit that as much as possible. My favorite part of this past week was having 2 of my best friends over with their 6 month little girls to play. We had a great time and they took pictures of the girls with my belly. What a sweet picture for little B to have! Here's a picture along with this week's milestones:

How far along? 37 weeks

Maternity clothes? Yeah and even those are getting too short for my belly

Sleep: Reasonable, but I'm sleepy every afternoon

Best moment this week: best friends and their little girls coming over to play

Movement: lots of shifting around; looks like my belly is doing the hula

Food cravings: Oreos and milk

Gender: Girl!

Labor Signs: none

Belly Button in or out? still in/flat

What I miss: just being comfortable overall

What I am looking forward to: State Fair on Sunday!

Weekly Wisdom: rest a lot, and get dressed up, go out, and have fun while
I can!

Milestones: Full Term!!

36 Weeks

Another week gone by...all is good and this week's dr. appointment was uneventful, which I think is great! All is where it's supposed to be and no signs of pre-term labor or anything. Baby/belly is still measuring 3 weeks ahead, but just 1 week more than last - so that's expected. The dr. talked about a possible induction a week early (Oct. 14ish) but we'll keep an eye on B's growth and see what kind of progress is made. I'd like to wait until SHE is ready, but will listen to the dr.'s recommendations. So here's this week's update - not a lot of new info, but we're now less than 1 month away from our little girl's arrival!!

How far along? 36 weeks
Maternity clothes? Of course
Sleep: Can't be cool enough; achiness makes getting up for potty breaks more challenging
Best moment this week: only gained 1 pound!
Movement: pretty constant, seems to be stretching out as much as she can in there!
Food cravings: Oreo truffles and scalloped potatoes (Mom is making them for me tomorrow!)
Gender: Girl!
Labor Signs: none
Belly Button in or out? still in/flat
What I miss: getting in and out of bed easily
What I am looking forward to: resting up these next few weeks
Weekly Wisdom: even a little can be too much when it comes to doing things around the house; I just need to take it easy and do one thing at a time, with small rest breaks in between!
Milestones: less than 1 month until D Day!

35 Weeks

You know...35 weeks along means only 35 days left! This has been a pretty eventful week. I went in for my normal appointment on Monday and measured 3 weeks ahead. Yikes! So the dr. sent me for a sonogram on Tuesday. Everything looks great and the baby is measuring exactly 1 week ahead (which was the case at the 12 week and 20 week sonograms). I measured a little bigger because there's a little extra amniotic fluid but the dr. said there's no need for concern. We'll just keep an eye on it. Baby B was head down (yea!) and we got some great pictures of her. The sonogram tech estimated that she's about 5 1/2 pounds right now - so exciting! Anyways, here are some updates and pictures. How far along? 35 weeks

Maternity clothes? Yes
Sleep: Pretty good; still getting up about 3 times/night for a potty break

Best moment this week: seeing Baby B on the big screen!

Movement: less kicks more things sticking out - not sure what it is but feels pretty cool

Food cravings: Danish Wedding cookies (thanks to my husband for finding these after we looked at 2 other stores)

Gender: Girl!

Labor Signs: none

Belly Button in or out? still in/flat

What I miss: Not having to pull my shirt down (all my maternity shirts are even getting too short)

What I am looking forward to: Progress - having a better idea of when this little girl will arrive

Weekly Wisdom: Don't stress when you don't need to

Milestones: Starting weekly check-ups

34 Weeks

How far along? 34 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: +25 lbs.
Maternity clothes? Yes
Sleep: actually, not bad. still waking up 2-3 times to go to the bathroom, but I've been able to go right back to sleep
Best moment this week: washed all clothes, blankets, etc. (who knew laundry could actually be enjoyable?!)
Movement: Still very regular and this is definitely the most enjoyable part of the pregnancy
Food cravings: anything (I'm pretty much hungry all th etime. I'm sure this will cause the weight gain to creep up a bit)
Gender: Girl!
Labor Signs: none
Belly Button in or out? in
What I miss: being able to stand up without grunting or struggling and walk up stairs without being out of breath
What I am looking forward to: Finishing up the nursery; I still need to buy storage baskets and liners and set them up in the changing table system. I also need to hang the wall letters and plan to do that this weekend. Finally, I need to figure out what other wall decorations to add and maybe hang some curtains.
Weekly Wisdom: I'm trying to enjoy my time to rest/sleep because I know it won't be as readily available in 6 short weeks.
Milestones: car seat installed and inspected!

33 Weeks

Holy Moly! Only 49 days to go according to my countdown ticker! Unbelievable! We're getting excited and trying to prepare for the arrival of our little one. On one hand, 7 weeks seems like tomorrow, and on the other hand, still sounds like a long time. But whatever it may feel like, I know it's right around the corner. So time to get in gear and start wrapping up all the little details still left undone!

Milestones for the last 2 weeks (I missed an update!):
How far along? 33 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: +25 lbs. (I wasn't told my weight gain this week so I'm skipping this!)
Maternity clothes? Yes
Sleep: what's that? I'm not tired at night, wake up several times once I finally do fall asleep, then am tired in the morning. The waking every hour thing isn't fun (as I'm sure my new snoring/heavy breathing tricks aren't fun for Brad!)
Best moment this week: delivery of the changing table system!
Movement: I can feel and see her moving all the time - I just started feeling hard spots that feel like they could be a foot or hand or something. So weird, but totally cool!
Food cravings: orange juice
Gender: Girl!
Labor Signs: none
Belly Button in or out? in
What I miss: being comfortable
What I am looking forward to: organizing the nursery/changing table system
Weekly Wisdom: I have to remind myself not to get to the dr. too early (I'm usually really good about arriving exactly on time, but went early to run another errand first this week.) No matter when you get there, you still have to wait. Seems crazy when I'm actually only there like 10 minutes or less for my visit... This week's visit, I was there a total of an hour for a less than 10 minute appointment. But I did get my flu shot!
Milestones: More like "news" instead of milestones. At this week's appointment I was 32w5d but baby/belly measured around 35 weeks. Yikes! Dr. said we could be looking at a big baby. He'll keep an eye on her growth over the next 4-6 weeks, and if she's still growing by leaps and bounds, he'll do a sonogram to try to get a better idea how big she really is. Slow down lady! (ok not really - I'd be happy with a big healthy girl!)