No, I dont know when she is coming....

39 weeks, 1 day:

Yea, I know Im huge. I thought growth/weight gain was supposed to slow at this point. No such luck here. This girl has decided to have a late 3rd tri growth spurt...oh the joy. At 37 wk appt, I was measuring 34 weeks. Today at my 39 wk appt, I was measuring right on at 39 wks. Yup 5 cm growth in 2 weeks. Hence why I am huge I guess, but atleast measuring on track.

Those sweatpants are hot, right?!

Hmm what else.... No I have no clue when the baby is coming. Seriously. I swear I do not know. She will come when she is ready I suppose. Everything still looked good at my appt this morning. Baby is head is Very low & I have the pleasure of knowing that constantly. Yea, walking is a whole lot of fun at this point, but I still force myself everyday.

If I dont go into labor this week, then next week I have to have a non-stress test on my due date (tue) and then go back in on Fri for another one. As long as she passes, we dont have to talk induction yet, which I like.

38 weeks, 3 days

Here's me at 38 wks, 3 days:

Lookin' large & in charge. Had my 38 wk appt on Tuesday and everything looked good: blood pressure great, baby head down, measured at 36 weeks (so obvious growth spurt accompanied by 2 lb weight gain for the week - ugh) & that was about it. For all the nosey people - no I have not had an internal check yet. Not sure if I will get one before Im due, still debating that. I dont think it really tells you anything anyways.
But other than that....I feel like I am ready for her to come now:
-I have gained my alotted 25 lbs & really, do we need to go over that?
-I have prepared all the meals on my list & the freezer is out of room. Here's the list of what I've made & frozen: homemade tomato sauce & meatballs, beef & cheese manicotti, lasagna, chicken pot pie, chicken alfredo casserole, homemade mac & cheese, dijon parm chicken, sweet potato casserole, cheesey chicken tator tot casserole, choc chip banana bread, choc chip pumpkin bread, & M&M cookies. I also bought excess meats (chicken, ground beef) and portioned them in 1 lb portions and stocked up on pasta, rice, soups, taco kits, etc. We also still have some Halloween sugar cookies left in the freezer that we are still working on. Im going to make some cinnamon apple bread hopefully tonight as well. Have I mentioned that I think my nesting instinct has appeared as a compulsion to cook? Or I may have always had this compulsion.
-Her nursery is ready & pretty much everything has been washed dutifully in Dreft.
-Carseats installed
-Toys assembled
-Birth plan complete, discussed with midwife & put in my file for the hospital (my chart was moved to the hospital this week to in prep for my delivery)
-Pediatrician confirmed
-Hospital bag is packed with stuff Im not currently still using
-Feeling of being kicked in the crotch repeatedly is ongoing & apparently normal for this time of pregnancy
See, pretty much ready, right?
So this weekend will be spent cleaning again I guess.

Bristol Update

So at my 37 week appt on Tuesday, my fundal height (aka my belly) was still measuring 34 weeks. I had been having regular growth up until 34 weeks & then it just kind of stopped and I had been measuring the same for the past 3 weeks. If you are more than 2 weeks they usually start to check things out (ie growth restriction & fluid levels). Since I was measuring 3 weeks behind (aka 3 cm), my midwife decided to send me for an ultrasound to make sure verything was okay.
Had the ultrasound today & baby is looking good & my fluid level was very good. Baby Bristol is just a little on the small side (which is what I thought). She is measuring around the 30th percentile and they estimate her weight at birth will be high 6 lbs to low 7 lbs, which sounds good to me! She is in position - very low, head down & facing towards my back, which is good for delivery, but it meant we couldnt see her little face at all. So no cute pictures. It did appear that she had some hair though. So basically, I just have a smaller belly & baby & she has already started to drop, so she is lower down.
Good news all around.
So now my question is....do I go & buy clothes in "newborn" size? I always thought the 0-3 months clothes were looking a little big. From what I can gather, if she's born that little she will be in newborn clothes for about a month. I currently have 3 long sleeve onesies, 1 sleeper & 1 outfit in newborn sized. Ahhh

FULL TERM - 37 wks (+1 day)

Here's me at 37 weeks.....

How far along? 37 weeks

Total weight gain? 24 lbs - I will be sad the day I surpass my 25 lb goal, but I think I should be okay (knock on wood) to keep it under 30 lbs total. Well, I guess that depends on if my mad compulsion to bake stops anytime soon and when she decides to make an appearance. I want to live in sweatpants. Seriously.

Stretch marks? not yet

Sleep? Not too horrible. Okay, I wake up literally every 2 hours to pee or switch positions, but Im trying not to complain.

Craving? Brownie sundaes were quite good. Im hoping to be over my ice cream/milkshake craving since its so freakin cold out, but who knows. I could eat a cheesesteak right now and a sugar cookie.

Labor signs? Having contractions completely randomly - I get way more when I am walking.

Belly Button? popped - This turkey is done!

What I miss? My flat stomach, being able to easily tie my shoes, having a choice of clothes to wear in the morning....

What I'm looking forward to? Finding out what Bristol looks like

Weekly Wisdom: an apple a day keeps the doctor away

Bristol's Nursery

I think it'll get the job done.

Oh & enter your guess here

http://www.expectnet.com/games/BabyBristolMorgan

I'm a fat cow -- 36 weeks!

Here's me today:

I feel like I had a big growth spurt the past week & I feel pretty huge. Oh & the insatiable hunger -- yea its back! God help me!
We are getting more prepared - which is good because I seem to be having a lot more contractions, especially when I am walking.
The nursery is about finished (finally). I have started cooking/baking and freezing stuff so we have some food when Bristol arrives. My husband is good for many things, but if I had to depend on him to feed me, Im pretty positive I would starve to death within days. And Unfortunately for us, no food places will deliver to us either. So I have been trying to make 'freezer meals' that I can just defrost and bake. So far I have made chicken pot pie, homemade tomato sauce, meatballs, & homemade mac & cheese. Also stocking up on pantry items while they are on sale (like soaps, taco mixes, etc) & buying bulk meat and freezing it in portion sizes. Tonight Im trying to bake some choc chip banana bread and we also got a bunch of apples, so Im going to make applesauce this week too. Next up on meals is beef & cheese manicotti & lasagna.
Hopefully we will attempt to install the car seat bases this week too. My car should be intersting to say the least. I just got the seat protector things I ordered, which will hopefully prevent the car seat from leaving horrible marks in my leather seats.
Also - if we could pray for continued none freezing temperature so I can keep up with my walks outside that would be great.
Thanks, my fatass