37 Weeks- Full Term!

How far along? 37 weeks

Total Weight Gain: 39 pounds. Still holding steady.

Maternity Clothes: Yes…specifically leggings and yoga pants…and longggggggg tank tops. Heaven.

Stretch Marks: Yesterday while in the doctor’s office I had quite a bit of a wait so while I was waiting in the exam room I decided to inspect my belly. The one stretch mark that I thought was starting has graduated to a definite stretch mark and it has a BFF on the other side of my belly button. Luckily it’s just those 2 (so far….that I can see) and they’re white.

Sleep: Minimal. Heartburn+insomnia+being anxious about baby’s arrival being imminent does not = full nights of sleep.

Best moment this week: Last weekend we got to spend a lot of time with my sisters and their husband/boyfriend. It was a nice, relaxing time.

Miss anything: Just being comfortable in my body. (Same old story)

Movement: Yepp!

Food Cravings: Chocolate chip cookies.

Labor Signs: A lot more pressure, cramps that come and go. I was 2.5cm dilated and 80% effaced at my OB appt yesterday!

Symptoms: Fatigue, pelvic pressure/discomfort, hip pain, cramps, digestive upset.

Belly button in or out: Flat.

Wedding rings on or off: Off.
Happy or moody most of the time: Happy!

Looking forward to: Meeting our son!!!!!

36 Weeks- The final stretch!

How far along? 36 weeks

Total Weight Gain: 39 pounds. Same as last week.

Maternity Clothes: There is really no other option being this pregnant :)

Stretch Marks: The same little one that I thought was starting last week…it hasn’t progressed since then though sooooo maybe there’s still hope.

Sleep: Not awesome. It’s gotten a lot better now that the weather is cooling down though! I’ve actually used a blanket for the first time since like…March.

Best moment this week: We had a great baby shower with my mother in law’s side of the family on Saturday and Josh has just been super sweet this week. He kissed my belly for the first time, he’s been talking about where we’ll get the baby’s pumpkin (lol). I think that now that my belly is humongous everything is more real for him and I’m loving it!

Miss anything: Just being comfortable in my body. (Same as last week)

Movement: Moving all the time. It can definitely be uncomfortable (especially when he’s up in my ribs) but I still love it.

Food Cravings: Tomato basil soup. Yummmmm. I’ve had it 3 times in the past week.

Labor Signs: Still Braxton hicks. More pelvic pressure. No sign of the mucus plug or anything like that yet. I feel like I’m TTC again, checking every time I go to the bathroom!

Symptoms: Fatigue, heartburn, pelvic pressure/discomfort, hip pain, increasing BH.

Belly button in or out: Flat. Still not popped. I have no hope again haha. Oh well.

Wedding rings on or off: Off. Still very sad about it. I tried my rings on yesterday and they can go on but they’re pretty tight and I don’t want to risk anything!


Happy or moody most of the time: Happy!

Looking forward to: Spending some time with my older sister this weekend and being full term in less than a week! Also looking forward to my last day of work- next Friday!

Nursery progress....with pictures!!!

Sooooooooooo our nursery isn’t done yet. We’ve made a TON of progress and it’s *this* close. But it’s not complete. It should be 100% complete by next Wednesday and I can’t wait!

This is stuff that we have done though:

-We put up the crib and dresser. My mother in law was generous enough to purchase them for us and they’re gorgeous! I originally wanted white furniture but Josh felt very strongly about going dark instead so we compromised and I really like how they turned out.

-We bought a rug! The rug is probably my favorite part of the whole room. It ties everything together and I love it. We were lucky enough to get it 75% through RugsUSA.com when they had their 4^th of July sale.

-Josh put up rain gutter bookshelves. Using a tutorial that I found on Pinterest (of course) he did this and it only took about an hour. I love the way they look and we’ve gotten tons of compliments on them. Score! The only downside is that once we put books on them the corners where the gutters connect to the corner connectors (so technical, I know) sag a little. We’re trying to figure out a way to reinforce them but they still look good and hold up well.

-We put a storage cube into the closet and organized it. All of baby’s clothes are stored by age in the cube. I didn’t feel like it was necessary to hang baby boy’s clothes since he won’t be wearing dresses or skirts or things so it’s nice to have all of his clothes out of the way.

-My mom painted the room. When she first painted there was a bit of a fiasco regarding the color. Before there was anything else in the room it looked decidedly lavender/purple instead of light grey/darker grey. After she painted the center molding yellow and we put things in the room though it’s definitely looking more grey.

-My mother in law made Peter Pan silhouettes for us to frame. That happened last weekend and Josh just hung them last Tuesday! Tonight I’m going to blow up another one to put in a HUGE frame which will be the main focus. You'll be able to see them in the "finished product" photos.

-My mom and I made a pirate ship mobile to hang above the crib.

-My mom gave me her old rocking chair (that she used for my siblings and I) and made cushions for it.

-My mom also refinished the bassinette that she used for my siblings and I. It’s being stored in the nursery for the time being but it’ll be moved into our room once baby is born.

We’re still waiting on the curtains. My mom is making those and will be putting them up next Wednesday. Josh is also going to build a white corner shelf which will go in the corner by the crib. It will hold the pirate ship that is currently sitting on one end of the changing table/dresser. He’s doing that this weekend!

I’ll be sure to post completed nursery pictures next week! I can’t wait until it’s completely finished! Hopefully these little peeks can hold you over until then :)

35 weeks!

How far along? 35 weeks

Total Weight Gain: 39 pounds. Ugh.

Maternity Clothes: Mhmmmmm. Specifically yoga pants, long tanks and sweaters.

Stretch Marks: I think that one might be starting to the right of my belly button. I can’t tell for sure though. Fingers are crossed that I’m wrong!

Sleep: It’s really hard to get comfortable and flipping from side to side is close to impossible. Lately I’ve just been dealing with the hip/back pain and not flipping over because I don’t want to go through the whole ordeal.

Best moment this week: The relaxing weekend in Carmel! We bought baby’s coming home outfit!

Miss anything: Just being comfortable in my body.

Movement: Still all over the place and still loving it. Last Friday night in Carmel he was going crazy in there so I laid down, pulled up my shirt and my sister, brother and Josh just watched him have a dance party. It was really special!

Food Cravings: Fruit- specifically peaches and plums.

Labor Signs: Still Braxton hicks. More pelvic pressure.

Symptoms: Fatigue, heartburn, pelvic pressure/discomfort, hip pain.

Belly button in or out: Flat. I can feel it through my shirt. Just not popped. When Josh was watching the baby on Friday night he freaked out and said that it’s SO close to popping out. Just when I’d given up! He had me cough and laugh and said that it almost popped when I did those things lol.

Wedding rings on or off: Off.

Happy or moody most of the time: Happy!

Looking forward to: Last baby shower this weekend with MIL’s side of the family, finishing the registry/nursery on Sunday and doctor’s appt next Tuesday! Andddddddddd last day of work in 2.5 weeks!

Last week's bump (orange shirt) and this week's bump!

34 Weeks (and 3 days...)

I know this is a few days late- I’ve been super busy on every weekend that we’ve been home this week and that’s the only place where I can include pictures in my posts. I want to put this up so I don’t miss a week so it looks like I’ll post the bump pictures from this week and next week together with the next bumpdate!

How far along? 34 weeks
Total Weight Gain: 38 pounds

Maternity Clothes: There’s really no other choice at 8 and a half months pregnant.

Stretch Marks: Still none on my tummy...no new ones.

Sleep: I’m back to sleeping well when I’m asleep but the frequent bathroom trips are basically killing me. Just a few more weeks!

Best moment this week: The time that I spent on the raft in my parents’ pool was definitely a high point. MAJOR high point. It felt so nice to be weightless….

Miss anything: Looking cute lol. So shallow but it is sad to feel like such a whale. It’s all worth it for him though!

Movement: ALL the time. It’s amazing. Our alarm clock wakes him up now! He’s a real booger sometimes though. Whenever one of his grandmas or uncles is trying to feel him he refuses to budge. Whenever Josh or I touch him though he always goes crazy. It makes me happy!

Food Cravings: Tacos!

Labor Signs: Increasing Braxton hicks. Still nothing to be concerned about though. Just a warm up according to my doctor.

Symptoms: Fatigue, rib soreness, round ligament pain, heartburn, nose stuffiness.
Belly button in or out: In. Almost flattened out but I’m not holding my breath waiting for it to pop anymore. Eh.

Wedding rings on or off: Still off and my fingers/toes are getting more swollen by the day so I don’t have much hope of getting them back on.
Happy or moody most of the time: Happy!
Looking forward to: Our weekend trip to Carmel!!!!! My parents have a timeshare and they are there all week. We’re driving up this afternoon (this post was written on Friday!) and staying until Sunday afternoon. We have a room booked with an ocean view and the high temperatures for the weekend are in the low 60s! Coming from 100 degree weather here it’ll be a delight J

Plans for Mom: Post-Partum Care

I’m READY for our little guy to get here but as excited as I am about delivering him I’m pretty nervous about the recovery process afterwards. Because of that I’ve put together a list of things to prepare/have on hand just in case they’re necessary. It may be TMI but I think most of it is pretty necessary and I’d really like feedback based on what you ladies are planning on doing or have done that’s worked in the past!

Stool Softener/Miralax- Self explanatory

Nipple Cream- I received some at my shower (along with breast pads) that I plan on using.

Throw Away Underwear- High waisted and cheap so that I don’t feel bad if (when…) I have to throw them away.

Spray Bottle- For the sore bits after delivery.

Cold Compresses- Also for the sore bits.

Tylenol/Ibuprofin- One for the pain and one for the swelling.

Freezer Pads- I plan on soaking regular pads in witch hazel and freezing them for those early recovering days.

Normal humongo pads- Also self explanatory.

Large water bottle- So that I can stay hydrated. I bought a 32 ounce water bottle that I can try to keep full and sip from during feedings.