36 Weeks

Week 36

Size: honeydew melon

Total Weight Gain/Loss: +35

Maternity Clothes: All maternity now except for a few dresses

Stretch Marks: None… Lathering up with lotion. 

Gender: GIRL!! 

Movement:  Tons.  She seems to be day on and day off, one day she’ll move all day long and the next not so much. 

Sleep: It was good until last night.  Last night I was forced back to the couch in a sitting position.  My hips are spreading therefore it hurts to sleep on my left side.  I get nauseous on my back and right side, so sitting up is all that worked last night.  I hope it was just a one night thing but I have a feeling it’s not. 

Cravings: Anything frozen or cold. 

Aversions: None.  

Symptoms:  Stuff joints this week and nausea.  Not so much swelling, which was surprising. 

Labor Signs: None. Keep cooking baby girl!

What I Miss: Sleep. 

   

Best Moment This Week: Spending the day with my mom finishing up the house and nursery.  I’m confident in saying we are ready.  As in the house is cleaned, bags are packed, freezer meals are done and her nursery is 95% complete.  

Thoughts:  I go back and forth about actually being ready ready.  I keep saying I want her to come early and spend a good amount of time researching ways to induce naturally but on the other hand there have been moments where I thought I was in labor and I think about the final things I need to get done.  One of the big things is finishing up all my embroidery orders, which I want done and shipped by Friday. We have dinner with friends for hubs birthday on Saturday and then on Sunday we’re celebrating with my family (it’s also my brother’s 26th bday this weekend).  So, I think after this weekend and since she will officially be full term, I’ll definitely be ready.  But, if this little girl is anything like her mama, she’ll be stubborn and stay cooking as long as she can.