Next Doctor’s Appointment: August 6, 2013
Baby’s size: Baby girl is the size of
a watermelon! She weighs about 7 pounds!
How far along: 37 weeks.
Total weight gain: +29 pounds. Current
weight: 139
Sleep: I sleep pretty well. I do get up to empty my bladder and I still
get the occasional leg cramp in my calf.
I’m excited to be able to sleep on my back and on my belly again in a couple of weeks!
Maternity Clothes: No new maternity clothes. I have been primarily wearing dresses. I’m excited to wear my normal clothes again!
Food cravings: still
loving fruit… cold beverages always sound appetizing to me also!
Food aversions: Nada
Symptoms I have: Hello swelling! Swollen feet, swollen ankles, swollen face... yay... Lots of Braxton Hicks contractions, too. They are tight and frequent most days, but not painful. I also have sharp pains in my pelvis a few times a day. Kiley has
been hard at work renovating our new home.
We are both really active people so I am doing everything I can to keep
up with him, but sometimes my body asks me to rest. I started dilating last
week. At my 36 week appointment, the
doctor said I was 1cm dilated (progress!!!).
This week, I was still 1cm, but 30% effaced (more progress!!!). My mama will be in town by Tuesday of next
week (her birthday!) so the baby can come any time after that. I also should
note that sometimes I feel a Charlie horse sensation in my hips. It’s pretty startling and a little uncomfortable. The hip pains last about 5-15 seconds and we
all kind of get a kick out of it because it almost knocks me off my feet. I had no idea that this was a symptom of
pregnancy, but I guess it is the baby pressing on nerves, or maybe my hips are
shifting in preparation for birth.
Movement: She is still pretty active in there! I hope she doesn’t get too comfortable!
Movement: She is still pretty active in there! I hope she doesn’t get too comfortable!
Belly Button: outie
Gender: my little sugar girl
Best moment of the week: Feeling like things are falling into place
with our new home. We are ready for the
next chapter of our lives. Every day, we
talk about how blessed we are and how excited we are to have made it to another
day. We definitely bring out the best in
each other. We are beyond excited to be
the parents to a sweet baby girl.
What I miss: I don’t miss a thing. Each new moment is a moment to be excited
about. I’m so blessed to share this time
with such an incredible man. My daughter
has the best daddy in the world.
What I’m looking forward to: everything.
Additional Details: I have been restless lately! I have
been in beat ode unpacking, cleaning and organizing while Kiley does the
renovating stuff I can’t exactly help with.
I get a little frustrated from time to
time because I just want to go, go, go! Kiley is always telling me to sit down
lol The good news is, he has installed the floors in the living room & the
nursery with very little help, we have painted the entire house (with the help
of some friends and family), almost everything is moved in, clean &
organized. Everything is coming
together! We are both getting so excited! Praying for a relaxing, calm,
peaceful, beautiful natural delivery in the next couple of weeks! I am really looking forward to delivering her naturally and unmedicated. Although it's highly unlikely, I think it would be awesome for her to be born inside her amniotic sac, too. This is sometimes known as a "veiled birth" and it is when the sac is not ruptured until the baby is outside of the womb. I know that if I don't deliver after a certain date, I will have to be induced with pitocin (which puts your body into labor and makes contractions more painful and more frequent). This is not ideal, so I am really hoping she comes soon. Kiley and I appreciate all of the love, great vibes and prayers for a calm and beautiful delivery!
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