Week 38

Week 38 feels like homecoming.  We finally got our little BP's room finished and I absolutely love it!  Everything is in place and her clothes are washed ready for her!!  It was hard choosing a "going home" outfit but I two very good options, including matching beanies!!  Have I mentioned how I am obsessed with baby beanies!!  I cannot get enough of them & even had some custom made just for her, which I know she will look adorable in!  :)
Another reason this week has been a great uplifting week is that my husband is home for two weeks with no work!  It has been great having him home and though he is not "working" he has been doing plenty around the house to help get it ready!  We are also big fans of Christmas, it is our favorite time of the year, so we have already begun getting the house ready for Christmas.  The main reason is that we feel our hands will be full once our little BP comes so it one less thing to do and I love having our home feel like Christmas already :-)
Tomorrow is a big day for us and as we go in for possibly our last doctor's appointment and we will get our last look at our little girl in my belly and determine what we want to do.  Please keep us in your prayers.

a sneak peak at her room:

Beanies 

How Far Along? - 38 weeks  

Size of our BP - between 7-9lbs!! 

Maternity clothes - all I can wear!

Gender - baby girl 

Sleep - waking up at least once a night to go to the bathroom and waking up early because I am hungry!

Food cravings - Pasta, Chipotle Quesadillas, salty snacks still, & fruit!

What I miss -  sleep.  I have not been able to nap as much as I use to.  

Symptoms - heartburn, swollen feet/ankles/calves, braxton hicks contractions (all the same), achey back, and just more pressure everywhere. 

Belly Button - still an innie 

Best Moment This Week - Getting a pedicure at Milk and Honey.  Had a great nail technician who knew what she was doing when it came to the massage portion, seriously the best one I have ever gotten!!  Also went and got my hair done one last time and again it felt so good to get a little pampered.  It seriously is the little things at this point that help make me feel pretty and just happy :)  Also spending time with my friends, I wish I could see more of them even just for a bit before hand.  

Week 37

Week 37 is a huge improvement from week 36 as we are done with our old place (cleaning & moving everything out of there) and our new place is starting to feel like home.  It is a slow process, as I am not able to be a big help but I do all the small things I can!  It also helped that our good friends, Morgan & Jason came over to help!  A big THANK YOU to them :)
Now that things have calmed down a bit I feel more open to share some news with you about our little BP that I had not yet disclosed.  With all the other stressors going on the big one for us is making sure our little girl is healthy.  Well apparently she is a bit too healthy, if that is a something.  When we got our last ultrasound on Halloween they estimated her weight at 7lbs already!  Which is something because as 36 weeks she should of been more like 6lbs.  So if she were to go to her due date or past she could be as big as 9 to 10lbs.  This scares me.  Even my doctor said she is concerned because she has seen patients with babies over 9lbs have pretty severe tears and loose a lot of blood.  Ok, I am now terrified.  Seriously, that has always been my biggest fear a big, bad tear.  Now don't get me wrong, I have to take this news and remember this is all an ESTIMATE.  There is no guarantee that their measurements are 100%.  Therefore now we have to make some choices from all this information they have given us.  My first thought was I would prefer a C-Section if she is going to be over 9lbs.  I also don't want to make the wrong decision, because if they are wrong in their estimate and she is under 9 I would not be happy.  I feel I am strong enough to have a natural birth as long as she stays under 9lbs.  Even 8 and half is pushing me a bit.  I just feel so anxious at the moment.  I don't know what the best call is and I know it is up to me to make this big decision!
I also am feeling ready!  I am now carrying around a possible 8 lb baby and boy does my body feel it.  My feet are now constantly swollen and boy does that make them itchy!!  I also am not as hungry because once my stomach gets even a little full it takes away room from our little BP and I feel HUGE!!  I am trying hard not to complain too much but I am ready for her to be born and hold her in my arms rather than in my belly :-)

I did end up doing a small maternity photo session and here are some of my favorites:

How Far Along? - 37 weeks (full term)  

Size of our BP - between 7-8lbs!! 

Maternity clothes - found some shirts from pea in the pod I love!

Gender - baby girl 

Sleep - feeling big and uncomfortable makes sleeping hard.  also having her pressed on my bladder means waking up more in the middle of night to go use the restroom

Food cravings - mandarin oranges make me happy along with salty snacks like cheezits or popcorn!  

What I miss -  my feet looking normal and they itch like crazy!!  

Symptoms - heartburn, swollen feet/ankles/calves, braxton hicks contractions (all the same)

Belly Button - still an innie and I am pretty determined to stay that way! Also can still see my toes!

Best Moment This Week - taking my maternity photos and spending time with family!  

Week 36

Week 36 to sum it up was as difficult as I imagined it would be and more.
This entry will be short because I do not even want to think about what happened this past week, except for we are in our new place and we got to see our little bp.
She is doing very well and apparently is closer than her expected due date.  I have been saying since day one that I felt further along than the estimated due date but we shall see if she does make any early appearance.
I am keeping my fingers cross that once all the craziness settles down that I can enjoy the last week/days of being pregnant!

Week 35

Week 35.  What can I say about this week expect that it was BUSY!  Our days were filled with taking Ariel to a vet specialist to schedule her surgery (which is this week), going to Meet/Greets to find a pediatrician, car maintenance, etc...  Our evenings this past week were filled with some fun things.  We had two dinners scheduled with two awesome couples we know!  I feel truly blessed in the friends area lately and these couples are some dear friends of ours!  It really meant a lot to me that they reached out to us and wanted to go to dinner with us!  It is nice to get away and have some adult conversation/fun!  We truly need that sometimes to bring us down to earth and remind us that life does not have to be full of stress!  I am not sure our friends knew how much we appreciated them but we sure do!
So on the bright side of all our craziness, we did go through with the option to move to a bigger place in the same complex we live in currently.  I know it is crazy but we decided it best to move now and take advantage of the more space we need!  So this coming week will be moving week and please pray that it goes as smooth as possible for us :)


View from our new place:

How Far Along? - 35 weeks  

Size of our BP - about 5 1/2 lbs and 18 inches long!

Maternity clothes - wishing I had more comfy clothes to sleep in! 

Gender - baby girl 

Sleep - still good as long as I can sleep through the night!

Food cravings - nothing out of the ordinary this week!   

What I miss -  my feet looking normal!

Symptoms - heartburn, swollen feet/ankles/calves, braxton hicks contractions (all the same)

Belly Button - still an innie and I am pretty determined to stay that way! Also can still see my toes!

Best Moment This Week - Had my last baby shower this past weekend and it turned a lot better than I was anticipating!  What helped the most is that I asked my husband to stick around and be there the whole time!  He is much better in a social situation like that than I am!  He also helps me relax and enjoy the moment!  It was nice to be surrounded by family and friends, of course there was a ton of good food there  :)