Hey friends and family,
I've finally reached 38 weeks! felt like I would never get here. At this point, she can come at any time and its within the "safe" zone! I've been feeling significantly more and more tired, but pretty upbeat overall. I keep waiting for my "nesting" mode to kick-in, but I just find myself way too tired after work and can hardly muster up the energy to walk around the lake. I get breathless just walking up the 5 steps to our front door! For a while there, I was having a lot of anxiety around the birthing process, but not so much anymore. I am more than ready to just get it over with and excited beyond words to finally meet her.
At our last doctor's appt, she measured me at 1/2 cm dilated and 70% effaced. She said she would guess that I would be one of her "39 week mommies" but I know it's all still a guessing game.
Gallagher and I took our babymoon last weekend and we had such a nice time. It was great to get away for a couple of days and do absolutely nothing. We made a point to eat out each meal and to lounge around on the beach as much as possible.
Goldfish is still very active and she seems to really respond to music. Gallagher's been playing the guitar at night, and it always seems to get her moving:) In preparation, we've been working on finalizing the nursery (washing babies clothes, building shelves for the books, etc) and I even set up a diaper changing area for Gallagher to get some practice. See below:
Stretch marks: slightly on my thighs
Bellybutton- in or out? freakishly sticking out
Engagement ring- on or off? still wearing it!
Sleep: Pretty good, except that I have to get up and use the bathroom about 3-4 times a night
Food craving: fruit, cereal
Gender? GIRL!
Labor signs? some small pains (braxton hicks)
What I miss? beer and wine
What I'm looking forward to? The birth!
Emotions: Pretty stable and happy
I've finally reached 38 weeks! felt like I would never get here. At this point, she can come at any time and its within the "safe" zone! I've been feeling significantly more and more tired, but pretty upbeat overall. I keep waiting for my "nesting" mode to kick-in, but I just find myself way too tired after work and can hardly muster up the energy to walk around the lake. I get breathless just walking up the 5 steps to our front door! For a while there, I was having a lot of anxiety around the birthing process, but not so much anymore. I am more than ready to just get it over with and excited beyond words to finally meet her.
At our last doctor's appt, she measured me at 1/2 cm dilated and 70% effaced. She said she would guess that I would be one of her "39 week mommies" but I know it's all still a guessing game.
Gallagher and I took our babymoon last weekend and we had such a nice time. It was great to get away for a couple of days and do absolutely nothing. We made a point to eat out each meal and to lounge around on the beach as much as possible.
Goldfish is still very active and she seems to really respond to music. Gallagher's been playing the guitar at night, and it always seems to get her moving:) In preparation, we've been working on finalizing the nursery (washing babies clothes, building shelves for the books, etc) and I even set up a diaper changing area for Gallagher to get some practice. See below:
Just kidding. This is one of the set ups at work. I'm sure Gallagher will be a natural when it comes time!
I also added some extra sea animals to the mermaid painting I've been working on! I hope to get it done before she gets here.
How far along: 38 weeks
Weight gain: 22 pounds
Maternity clothes: not really, so close it seems pointless. But, I'm also finding some of the things I bought are getting too small.
Weight gain: 22 pounds
Maternity clothes: not really, so close it seems pointless. But, I'm also finding some of the things I bought are getting too small.
Stretch marks: slightly on my thighs
Bellybutton- in or out? freakishly sticking out
Engagement ring- on or off? still wearing it!
Sleep: Pretty good, except that I have to get up and use the bathroom about 3-4 times a night
Best moment this week? finding out that my cervix is "ripening"
Movement: She's been kicking and moving around alot. At this point, she is head down!
Movement: She's been kicking and moving around alot. At this point, she is head down!
Food craving: fruit, cereal
Gender? GIRL!
Labor signs? some small pains (braxton hicks)
What I miss? beer and wine
What I'm looking forward to? The birth!
Emotions: Pretty stable and happy
