37 weeks
Sunday
March 1st, 2015
How far along? 37 weeks and 4 days.
Total weight gain: 35 pounds.
Maternity clothes? I really
only wear my maternity jeans, leggings, sweats or maxi skirts. No more non-maternity
jeans for me, even with a belly band!! I have also started wearing Ian’s shirts
around the house sometimes, this is the first pregnancy I’ve ever done this and
I’m kind of loving it.
Stretch marks? Pretty sure there’s
a few new ones but I still can’t complain too much.
Sleep: Wither I sleep good or not really
depends on the night. I have had a lot of really bad nights lately, but I still
have some good ones. The main things that keep me awake are my acid reflex,
heartburn and just plain discomfort. Oh and if Kinsley is in our bed (which
happens more then I’d like to admit) I have an extremely hard time sleeping
well. She wants to snuggle with me all night and it makes it really hard to
turn over and get comfortable.
Best moment this week? Saturday was
pretty great! We woke up to more snow so we all went out had a snowball fight
played around and built a snow man. We came in got warmed up with hot chocolate
and made their entire room a blanket fort and we finished the night off with a
game of go fish. The kids had a blast!!
Miss anything? Being able
to walk like a normal person…cross my own legs without having to lift them with
my hands…shave my legs…put pants on without sitting down first…paint my
toenails. I just really miss being comfortable.
Movement: He is still a way calm baby but I can
tell he is getting bigger and bigger because his movements are insane. Almost every
time he moves you can see it from the outside, me whole stomach changes shape
with his movements. It actually kind of freaks Ian out haha. He makes these
cone type shapes out of my stomach all the time. I even have to admit that it
gets a little creepy, especially when I can see an elbow coming out of my belly
button…that’s the weirdest feeling/looking thing ever.
Food cravings: Orange juice hasn’t
been sitting to well with my acid reflex, but I have loved apple juice and 7up
lately.
Food aversions: Nothing.
Boy or girl:Boy J
Labor signs: Not really. He feels like he’s going
to kick or fall out of me sometimes and I’m getting Braxton hick contractions
like CRAZY, also lots of cramping. But I can tell none of it has been the real
deal yet. I have to admit that going into labor is constantly on my mind
though, I think I’m going to go insane by the time my due date comes around.
Symptoms: I think the right
question is what symptom don’t I have. I can’t walk sit or lay down without
being uncomfortable. I have acid reflex and heartburn like no other! I will
seriously wake up coughing and chocking on whatever is coming up…ya it’s gross.
My back and feet kill me. The top of my legs are soo incredibly sore. And to
top it all off the burning feeling on the top right side of my stomach that I
had with Kinsley is back. I only had it about the last 3 weeks with Kins but
this time around if I go full term it will be 6 weeks. It is so horrible, It
feels as if there is so much weight to hold that my muscles and skin are
ripping apart, leaving me with this insanely painful burning sensation. Let’s
just say I’m ready to get my body back.
Belly Button in or out? Out
Wedding ring on or off? Off.
Looking forward to: Next week…spring
break!!
Fun facts: I thought I was
carrying this baby low before; well I’m pretty sure he’s dropped so he’s even
lower! I sometimes wonder how he’s even staying inside of me. He kicks the crap
out of my woman parts which doesn’t help either; there is always soooo much
pressure I literally don’t know how he manages to stay inside of me. I know he
can’t just pop out but it sure feels like he’s going to sometimes. Like I
mentioned before my heartburn and acid reflex is insane this time around, I
just started taking zantac so crossing my fingers it gets better.
We are getting closer to finalizing a name! Although knowing me
that could change at any minute, I have a really hard time committing to a
name. We are down to two but for the life of me I cannot just pick one. Ian is
pretty much done and says I can pick whatever I want haha. I am full blown going through the nesting
stage right now, its quiet insane actually. I want to get so many things done
yet don’t have the energy for even half of it. I want the house absolutely perfect
when baby boy arrives which is completely crazy because he won’t have a clue
what’s even going on haha.
One last thing, this might be the first baby I go into labor
naturally with. I say might because our Doctor is really against inducing but
he said he would if I go a week late. This really freaks me out, the thought of
possibly not being prepared when I go into labor freaks the crap out of me. It
will be a whole new experience!
