39 Weeks

Your baby's waiting to greet the world! He continues to build a layer of fat to help control his body temperature after birth, but it's likely he already measures about 20 inches and weighs a bit over 7 pounds, a mini watermelon. (Boys tend to be slightly heavier than girls.) The outer layers of his skin are sloughing off as new skin forms underneath.

38 Weeks Survey

Date: 01/24/2010
How far along: 38 weeks 6 days
Total weight gain/loss: +25
Best moment this week: The ultrasound and seeing the baby again
Worst moment this week: Indescribable . . .
Gender: It's a BOY !
Food cravings: Juice
Aversions: Nothing really
Belly Button in or out ? All the way out
Wedding rings on or off ? Off
Movement ? LOTS of kicks
Stretch Marks ? Just the few I found before - nothing new
Complexion ? Good
Sleep ? HoRrIbLe / Non-existent
Clothes ? Maternity all the way!
What I am looking forward to this week: I think the baby wil be here this week!
Milestones: Not long now...

38 Weeks

Your baby has really plumped up. H weighs about 6.8 pounds and he's over 19 1/2 inches long (like a leek). He has a firm grasp, which you'll soon be able to test when you hold his hand for the first time! His organs have matured and are ready for life outside the womb.

Wondering what color your baby's eyes will be? You may not be able to tell right away. If he's born with brown eyes, they'll likely stay brown. If he's born with steel gray or dark blue eyes, they may stay gray or blue or turn green, hazel, or brown by the time he's 9 months old. That's because a child's irises (the colored part of the eye) may gain more pigment in the months after she's born, but they usually won't get "lighter" or more blue. (Green, hazel, and brown eyes have more pigment than gray or blue eyes.)

37 Weeks Survey

Date: 01/17 /2010
How far along: 37 weeks 6 days
Total weight gain/loss: +25
Best moment this week:Being sent home from the Dr on Thursday, rather than going back to the hospital
Worst moment this week: Worrying about having the baby too soon
Gender: It's a BOY !
Food cravings: MOES!
Aversions: Anything that will cause more heartburn
Belly Button in or out ? Totally popped out!
Wedding rings on or off ? Off - just to be safe
Movement ? LOTS of moving around
Stretch Marks ? Just the few small ones on my hip -nothing new
Complexion ? Not bad, considering I have not worn makeup for more than a week :-)
Sleep ? HoRrIbLe - the heartburn is getting worse, even if I eat before 6pm
Clothes ? Maternity all the way! And comfy clothes 24/7
What I am looking forward to this week: More Dr's appointments, we are having an ultrasound on Tuesday, and I am looking forward to finding ot how large the baby is now
Milestones: Made it to the end of 37 weeks - hoping the baby will come on his own before the scheduled induction on Jan 26

37 Weeks

Congratulations — your baby is full term! This means that if your baby arrives now, his lungs should be fully mature and ready to adjust to life outside the womb, even though your due date is still three weeks away.

Your baby weighs 6 1/3 pounds and measures a bit over 19 inches, head to heel (like a stalk of Swiss chard). Many babies have a full head of hair at birth, with locks from 1/2 inch to 1 1/2 inches long. But don't be surprised if your baby's hair isn't the same color as yours. Dark-haired couples are sometimes thrown for a loop when their children come out as blonds or redheads, and fair-haired couples have been surprised by Elvis look-alikes. And then, of course, some babies sport only peach fuzz.

36 Weeks Survey

Date: 01/10 /2009
How far along: 36 weeks 6 days
Total weight gain/loss: +23
Best moment this week: My baby shower at work - the girls were super sweet :-)
Worst moment this week: Being sent to the Urgent Care center at St Joe's Womens from my checkup-- really scared me...
Gender: It's a BOY !
Food cravings: Orange Juice
Aversions: anything spicy that might cause heartburn
Belly Button in or out ? Almost all the way out. . . Lesly says it's like my Turkey Timer - and now that it's popped the baby is fully cooked LOL
Wedding rings on or off ? Off - - I took them off on Friday night after the blood pressure scare... I'm just a bit afraid I might swell and they won't be able to come off, so I decided to be proactive and just take them of for now.
Movement ? LOTS of moving around now that I'm stuck sitting on the couch
Stretch Marks ? Just the few I found last week - no new ones
Complexion ? Good
Sleep ? Fair - sometimes I get horrible heartburn and other nights I sleep just fine
Clothes ? Maternity all the way!
What I am looking forward to this week: My Dr's appointment tomorrow is going to tell us a lot. . . the baby might be coming this week
Milestones: Well, I had my very first 'bad' checkup, followed by a trip the hospital... and a weekend of bed rest... hope not to repeat this again . . .

36 Week Checkup

So my simple 36 week checkup that should have been routine landed me at St Joseph's Women's Urgent Care on monitors. My blood pressure at the office was 150/80, then 154/90 so Dr Jaeger sent me to the urgent care center for blood work and blood pressure monitoring. I was there about 2 1/2 hours- my labs came back good, and my blood pressure went down some.... so I got sent home on strict bed rest. I have orders to rest for the whole weekend, and go the Dr first thing on Monday morning. From there we will see . . . The nurse at the hospital said she would bet that I have the baby next week. Still trying to wrap my mind around the whole thing....

36 Weeks

35 Weeks Survey

Date: 01/03/2010
How far along: 35 weeks 6 days
Total weight gain/loss: +23
Best moment this week: Spending time with Tim getting things ready for the baby.
Worst moment this week: Finding the stretchmarks - I was bummed that I made it this far and now the few little ones showed up :-(
Gender: It's a BOY !
Food cravings: Juices
Aversions: Anything spicy that might increase my heartburn
Belly Button in or out ? Still an innie - but only sometimes LOL
Wedding rings on or off ? On
Movement ? LOTS of moving around - He is so big now it almost makes me nauseous when he moves a lot
Stretch Marks ? Sad report -- I found a few small stretch marks on my hips this morning :-(
Complexion ? Fair
Sleep ? Fair - sometimes the Mylanta works, sometimes it doesn't
Clothes ? Maternity all the way!
What I am looking forward to this week: Figuring out a schedule for my patients with the other OT at work... I will feel better knowing things are going to be taken care of if I have to go out of work early.
Milestones: Today I packed my bag for the hospital, and we installed the car seat bases into both cars. We also put batteries into the swing and glider thing. We are slowly finishing up the last things on our list -- get quite anxious and excited as the pregnancy comes to an end. . .

35 weeks

34 Weeks Survey

Date: 12/27/2009
How far along: 34 weeks 6 days
Total weight gain/loss: +22
Best moment this week: Spending Christmas with my family - and Daniel's phone call on Christmas
Worst moment this week: Super funky GI problems & Heartburn!
Gender: It's a BOY !
Food cravings: Sweets - because they are everywhere this time of year!
Aversions: Nothing really, not into red meat or fish
Belly Button in or out ? Still an innie -- but just barely
Wedding rings on or off ? On
Movement ? LOTS of moving around - makes my whole tummy morph out of shape
Stretch Marks ? None - Thank Goodness!
Complexion ? Fair
Sleep ? Still not great - the heartburn is a bit better with me now taking Mylanta before bed, but I still have to get up and take more throughout the night.
Clothes ? Maternity all the way!
What I am looking forward to this week: It's another short work week and I hope to get some rest to catch up on all my missed sleep.
Milestones: Today is my 30th Birthday... Tim and I were talking about the fact that this is our last holiday season without children and we cannot wait until next year when the baby is here and having him try to open presents.

Maternity Pics

I wanted to do something special for my 30th Birthday - so we decided to go to the mall and get some maternity pics taken. Here are a few of my favorites :-)

34 Weeks

33 Weeks Survey

Date: 12/20/2009
How far along: 33 weeks 6 days
Total weight gain/loss: +22
Best moment this week: Just 3 months shy of 2 years later, I finally got my wedding album!
Worst moment this week:
Gender: It's a BOY !
Food cravings: Orange juice
Aversions: Nothing really - still don't really enjoy read meat like I did before
Belly Button in or out ? Still an innie - but looks like it could pop any day :-)
Wedding rings on or off ? On
Movement ? LOTS of moving around and bigger kicks. Last night he was moving around for more than 15 minutes straight!
Stretch Marks ? None - Thank Goodness!
Complexion ? Fair
Sleep ? HoRrIbLe - I have the worst heartburn and reflux at night! Since I cannot sleep at night, I think he is preparing me for what it's going to be like when he arrives!
Clothes ? Maternity all the way!
What I am looking forward to this week: Christmas & My Birthday!
Milestones: Mom and I reorganized the baby's room tonight and got all the clothes put away -- that was a task!

33 Weeks

32 Weeks Survey

Date: 12/13/2009
How far along: 32 weeks 6 days
Total weight gain/loss: +22
Best moment this week: There were a few great ones! I really enjoyed the birth class! Also, on Friday it was GREAT to hear that the baby is doing so well and that there is no longer any concern (or need to follow up) with his kidneys!
Worst moment this week: My ankles really swelled up on Friday night - now I get to wear super sexy support sock to help with this problem!
Gender: It's a BOY !
Food cravings: Fruit - apples, grapes
Aversions: Nothing really
Belly Button in or out ? Definitely looking different! But still an innie :-)
Wedding rings on or off ? On
Movement ? LOTS of moving around - more during the daytime too... it's very kewl to watch him move and my whole tummy changes shape
Stretch Marks ? None - Thank Goodness!
Complexion ? Fair
Clothes ? Maternity all the way!
What I am looking forward to this week: Our 2nd childbirth class
Milestones: I spent a lot of time this week working on getting the baby's room organized and it's starting to really sink in that we only have like 6 weeks before he's here!!!

32 Weeks OB Visit

Today I went for my 32 week checkup at the OB. Mom went with me so she could see the baby on the ultrasound. It was a great visit with lots of good news. We found out that he turned and is now head down - which is good news. No more silly google searches for "how to turn your breech baby" LOL! The ultrasound tech also said that he has a lot of hair! Which is quite amazing to me that they can even see that on a ultrasound-- and also because both Daniel and I were bald for like forever -- and Kaitlyn is almost 2 and still does not have a lot of hair. His heart rate was 129, and he is weighing in at an incredible 5 pounds 7 ounces! The Dr said that falls into the 75th percentile! And the best news was that the renal bladders in his kidneys have actually gotten smaller and now fall into the normal range - - so no more worries with that! The baby was very low in the uterus so it was hard to get a good picture, the only one that looks like anything is a profile shot and you can just see his nose, eye and mouth.

32 Weeks

31 Weeks Survey

Date: 12/06/2009
How far along: 31 weeks 6 days
Total weight gain/loss: +21
Best moment this week: The Baby Shower-- It was soooo much fun!!
Worst moment this week: All the cleaning of my house to get ready for the shower LOL
Gender: It's a BOY !
Food cravings: Sweets, must have been that I was really thinking about the cake for the shower!
Aversions: Nothing really
Belly Button in or out ? Definitely looking different! But still an innie :-)
Wedding rings on or off ? On
Movement ? LOTS of moving around- - now my tummy looks like it changes shapes
Stretch Marks ? None - Thank Goodness!
Complexion ? Fair
Clothes ? Maternity all the way!
What I am looking forward to this week: Our first childbirth class is on Monday night!
Milestones: We got lots of nice things for the baby at the shower - now to put everything away and organize his room :-)

31 Weeks