This was taken the day I went into early labor.. Malachi was born about 48 hrs. later!
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How far along? 40 Weeks!
Size of Baby: jackfruit
Total weight gain/loss: 28 lbs. according to dr. visit
Size of belly: 39.5 cm
Baby’s heartbeat: 132 bpm
Best moment this week: Wes and I went out on a date. It was so nice to go out to a nice dinner with him. We are planning another night out of dinner and a movie if baby stays inside much longer.
Miss Anything? Sleeping in any position! Wes was so sweet and figured out a way for me to lie on my belly this week. It took LOTS of pillows with a crater for my belly but it felt so good!
Movement: Baby has been slow to wake up in the mornings and the movements are more just the baby adjusting, not really kicking. I think it has finally run out of room! One thing preventing labor from starting is the baby not falling into the birth canal, so hopefully some of those movements are the baby trying to get in position!
Food cravings: Sweets and fruit are such a constant craving all the time!
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope!
Gender prediction: I still think boy, but at the same time I am having my doubts and am so excited to find out!
Labor Signs: uncomfortable contractions, cramping, shooting nerve pain, dilating, and effacing
Symptoms: swelling, gaining water weight which is part of the swelling, constant need to pee, contractions, linea negra, nerve pain, hip pain, and exhaustion
Belly Button in or out? Not really sure.. it is like the top is out but the bottom is in..
Wedding rings on or off? Off
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!
Looking forward to: Starting to get anxious to meet this little bundle! We are so excited and very hopeful I will still go into spontaneous labor without having to be induced. If you would like to pray for us, please pray this baby comes without medical induction. I would love to avoid this for many reasons and I really want to experience spontaneous labor.
Dr. update: Again, this is serving as my pregnancy journal for now, so read on if you wish but this is mostly for me to remember later! 🙂
Dr. is pleased with how things are going still. I have made a little more progress and am about 1.5 cm dilated and about 50% effaced. My blood pressure is staying low at 100/56 and my weight is probably going up because of retaining water weight. The dr. did not talk induction yet as he is willing to let me go another week to see if I progress any farther. At our next appt. we will talk induction, as he does not want me going over 42 weeks. The dr. feels that as long as the baby will kick/move about 10 times within an hour everyday, baby is not in distress so we can wait it out a little longer.
How far along? 39 Weeks
Size of Baby: watermelon
Best moment this week: We took more maternity pictures this weekend! Wes took them, as we wanted to do some with baby blocks spelling the names we have picked. Since we haven’t announced names, Wes wanted to do them so it can still be a surprise. We also were able to get some with Simba cooperating!
Not baby related.. We started packing our apt this weekend! I am so excited to be in the process of getting our house. We started packing so we won’t have as much to do when baby gets here. This is definitely going to be an adventure!
Miss Anything? Walking normally! My left hip has been locked up and I am starting to waddle a little. 🙂 The waddling I don’t mind as it isn’t too bad yet, but my left hip has been a kicker this week!
Movement: Some days I feel like baby has slowed down and doesn’t move a whole lot. Then other days the baby doesn’t stop!
Food cravings: cookies and ice cream!
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope!
Gender prediction: Nothing too specific
Labor Signs: uncomfortable contractions, cramping, shooting nerve pain, and baby is engaging (causing the nerve and hip pain), pressure
Symptoms: achy shoulders, sore tail bone, swelling, constant need to pee, contractions, linea negra, nerve pain, and hip pain
Belly Button in or out? Looking a little more like an outie these days although still not fully popped
Wedding rings on or off? Off
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!
Looking forward to: Meeting our little one! I am still so happy and content to be pregnant and have really enjoyed it, but I know the next part is going to be even better!
How far along? 38 Weeks
Size of Baby: pumpkin
Total weight gain/loss: 22lbs according to dr. appt.; lost a lb!
Size of belly: 38.5 cm.
Baby’s heartbeat: 135 bpm
Best moment this week: I loved this past weekend! It was the first weekend that we didn’t have anything planned and we were able to just spend time together at home.
Miss Anything? Being able to walk without hip pain and breathing easily 🙂
Movement: Lots! I finally got some of it on video!
Food cravings: Sweets and fruit are such a constant craving all the time!
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope!
Gender prediction: Nothing too specific
Labor Signs: uncomfortable contractions, cramping, shooting nerve pain, and baby is engaging (causing the nerve and hip pain)… I am also beginning to dilate
Symptoms: achy shoulders, can’t get comfy, achy tail bone, swelling, constant need to pee, contractions, linea negra, nerve pain, and hip pain
Belly Button in or out? Still an inverted outie 🙂
Wedding rings on or off? Off.. I will probably just keep them off even though I could probably get them back on
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!
Looking forward to: Holding and cuddling up our sweet little one! It is getting so close and I am so looking forward to meeting our gift! At the same time, I don’t want the pregnancy to end since I am enjoying it so much but I know the next part is going to be so much better!
*Side Note: This week we had out first official day of fall and it hit me that I have now been pregnant all four seasons this year! It has been such a joyous time that I have truly enjoyed. I know I will miss being pregnant and feeling my baby’s movements within me which is the most fascinating feeling!
Dr. update: Again, this is serving as my pregnancy journal for now, so read on if you wish but this is mostly for me to remember later! 🙂
I am doing great again this week. My blood pressure is staying low at 90/60, my weight is good, my belly is measuring on track and my body is starting to show signs it is getting ready for it’s job. I have been having contractions and apparently they are doing something! I am dilated to 1cm but still no thinning and just becoming soft. The baby is starting to engage into the birth canal and dropping. The dr. is pleased with how I am looking for a first time mom. I still think I will go late and am definitely okay with that since I am still enjoying pregnancy and not over it at all! It needs to slow down a little! 🙂
How far along? 37 Weeks
Size of Baby: winter melon
Total weight gain/loss: 23lbs according to dr. appt.
Size of belly: 38 cm.
Baby’s heartbeat: 132 bpm
Best moment this week: Not baby related.. but we got the house! At least we settled on price so now just the waiting game of inspections and appraisal!
Miss Anything? Nothing specific this week.. I’m still able to do anything I could do before. I am staying pretty flexible, can get in and out of the floor with Simba (although not always the most graceful way) and eating as before. I did want some caffeine earlier this week, which was weird since I have been off caffeine for a good year or more.
Movement: The baby is definitely starting to run out of room in here but tries to go from one side to the other which is not always the most comfy! 🙂
Food cravings: I had a craving for yogurt for a few days but nothing else too specific
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope!
Gender prediction: This week it has been more of ‘we’ll see’ than others.
Labor Signs: I have been told multiple times that it appears the baby has dropped although I am still not waddling! I also started having contractions this weekend that were mainly just uncomfortable not painful.
Symptoms: achy shoulders, can’t get comfy, achy mid back and tail bone, swelling, constant need to pee, contrations, linea negra, and a little bit of on and off carpel tunnel syndrome
Belly Button in or out? Well… I’m going to say both! It is like an inverted outie… the edge is out but the middle is still flat/in… all around odd looking 🙂
Wedding rings on or off? Off, I didn’t even try them yet because the carpel tunnel that showed up has been coming and going on my left hand.
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!
Looking forward to: Knowing what sex the baby is and finally call it by name and not be guessing if it is right or wrong! Also, not baby related.. inspections next week!
Dr. update: Again, this is serving as my pregnancy journal for now, so read on if you wish but this is mostly for me to remember later! 🙂
I’m still doing great! No signs of baby’s arrival during my physical exam, blood pressure was 100/60 and I gained 5 lbs this week! That goes along with the 2 cm my belly grew this week too. I have noticed I go through growth spurts where I gain a lot at once and then nothing. Also, my Group B Strep was negative, yay! So no antibiotics are needed during labor! One awesome thing that happened during the appt this week was that Wes got to feel the baby’s head! He was so nervous about pushing on my belly but the dr. was guiding his hands and assuring him he was not going to hurt the baby or me. The dr. also showed him how he can tell the baby is not engaged in the birth canal yet. I could tell Wes was so excited, his face lit up when he could feel both sides of the head! The dr. is also wanting to keep a close eye on me just from a gut feeling he has that I may develop pre eclampsia or toxemia. He has no hard clinical evidence of this, just from my swelling and his gut feeling. There is nothing to worry about now and I could still not develop any of it and be fine. He is just being overly cautious (which I don’t mind) so I am going back to the dr. in about 4 days. He gave me specific things to watch for but so far I’m still doing great! This is one reason I love my dr.