{Take Two} 39 weeks

Due Date: October 25th, 2014

Musings on the Weekly Photo: Basketball belly is dropping more each day!

Marination Time: 39(ish) weeks.

Doctor Update: BP - 102/68, Heart rate - 160, Measuring around 39cm, 3 cm dilated and 70% effaced.

Weight Gain: +32 as of appointment 10/21.

Maternity Clothes: I'm in sweats if I'm home. The full panel on most of my maternity pants isn't very comfortable for long periods of time.

Fruit of the Week: Baby is as heavy as a mini-watermelon.

Name: More of the same. The more we discuss them, the more I hate them all. We are officially on name burnout and will decide once he/she gets here.

Gender: Still unknown.

Movement: Tons! Maybe it's baby trying to move down, down, down?

Cravings: I don't have many cravings, but when something hits the spot, it really does. As before, salad always settles well but might not necessarily be what I thought I wanted. 

Annoyances: No, I haven't had the baby yet. Stop asking.

Highlights of the Week: Still feeling really great most days! I've definitely been nesting and have run out of things to do/organize/clean, so any day would be great. I really want to avoid an induction, but as of right now, baby seems pretty happy where he/she is...

{Take Two} 38 weeks

Due Date: October 25th, 2014

Musings on the Weekly Photo: I feel like my belly is shrinking. The doc says he/she is probably just settling in, although I'm measuring the same as last week.

Marination Time: 38(ish) weeks.

Doctor Update: BP - 102/70, Heart rate - 120s, Measuring around 37cm, 3 cm dilated and 70% effaced.

Weight Gain: +31 as of appointment 10/14. Holy water weight, batman.

Maternity Clothes: I'm in sweats if I'm home. The full panel on most of my maternity pants isn't very comfortable for long periods of time.

Fruit of the Week: Baby is as long as a leek.

Name: Same. The more we discuss them, the more I hate them all. We are officially on name burnout.

Gender: Still unknown.

Movement: Not a ton of movement, more rolls. Baby still likes to stick a leg or foot out my left side, which is always funny. Lily says the baby is giving her high fives!

Cravings: I don't have many cravings, but when something hits the spot, it really does. As before, salad always settles well but might not necessarily be what I thought I wanted. 

Annoyances: I'm good! I'm only annoyed by everyone asking me constantly when the baby is coming, like I have baby ESP or something. Really? You think I'd have the baby and keep that news from everyone?

Highlights of the Week: I still feel really good! Just waiting patiently. The doctor said they won't let me go past 41 weeks, so if I don't go on my own before then, we will induce on Halloween. Two weeks or less and we get to meet this little smush!

{Take Two} 37 weeks

Due Date: October 25th, 2014

Musings on the Weekly Photo: Baby has dropped a bit.

Marination Time: 37(ish) weeks.

Doctor Update: BP - 120/78, Heart rate - 132, Measuring around 37cm, 3 cm dilated and 70% effaced.

Weight Gain: +29 as of appointment 10/7. No gain from last week.

Maternity Clothes: I'm in sweats if I'm home. The full panel on most of my maternity pants isn't very comfortable for long periods of time.

Fruit of the Week: Baby is as long as a stalk of swiss chard.

Name: We have lists but we still can't agree on any frontrunners. What I love, Mike hates. What Mike loves, I hate. We do have boy middle names though, the choice dependent upon which first name we choose.

Gender: Still unknown.

Movement: Karate chops to the left and up top.

Cravings: I'm either starving or nauseous. I can eat and be stuffed, then five minutes later want to eat again, but nothing in particular strikes my fancy. I want a little bit of something sweet after I eat but nothing over the top. Too much sugar makes me feel extra icky. 

Annoyances: See above. But overall, I feel really good! I fully expected to be miserable at this point, so that is a pleasant surprise.

Highlights of the Week: We are full-term! I thought last Saturday was it but after 3-4 hours of consistent contractions that held steady at every eight minutes, I was able to fall asleep periodically. All night I would shock awake with a painful one and then nod off again after 30 minutes or so, and by morning they had petered out to being sporadic again. Just practice I guess! 

{Take Two} 36 weeks

Due Date: October 25th, 2014

Musings on the Weekly Photo: Baby has moved up a bit which is good news for waiting a bit longer to arrive, but bad news for my squished stomach.

Marination Time: 36(ish) weeks.

Doctor Update: BP - 108/52, Heart rate - 144, Measuring around 35cm, 2 cm dilated and 60% effaced.

Weight Gain: +29 as of appointment 9/30

Maternity Clothes: I would probably prefer to not wear clothes at this point, but it is what it is. Comfy stretchy pants and shirts with cardigans it is! I have also confiscated one of Mike's coats for the chillier weather.

Fruit of the Week: Baby is the length of romaine lettuce.

Name: We have lists but we still can't agree on any frontrunners. What I love, Mike hates. What Mike loves, I hate.

Gender: Still unknown.

Movement: Karate chops to the left.

Cravings: I am so nauseous. So incredibly nauseous. 

Annoyances: See above. But overall, I actually feel really good.

Highlights of the Week: Baby is still cooking, and we are making progress! I would like baby to stay put for a little bit longer, but progress means my body is prepping. We just don't have any idea of when D-day might be. Most likely an October baby though! Yay!

{Take Two} 35 weeks

Due Date: October 25th, 2014

Musings on the Weekly Photo: Baby is loooooow.

Marination Time: 35(ish) weeks.

Doctor Update: No appointment this week. We decided to stop the progesterone shots this week after I reacted a second time last week.

Weight Gain: +24 as of appointment 9/30

Maternity Clothes: I have two pairs of pants that I prefer to wear that are definitely the most comfortable. I have to steal one of Mike's coats on a cold day because none of mine zip!

Fruit of the Week: Baby weighs as much as a honeydew melon.

Name: We have lists but this week, Mike and I are back to not agreeing on any of them. 

Gender: Still unknown.

Movement: Lots of rolls, especially to the left. Baby likes to stick his/her knee out.

Cravings: Nothing really sounds great, but a salad always sits well. I crave a little bit of sweets but when I eat it, I feel disgusting.

Annoyances: Insomnia combined with peeing a hundred times a night is a mean joke!

Highlights of the Week: Still pregnant!

{Take Two} 34 weeks

Due Date: October 25th, 2014

Musings on the Weekly Photo: Baby has dropped a lot! I've been getting a lot of comments on how low s/he is. This kiddo is also hanging out anterior (unlike Lily, who carried posterior and was born that way), so this bump pops out a lot more.

Marination Time: 34(ish) weeks.

Doctor Update: BP - 102/60, Heartrate - 147, Measuring around 33cm, Fingertip dilated and 50% effaced.

Weight Gain: +24 as of appointment 9/30

Maternity Clothes: Final stretch! The black tanks in the comparison photo are my go-to shirts.

Fruit of the Week: Baby is the size of a cantaloupe.

Name: We have lists!

Gender: Still unknown. Although, I have had two nights in a row of girl dreams! We shall see.

Movement: Less movement than we've been having, but I think that's because baby is getting "locked and loaded" with the dropping this week.

Cravings: Still no appetite. Still want ice water. 

Annoyances: I am having a lot of lower back pain/aches, so my body is gearing up to do something and dealing with the added weight out front.

Highlights of the Week: Still pregnant! We also got one more trip in to Missoula this weekend. It was great to see everyone and celebrate Wyatt's birthday before baby comes. A definite nice change of scenery, even if it was only for a day!

{Take Two} 33 weeks

Due Date: October 25th, 2014

Musings on the Weekly Photo: Baby is still high! And creating a nice little shelf for Lily.

Marination Time: 33(ish) weeks.

Doctor Update: BP - 96/57, Heart Rate - 140s

Weight Gain: +23.5 pounds as of Tuesday 9/9.

Maternity Clothes: I might have to steal one of Mike's coats if this crazy weather keeps up. What's with winter in September, Montana?

Fruit of the Week: Baby weighs as much as a pineapple.

Name: We have lists!

Gender: Still unknown.

Movement: Lots of rolls and stretches.

Cravings: I have pretty much lost my appetite 99% of the time. Nothing besides ice water sounds good. I need protein though or I get really dizzy.

Annoyances: I had an allergic reaction to my progesterone shot this week (Monday, 9/8). We ordered a new vial from the pharmacy and will try one more next week, and if I react again, we are going to stop them as I'm almost done anyway (originally planned on receiving them until 36 weeks.)

Highlights of the Week: Still pregnant and we've gotten a lot done between Sharon and my Mom the last two weeks. It's nice to have the help!