Weeks 36 and 37:
The past two weeks have been uneventful in my pregnancy. The baby is down in the ready position but she is not yet ready to make her debut. I am at the point in the pregnancy where I go to the doctor’s office every week so that she can make sure that I am growing and in turn the baby is growing. Although my belly is technically on the smaller side of normal it sure feels huge to me. I am getting use to feeling my belly on my thighs when I sit down. This is something I have never experienced before! I have looked back at pictures from pre-pregnancy and well I just don’t recommend that for women who are 9 months pregnant. I wonder how I ever said (or thought) I was out of shape or getting ‘fat’. Having a baby takes a toll on a woman’s body, but without having met my daughter yet, I already know it’s worth it. I plan on reminding her of the 10 months I carried her. She is the best thing I have ever done and I am still astounded that I am making a human being…. making her from scratch.

Mom 2 Be

Welcome week 35!
Two more weeks and we are officially at full term. I can’t believe it! I still feel great. I’m sleeping through the night (I know, I know that will all change soon enough), no back problems, and I don’t think I’m too hormonal… though my husband might have a difference of opinion with the hormonal part! We did have an episode while I was feeding and him asking me if I was still hungry after the lunch he made me. But anyway he understood he was being “insensitive” by asking while my hand and mouth were full of Chex Mix.
So on Sunday we had part 1 of our 2 part (5 hours each) baby class. I almost let Scotty out of it, but then thought better of it after reading the description of the class. Basically the class was to help mentally prepare for labor and birth… and yes it included a video of an actual birth. I, of course, did not watch and decided to draw a picture on the course agenda instead. I think I learned some good info- like be terrified of birth because it can last a lifetime- but Scotty thinks it was a complete waste of time. I do agree, however, that a lot of the information was a waste and we could have gotten out of there in 1 hour instead of 4- we left early. So anyway I am now more scared of child birth than I was before and I lost half of my Sunday! I learned the placenta is a 2-pound liver look a like that I birth after the baby… can’t wait! So I think we’ll skip part 2 next week. I hope this baby comes with her own instructions!!

Mom 2 Be

This week marks 34 weeks pregnant with 6 weeks to go. I think it is just now starting to hit me that the baby will be here pretty soon. Many friends and co-workers have delivered healthy babies in the past few months and it only seems fair that now it’s almost my turn! So officially I have 6 weeks left to keep little Miss. Kayden baking. It would seem however, that babies like to come early! I have heard from all the articles and literature that typically the first baby comes late. This statistic is not backed up by ANY of the women that I know who have recently delivered. No exaggeration, but of the 6 women that I know to have delivered since January, every single one was early. Some were only a few days early, but some were weeks early! I think it’s time to start to real preparations. I need to do some washing and packing. Everything else is just extra.
I am lucky to say that I still feel great. No back aches. No swollen ankles. And no carpal tunnel. I’m still sleeping soundly through the night and ready to wake up before my alarm. I have had the easiest, most normal pregnancy around so I am wondering if my little babe is saving up the drama for her debut or if she’ll keep it nice and easy as she has for the past 8.5 months. Scotty seems to think she’ll take it easy on me so I’ll just believe him for the time being. So far, so good!

Mom 2 Be

33 weeks pregnant-
This week has brought a few changes for me and my growing body. I can truly say that I ‘feel’ pregnant now. I have always felt like I looked pregnant, but I never really felt it… until now! It’s a little bit harder to get up. I walk a little bit slower. I lose my breath a little bit easier. Shaving is getting a little bit harder, and forget about trying to tie my own shoes!
I went to the doctor today and she told me that the baby has positioned herself back into the ready position. She was hanging out up-side-down for a long time and then she came back up into my belly. Two weeks ago she was diagonal in my belly and just doing her own thing. Today she has moved back to my pelvis and is in a curled up position. Because she is back into my pelvis stretching up my abdomen, she has stretched my belly. I am officially as big as I should be and everything is measuring normal. I had the notion that I would be working up until I popped, but now that I am feeling bigger and moving slower, that decision will have to be revisited in about a month! Oh yeah, and today at the doctor’s office I got to feel her heal. I’m not sure how the doctor knows what we are touching, but I’ll trust that she knows a thing or two… I don’t think I’m her first pregnant lady! I have always known her butt, but today I got to feel her foot. It’s tiny!

Mom 2 Be

Today I am 32 weeks pregnant, or 8 months as I like to brag. Each week I get a weekly update on what is happening in my belly. The updates tell me what is forming, what is moving, and how she is developing all around. Lately it seems that everything is fine tuning itself. She has all her parts and everything is proportional. This week she is just fattening up and getting ready to make her debut. It’s crazy to think that she looks like a normal baby. I still can’t imagine it!
This week’s tasks are to finish the baby’s room (thanks Dad!) and to take our first baby class!! So much to learn!!
Mom 2 B