39 Weeks

How Far Along: 39 weeks, one more week!!

Size of baby: A small pumpkin

Weight Gain:

Belly:

What I Love: How bold the limbs stick out of my belly. It's fun to tickle babies feet waking him/her up and causing him/her to pull in their legs.

What I Miss: Being 28 weeks pregnant. That was the best time!

Cravings: Still loving hamburgers and sweets. Having a hard time eating healthy these days.

Symptoms: Tired, exhausted, emotional. Lack of sleep I think is the biggest factor though. I also find that I don't eat as much and am still struggling with heartburn if I'm not on top of the meds.

Sleep: Not getting much and usually get about 3-5 overnight and 2 one-two hour naps throughout the day.

Maternity Clothes: Not much left at all especially now that its starting to get cold!

Movement: Still lots and mostly at night which keeps me awake.

Purchase This Week: Some books, a sleep gown and a cute snugli.

Favourite Moment this Week: Almost having to be induced, we almost got to meet baby a bit earlier then expected. All is well so we will wait a little longer! As well golfing at almost full term.

Boy or Girl: I'm stumped this week. It could very well be either a boy or a girl, I'm losing my strong feeling as we get closer to meeting this little one



38 Weeks!

How Far Along: 38 Weeks

Size of baby:

Weight Gain:

Belly:

What I Love: Knowing that its only a matter of time before I get to hold bubs in my arms and find out if it is a he or a she

What I Miss: Being Comfortable!

Cravings: Bacon Cheeseburger Hamburgers! So good!

Symptoms: I am finally getting a few stretch marks! Noticing dark mark appearing all over, the heartburn is just awful and I suffer unless I take Xantac.  

Sleep: I can sleep but not for long periods of time and usually end up spending a lot of time awake at night.

Maternity Clothes: I have very very few things left. I actually purchased one last maternity shirt as I want more then 2 options.

Movement: Still moving tons. Its definitely more of a routine and baby loves to move from 9-12pm every night. Never fails!

Purchase This Week: A few cute outfits from carters and gap.

Favourite Moment this Week: Meeting with doulas and figuring out our birth plan. We are ready for baby now.

Boy or Girl: Leaning more towards boy, I just can't imagine bubs being a girl.

Maternity Photos

We had maternity photos done at 34 weeks and here are some of our favorites.

















36 Weeks

How Far Along: 36 Weeks

Size of baby: Large Cantaloupe, about 6lbs

Weight Gain: 172Lbs- For a total of 47 lbs gained. Getting really close to the 50lb mark!

Belly:

What I Love: That Baby is considered fully developed next week.

What I Miss: Moving easily, walking without a waddle, beer/wine and sleeping right through the night.

Cravings: Not to much, still sweets but am definitely running out of room in my tummy.

Symptoms: Starting to get Braxton Hicks contractions quite frequently, but nothing painful yet. Sore everything basically. I have a bunch of dark spots all over my body.

Sleep: Okay these days, not stressing about it to much and am probably getting about 8hrs a night.

Maternity Clothes: Really starting to run low on shirts that cover my belly completely and only have a few pairs of pants that still fit.

Movement: Lots and lots, its quite painful and wakes me up out of a dead sleep.

Purchase This Week: The last of our cloth diapering requirements, such as wet bags, pail liners and dryer balls. 

Favourite Moment this Week: Finishing off our cloth diapering stuff and starting to prep them for use. I cannot wait till we get to use them, so cute!!

Boy or Girl: Pretty strong feeling its a boy. I'm getting really impatient to know now!!

37 Weeks!!

How Far Along: 37 Weeks, We made it!! Baby can now come anytime and will be healthy and fully developed!!!

Size of baby: A watermelon, about 6.5lbs and 19 to 22 inches long.

Weight Gain: 169.9lbs. Apparently I did not like being 170lbs

Belly:

What I Love: That we made it this far! I cannot wait until bubs arrives now! We have finished almost everything and are just patiently waiting for the arrival.

What I Miss: Being not pregnant, I can't even remember what not pregnant is like anymore but I have a feeling the simple tasks will be a lot easier

Cravings: Rice pudding, hamburgers, and cheddar flavored rice crisps. Really not eating to much anymore as I get full really quick and end up with bad indigestion.

Symptoms: Big and sore all over. Feeling more and more tired. I have been waking up throughout the night and just getting up and doing things. Did laundry, organised and sterilized pacis at 3 am one morning.

Sleep: I have just accepted that sleep is not going to be the same. I usually go to bed about 12:00 wake up around 5-6am get up for 1-3hrs and go back to bed till 9:30-10:30ish and have an afternoon nap at about 2:00. I am so happy I am not working anymore and can be so flexible.

Maternity Clothes: Still have just a few things that fit comfortably.

Movement: Still lots and lots. Keeps me awake/wakes me up all the time. The kicks and movements are getting really strong and really makes some interesting lumps on my belly. We can also feel little hands and feet poking out.

Purchase This Week: Just a few last minute things. Car seat bundle bag to keep baby warm in our climate, some Baby Einstein DVDs (buy 1 get 1 free!!) and a few toys. We spent $98 and saved $58, that makes me super happy!!

Favourite Moment this Week: When I got lillies for making it to 37 weeks!

Boy or Girl:I think boy but have been getting more girl guesses. I cannot wait to find out!!



35 weeks

Excuse the imprint from my pants

 

 

How Far Along: 35 Weeks

Size of baby:

Weight Gain:

Belly:

What I Love: I love how close we are getting. I now get to deliver a little closer to home if I go into labour, before I would of had to travel to the big city.

What I Miss:

Cravings: Rice pudding, yogurt with fresh berries, popsicles, tea, and cookies.

Symptoms: Headaches, sore and stiff muscles, heartburn, and the really sore hips/pelvis.

Sleep: Its pretty good. Definitely noticing that I have to stick a schedule and if I get a bit overtired sleep is almost impossible to come. This mama is starting to become really lame!

Maternity Clothes: I am losing clothes on a daily basis. I have 1 pair of jeans, a few shirts and a couple pairs of shorts left that fit.

Movement: Still Lots, you can really tell where baby is laying nowadays. Quite often my belly has a big ole butt hanging out.

Purchase This Week: Bought the few last little odds and ends that we wanted to get before baby. I am really pleased with how we spread everything out and managed to get almost everything on sale.

Favourite Moment this Week: Hitting the one month left until due date point. We can officially say that baby is due this month.

Boy or Girl: This week I'm really leaning towards boy. I have had this odd feeling that I just shake, I think it might the so called "mothers intuition" or the fact that I've convinced myself its a boy. We still have no boys name so a girl would be much easier.