Darrell & Sharyn

*sorry for the blurry pic. I seem to forget to take them until I am exhausted and about ready to climb into bed*

Weekly Updates:

How far along: 37 weeks – Yay! Full term!!

Baby’s size: Swiss Chard – Your baby is as lofty as a stalk of swiss chard and weighs 6 1/3 pounds. (Length: a bit over 19 inches, head to heel)

Sleep: It’s been rough the last week. Either my hips hurt constantly, I am up every 90 minutes for the bathroom, or I am woken up with contractions. I think I am getting about 6 hours total. I know this will be normal once baby is here, but I still don’t like it. 🙂

Maternity Clothes: Yup. Starting to actually not fit into some of the maternity clothes I was given.

Food Cravings: None. My appetite has actually gone up a little bit, but I just find something to eat. I can be starving but nothing sounds good. I’m thinking banana pancakes for breakfast in the morning.

Food Aversions: Getting better. I can’t do really spicy, but I am starting to be able to tolerate a moderate spice. Definitely excited for that!

Symptoms I have: Heartburn after every glass of water (which sucks big time). Hip pain, contractions (not regular yet), nausea again, exhaustion.

Doctor’s Appointment: Today! Next one is next Wednesday. Maybe we will make it, maybe we won’t. Only baby knows! 🙂

Movement: EJ is definitely a mover. I feel him all over the place. He is more of an afternoon/night person than a morning person. I feel him move constantly from about 10:30am-1am. Other than that he just kind of hangs out and occasionally stretches. Makes me stress a little bit when he decides he isn’t going to do any movement until after 2pm.

Belly Button: Level. Almost done! 😛

Gender: Boy!

What I’m looking forward to: Meeting EJ finally! I am also looking forward to being able to do more things on my own and not running out of breath so easily. I know Darrell is looking forward to me being able to change the litter box again. 🙂

What I miss: Sleep. And I could really go for a Strawberry Daquiri or a Midori Sunrise.

*This is a photo my aunt took at our maternity shoot wanderings on Sunday. I will probably post some more after I go through them and see exactly which ones I like*

Weekly Updates:

How far along: 36 weeks

Baby’s size: Crenshaw Melon – Your baby, almost 6 pounds and still packing on the pounds at a rate of about an ounce a day, is comparable to a Crenshaw melon in size. (Length: more than 18.5 inches, head to heel.)

Sleep: It depends on the day. Some nights I sleep through the night and others I am constantly tossing and turning and having to get up for the bathroom.

Maternity Clothes: Yes and even most of those are starting to not fit properly. I am starting to get more limited to dresses when we actually leave the house.

Food Cravings: Unfortunately, I have still been eating those cookies like crazy! I think it is more because they are there and I am to tired to find something else. We did buy a watermelon and I have been enjoying eating that, but no set cravings on anything.

Food Aversions: There are some days where absolutely nothing sounds appealing. Overall, I am still only dealing with the spicy aversion.

Symptoms I have: Same as last week, except this week I have been having a lot of Braxton Hicks contractions. They are slowly getting more painful and I have been having menstrual like cramps which the midwife has informed me is most likely real contractions and I need to watch that.

Doctor’s Appointment: Next appointment is next Tuesday. Starting to get close. None of the midwives think I will make it to my due date. We shall see what EJ decides.

Movement: He still has his dance parties, but with all the Braxton Hicks and real contractions going on, he moves his dance party to different times of the day. There is no more regularity except that he will have at least one 45 minute party a day.

Belly Button: Level. Almost done! 😛

Gender: Boy!

What I’m looking forward to: It sounds weird, but I am actually looking forward to labor. I know it will be painful and I know that I will most likely complain throughout it, but I am looking forward to the light at the end of the tunnel and the labor is the next step for that.

What I miss: Baking, cooking and the ability to finish unpacking. I have almost no energy lately. I am exhausted and can barely do something for more than 20 minutes (besides sleep and a movie). It is hard, but totally worth it. (Right!?!?!?!)

I know this is late as there has been a lot on my plate in the last few weeks. I am trying. I really am. 🙂 Plus I realize I forgot to take photo’s, so I am just using some we have taken around.

Weekly Updates:

How far along: 35 weeks (35/35 day!!! ~ 35 weeks down, 35 days to go)

Baby’s size: Honeydew Melon – Your baby, now as hefty as a honeydew melon at 5.25 pounds, doesn’t have much room to maneuver in your belly. Length: more than 18 inches, head to heel. {Of course, as of last week our baby was almost 7 pounds, so this is a little off, but more of a general idea.}

Sleep: It is getting harder as I am up almost every 90 minutes to go to the bathroom. EJ definitely does most of his moving around at night.

Maternity Clothes: Yup. I am starting to find out that I don’t fit in some of my maternity shirts. My belly sticks out under them, so I am slowly starting to become limited in what I can wear.

Food Cravings: Darrell has been making quite a few batches of chocolate chip cookies and they are sooo yummy!

Food Aversions: Slowly starting to be able to eat spicy which is nice, but I can’t eat everything yet. Chips and salsa are still out of the running 🙁

Symptoms I have: Heartburn, waddle, pelvic bone loosening up, and an unstable tummy table as baby is running out of room. 🙂

Doctor’s Appointment: Today we had one at the birth center and then our next one is on Monday since I am now on once a week appointments! I can’t believe we are that close already!

Movement: EJ is more active at night than in the morning. From the time I wake up until after dinner, I usually have to focus in order to feel him stretch and move around. After dinner though, it is like he is having a dance party and constantly moving around.

Belly Button: Level. Almost done! 😛

Gender: Boy!

What I’m looking forward to: Getting the diapers in the mail and then finally meeting this little human that has been cooking for 35 weeks!

What I miss: Being able to grab anything out of my closet and know that it fits. Plus my feet have grown a little bit and now I don’t fit in some of my shoes. 🙁