How far along? 37 weeks 5 Days
Total weight gain/loss: Around 41 lbs... it fluctuates up and down a few pounds... depending on if I'm retaining water. Haven't gained but 3 lbs in the last few weeks.
Maternity clothes? I can't wait to be in normal clothe again! Harper has dropped this week, and hardly any of my clothes will stay put and cover my belly. They slowly start riding up, and my belly is hanging out the bottom... ha ha.. so redneck!
Stretch marks? not many! My belly has two way down low since Harper has dropped down some. I also have a tiny one on my right hip and a little one on my left thigh.
Sleep: some nights good, some nights bad. I usually wake up 3 times a night to tinkle though!
Best moment this week: Have Nancy come visit
Movement: more rolling around. Something of hers... bottom maybe? is up underneath my ribs on the right side sometimes and just plain hurts!
Food cravings: ice cream
Gender: It's a girl... confirmed once again at our last u/s appointment two mondays ago.
Labor Signs: Strong braxton hicks contractions. Nothing that takes my breath away, but I can definitely feel them!
Belly Button in or out? OUT! The turkey timer says she's done!!!
Wedding rings on or off? off, but wearing my cool wal-mart wedding rings ;-) hah!
What I miss: being able to walk without pain, turning over easily in the middle of the night, drinking coffee and not having heartburn afterwards, having my old body back, running, working out... and the list could continue.
What I am looking forward to: hmmm... BIRTH! Seeing Harper's face, holding her hand, kissing her feet... oh the fun!
Weekly Wisdom: live each day as it comes to the full... stop the countdowns... it makes each day like it is taking way too long!
Milestones:
Full term! and Nancy's visit this past weekend... our last one alone for a while!
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
37 weeks 5 days
Well, this week has been super long for me. When you are pregnant, you want to make it to full term, which was last week for us. As soon as I was full term, I wanted her OUT OUT OUT! Well, normally, a woman is pregnant for 40 weeks, and isn't considered truly "over due" until 42 weeks... YIKES... for me that day is March 14th - which seems like an eternity away. I know my Dr won't let me go that long, which is a relief. However, as soon as I hit the 37 week mark, each day has felt like week.
This morning, as I spent time with the Lord, I had to realize I'm coming to another point of surrender to Him. He knows exactly what time and what day Harper will arrive, and I've got to rest in that - otherwise I'm going to drive myself (and everyone else around me) CRAZY! I hope that tomorrow's Dr's visit will be encouraging to me, and I will have progressed a little more. If not, though, I've just got to rest in what the Lord's timing is. I'm trying to live each day for what it brings instead of being on a countdown like I have been for the last few months.
For fun... here is a picture Nancy took of me while she was in town this past weekend. We had a lot of fun together!
Well, I think I am going to do another survey... I haven't done one of those in a while, so I think I will update...
This morning, as I spent time with the Lord, I had to realize I'm coming to another point of surrender to Him. He knows exactly what time and what day Harper will arrive, and I've got to rest in that - otherwise I'm going to drive myself (and everyone else around me) CRAZY! I hope that tomorrow's Dr's visit will be encouraging to me, and I will have progressed a little more. If not, though, I've just got to rest in what the Lord's timing is. I'm trying to live each day for what it brings instead of being on a countdown like I have been for the last few months.
For fun... here is a picture Nancy took of me while she was in town this past weekend. We had a lot of fun together!
Well, I think I am going to do another survey... I haven't done one of those in a while, so I think I will update...
Friday, February 8, 2008
37 weeks... FULL TERM BABY!
Well, I am officially full term! Harper can come out whenever she wants to now!
I went to the DR on Wednesday and she told me that my body is getting ready! Yay! I was 70% effaced and Harper is at 0 Station! I know I could walk around a while like this, but at least I know my body is progressing in some way or another. Come out Harper!!!!
This morning we went to meet our pediatrician, Dr. Leeper, and I LOVE him! He is so personable and makes me feel very confident that Harper will be in wonderful hands! He is also very funny - Chris had fun laughing and joking with him.
Nancy, Elizabeth, and Sam are in town this weekend so we are going to hang out and have some girl time before Harper arrives. Below is what Nancy wrote me about our plans for the weekend....
i have already planned our weekend:
we'll arrive thursday night
friday morning we'll go to the pancake pantry and meet another celebrity
pedicures, lunch at that yummy little place, then....
friday night around 9 YOU go into LABOR
chris, me, and the girls trade off ice chip runs (for you) and coffee runs (for us) all night at the hospital
mom and the inlaws arrive early that morning (3am-ish)
you have harper at 7 am on saturday morning!
that whole day, we switch off taking naps, holding harper, and caring for you, hg and chris!
saturday night you are well enough to go home
we get you all settled in and help with your first night... (unless you and chris want to beast it.. then we'll be at the hotel :))
sunday morning we do errands for diapers, pacefiers, , get you all settled in as a mommy, then we all go back to boone that afternoon!
just let harper know of those plans, so she can come when she's supposed to! haha LOVE you!
aunt nancy <><
We'll see if that happens... I would LOVE to go into labor tonight, but I really don't want to go home the night I have her :-) haha! I want to stay in the hospital and be taken care of!
Well, we are off to eat at the Pancake Pantry again! Maybe we will meet another celebrity like last week... I will have to write that story later... for now, pancakes are hollering my name!
ML
I went to the DR on Wednesday and she told me that my body is getting ready! Yay! I was 70% effaced and Harper is at 0 Station! I know I could walk around a while like this, but at least I know my body is progressing in some way or another. Come out Harper!!!!
This morning we went to meet our pediatrician, Dr. Leeper, and I LOVE him! He is so personable and makes me feel very confident that Harper will be in wonderful hands! He is also very funny - Chris had fun laughing and joking with him.
Nancy, Elizabeth, and Sam are in town this weekend so we are going to hang out and have some girl time before Harper arrives. Below is what Nancy wrote me about our plans for the weekend....
i have already planned our weekend:
we'll arrive thursday night
friday morning we'll go to the pancake pantry and meet another celebrity
pedicures, lunch at that yummy little place, then....
friday night around 9 YOU go into LABOR
chris, me, and the girls trade off ice chip runs (for you) and coffee runs (for us) all night at the hospital
mom and the inlaws arrive early that morning (3am-ish)
you have harper at 7 am on saturday morning!
that whole day, we switch off taking naps, holding harper, and caring for you, hg and chris!
saturday night you are well enough to go home
we get you all settled in and help with your first night... (unless you and chris want to beast it.. then we'll be at the hotel :))
sunday morning we do errands for diapers, pacefiers, , get you all settled in as a mommy, then we all go back to boone that afternoon!
just let harper know of those plans, so she can come when she's supposed to! haha LOVE you!
aunt nancy <><
We'll see if that happens... I would LOVE to go into labor tonight, but I really don't want to go home the night I have her :-) haha! I want to stay in the hospital and be taken care of!
Well, we are off to eat at the Pancake Pantry again! Maybe we will meet another celebrity like last week... I will have to write that story later... for now, pancakes are hollering my name!
ML
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