Week 37

So here we are. The other side of 37 weeks. It's still not spring outside and the weather continues to be cold. Grace has STILL not had her baby and everyone else on the pregnancy forum has... (basically.) So, ya fighting a little bit of "I'm going to be pregnant FOREVER! My Dad was here over the weekend so all exercise plans went out the window. Which, truth to tell, I hurt and have no motivation to exercise anyway. I was having lots of contractions but then Thursday I had hardly any, and they haven't really picked up since. Though yesterday this baby was rolling all over the place! I am so tired all the time now, but I know that the fog will only descend even more once this baby gets here. My dad is convinced that it will be born on the 25th. Full moon, and it happens to be Dan's birthday. I don't care. JUST BE BORN! :)


What I love: The possibility of labor anytime. 

What I hate:Almost everything pregnancy related. It's been a long nine months and I don't want to do it anymore. I want to be done. 

What I miss: Everything about not being nine months pregnant! :) EXACTLY THIS!

What I’m looking forward to the most: MY baby!!!!! I want to hold this kid SOO much! I want to post pictures and to FINALLY have everyone know that sex the baby is and use the name we picked out. 

Worries: That I won't go into labor. That I'll end up two weeks late and in the hospital and that my in laws will be at the birth where I don't want them. The idea of my BIL coming to the birth center pisses me of so badly that my blood pressure instantly goes up!                      

Developments: None. Other then being sore and heavy and feeling like a whale. A white whale!

Mood: OK. Not super emotional, but not normal either. 

Sleep:Blah! I hate waking up! I have been waking up between 4-5 every morning and that's it. No more sleep until 5 to 6 when I doze off just to be jerked awake by my alarm at 6. 

Movement:So much! This child has been going crazy in there. I don't know how there is room. 

Bra Size:C. Yuck.

The belly (and the button!): Big. Very big and bigger. 

Wedding rings on or off: Off. Maybe I should have put in my most looking forward, wearing my wedding ring again. I LOVE it!

Weight gain: 170-171. Blah!

Measurements:  Chest: 37.75" Belly: 42" (Below belly button, or what's left of it...) Hips: 41.5" (Yick) Thighs: 21.5" Calves: 14.5"  Bicep: 11" (Largest part.)  There.... like I said last week. LARGE!

Exercise: Twice. That's all I managed. Oh well. Pretty soon I will be running in the sunshine. Feeling the wind in my hair. Being able to BEND OVER!!! Yippe! 

Eating: Fine though I am going to go through major sugar withdrawal after this baby is born as I have not held back. I LOVE candy! And I have been nibbling on skittles for like a month. But after this kid is out. NO MORE!

Weekly Pics:

This week, the baby is full term and between 5 -6 lbs. 19-20 inches long about the length of swiss chard.

And the belly pictures.