36 WEEKS

28 days.  That is all that's left in this baby countdown. Well, plus or minus depending on what this little baby decides for an official birth date.  Only one month that we will be a family of three.  One month to get meals prepped and frozen for the weeks following delivery.  One month to finish everything on my baby to-do list.  One month to clean every crack and crevice of this house (thanks to nesting).  One month to get out with family and friends before I hibernate for the winter with a baby.  One month of sleep left.  At this point, every day counts.

 

We had the 36 week dr appointment this morning.  Everything is still looking great from blood pressure to heartbeat to belly growth.  According to my doctor, this baby and belly are growing spot on.  At this point the baby is almost 6 pounds and over 18 1/2" long (babycenter.com). In other words, this baby would fit into newborn size clothes now!

 

 

How far along?  36 Weeks.  28 days and counting!
Total weight gain:  25 pounds. 
Maternity clothes?  Yes.  Same old story here.   
Sleep:  So-so.  At this point, it's usually the joint pain from sleeping on my side that wakes me up.
Best moment this week:  I was telling my friend this week that my belly button won't make up its mind on whether it wants to be an innie or an outie.  Her daughter took care of that for me when she walked up after I made that statement and pointed to my belly button saying, "Hey, I can see the baby's hand." Yep. So in conclusion - 1) That gives me a good laugh every time I think about what she said.  You gotta love kids' viewpoint on things. 2) I think I have to consider it officially an outie after that comment no matter how much I'm in denial about it.

Other great moments from the week include carving a pumpkin with Conner for the first time and having a date with Karra and Amy (always a great time with those two). We talked, lunched and laughed.  Karra even started pinpointing little body parts of the baby which gave me a good description of how the baby is sitting.  The second she found a foot I started crying.  It literally hit me at that moment that this little baby is more than an idea.  It's a real little being waiting to join our family.
Cravings:  I'm lucky if I have an appetite at this point.  Every once in a while I'll be in the mood for something specific.  This week it's been Snickers or Twix.  Must be getting close to Halloween to get that candy craving. Other than that.. cold apples with peanut butter.
Symptoms:  Some days I feel dead to the world with zero energy and other days I have some serious nesting going on.  Saturday was a zero energy day and Sunday was a nesting day.  I'm in the mindset that everything has to be clean and ready since this baby could make an appearance sooner than we anticipate.  My fingers are crossed that this baby actually comes about 5-7 days late though which makes me feel like the only 8 month pregnant lady to say that.
Looking forward to:  Finishing the nursery over the next couple of weeks.  I've got a handful of projects that I still need to start!  I've made so many trips to Joann Fabrics that I'm thinking I should just pick up a job application there.  Conner has his 24 month doctor check up this week, and I'm really looking forward to seeing how that goes.  And, some girl time with Karra and Amy is on the calendar.