the final countdown ~ thirty seven weeks

okay baby girl, you are now fully cooked and can join our family on the outside any time.  and really i encourage you to join us.  any time now.  i had a midwife appointment on thursday and bp was back to being in its normal low range.  i was very very very glad to hear this news.  means that my body is still doing a-okay with baby girl inside.  she's already in the right position for delivery and they expect that won't change.  also, her head is quite low in my pelvis ... perhaps she will come early??  if she's not here by tuesday then i will be the most pregnant i've ever been.  liam was born at thirty-seven weeks and five days.  she might be ready to come out or she might stay warm and cozy where she is.  we'll just wait and see.

how far along? thirty-seven weeks

total weight gain:   we've hit a total weight gain of 38 lbs. for this pregnancy at this point.  i'm pretty happy about this.  however, i am counting down the days until i'm given the okay to start running again after baby girl arrives.

maternity clothes? even maternity pants are becoming uncomfortable at this point.  i fear that from here on out i will live in pajama pants and/or yoga pants.  no judging allowed.

stretch marks?  zero!

sleep:   off and on this week.  very hard to get comfortable.  a result of the heat wave we're having and the giant watermelon i have as a belly.  thankfully i can nap during the day when liam goes down.  this is what's been happening all week instead of packing.  meh.  it'll get done eventually.

best moment this week:   picking saskatoon berries last weekend and then making jam with rob's mom and liam this week.  he had a blast playing with the berries, stirring and "making coffee" for us.  what a guy.

miss anything?:  seeing my feet.  not being swollen.  being cool and not over heating.  

movement:   yup.  she seems to be slowing down, guess there's not much room left for her to have dance parties anymore.

food cravings:   nothing comes to mind anymore.  still eating a ton of fruit and freezies.  

anything making your queasy or sick: nope

gender: a little lady

labour signs: still a lot of braxton hicks.  baby girl feels a little lower on the body and as a result my lower back is killing me and i have to pee every five minutes.

symptoms:  swelling in my hands and feet by the end of the day.  other than that nothing new and exciting.

belly button in or out? in

wedding rings on or off?   there was limited ring wearing this week.  fingers were a little swollen due to the heat.  i am keeping my little sausage fingers crossed that the forecast doesn't change because things cool off significantly next week and we even have a few days of rain coming. 

happy or moody most of the time? tired ... but happy.  really at this point i can't see myself getting moody.  even if i am sleep deprived.  we get to meet our little girl any time now.  how could i not be happy about that?!?!

looking forward to:   meeting our little lady.  she is now officially full term and can come along at any point.  who knows, if she's anything like her brother we could be meeting her before a thirty-eight week post.