thirty-nine weeks bumpdate

okay.  i know i've said that i've been ready for baby girl to make her appearance for awhile now.  but now ... i'm really ready.  get out of me now!  i have been having contractions for almost two weeks now.  they start and then they stop.  they get stronger and then they fizzle out.  please body, just pick something and stick with it for longer than a few hours!!  this week has been super crazy week.  not only have we been on baby alert all week, we've been mad packing our home all week.  things are looking like we'll actually be ready to move on thursday.  now if we could just make sure that baby girl doesn't decide to arrive thursday night we'd be laughing.

how far along? thirty-nine weeks

total weight gain:    haven't moved from 171 in almost three weeks.  i've put on a total of thirty-eight pounds with this pregnancy.  i'm looking very forward to delivering and instantly losing about ten.  best weight loss feeling.  ever.

maternity clothes? absolutely, except for my yoga pants.  those are still non-maternity.

stretch marks?  zero!

sleep:   what is sleep?  i find i actually get a better rest when i go down for an afternoon nap than i do when i go to bed at night.  i had about four nights in a row where i woke up at 1:30 in the morning and was awake until about five.  

best moment this week:    midwife appointment on tuesday where my bp was totally normal and both baby girl and i were doing great.  how could that not be the best moment??

miss anything?:  i miss everything.  i'm already missing our "old" house, even though we still live here.  it doesn't feel like home anymore.  pictures are off the walls, rooms are packed up.  it's no longer "us".

movement:  after every contraction she goes nuts.  i guess i would too if i were being squeezed from every direction.  

food cravings:   no, i don't even really feel all that hungry these days.  trying to make sure that i'm eating healthy food instead of convenient food.  an apple is just as convenient as those cookies are.  

anything making your queasy or sick: nope

gender: a little lady

labour signs:  contractions that are all over the place.  cervix is totally soft and almost out of the way.  and i'm four cm dilated already.  midwife could also feel baby girl's head and was adamant that as soon as i have really strong contractions (no matter how far apart) i call and we head to the birth centre.

symptoms:  can't feel my fingers in my right hand at night, 'nuff said.

belly button in or out? in

wedding rings on or off?   depends on the day and if i'm leaving the house.  

happy or moody most of the time?  is this a trick question??  a little of both.  moody because i'm uncomfortable.  happy because i know that i'm at the end.  

looking forward to:   having this baby.  seeing her face.  moving into our new house and making it our new home.  we have a lot coming up to be thankful for and to be looking forward to.  even though i'm doing a lot of complaining these last few weeks (thanks for not noticing) i do realize just how lucky we are and am thankful for everything we have and everything that's coming ... still being pregnant included.  : )