39 Weeks, ONE week til my due date!

How far along? 39 Weeks, 1 week until my due date!

Total weight gain: I don't want to talk about it...39 lbs...ugh

Maternity clothes? Yes, and some of those shirts don't fit...and pants are getting a little tight, might be due to the massive weight gain

Stretch marks? No new ones

Sleep: Waking up every 2-3 hrs, but otherwise pretty well. I'm so tired all the time at this point.

Best moment this week: Getting the nursery pretty much all set up - with gorgeous bedding, drapes, and chair courtesy of my Dad. My parents have really helped out setting it all up! Clare's baby dedication, meeting with my birth team ladies, dinner with my family and bro's new gf, dinner with Susan and Peter, and most of all hearing Baby's heartbeat! I just love it! 

Miss Anything? Tim. The closer we get to this little one being here, the harder it gets. Being able to move easily.

Movement: So much lately! Especially during the day.

Food cravings: Peanut butter, candy corn, milk and cereal, spicy food again 

Food aversions: OJ and tea

Gender: Don't know, and won't know until the day the bean arrives! 

Labor Signs: Some Braxton hicks, starting to "feel" a little different, not quite sure how to describe that. Kind of crampy?

Symptoms: Tired, really sore hips when I walk, shortness of breath, super emotional, heartburn, sore back, pretty sure I'm waddling. 

Belly Button in or out? Pretty much out

Wedding rings on or off? On.

Looking forward to: Seeing Amy this weekend, neighborhood party, and seeing my cousins...and the fact that this munchkin could come anytime

Feelings? Mostly excited, anxious and sad 

39Weeks...feeling really large today!

38 Weeks

How far along? 38 Weeks, as the midwife said yesterday, Baby Hine is fully cooked! Only TWO weeks left until my due date!

Total weight gain: 33ish

Maternity clothes? Yes, and some of those shirts don't fit

Stretch marks? No new ones

Sleep: Waking up every 2-3 hrs.

Best moment this week: Lots! Maternity photos with 47Moments, church baby shower, Nate's birthday surprise, last birthing class, spending lots of time with the whole Burke clan (yay for Colleen, Janie and Molly being in town!), meeting some Ridgefield local ladies, dinner with mom and dad, hiking with Momma HineMoms and Muffins with Patrick, seeing Mema, and walking with Dad Hine. It's been a very busy week!

Miss Anything? Tim. The closer we get to this little one being here, the harder it gets.

Movement: So much lately! Especially during the day.

Food cravings: Peanut butter, pretty much anything that isn't super healthy :( although I'm finding that I actually am enjoying veggies sometimes now!

Food aversions: OJ and tea, still chicken sometimes

Gender: Don't know, and won't know until the day the bean arrives! Which is soon...eek!

Labor Signs: Some Braxton hicks, starting to "feel" a little different, not quite sure how to describe that. Kind of crampy?

Symptoms: Tired, really sore hips when I walk, shortness of breath, super emotional, heartburn, sore back, pretty sure I'm waddling. 

Belly Button in or out? Pretty much out

Wedding rings on or off? On.

Looking forward to: Hanging out with the Perreaults this weekend, getting the crib in the nursery.

Feelings? Mostly excited, anxious and sad these days...always a mixture for sure

On Monday, I was able to meet two local Christian ladies that are friends with Sarah Kate. It is really wonderful to know that there are kind people close by to me. I was invited to join their community group and their small group which I am excited about! Also, one of their friends happens to live on my street, and they are having a neighborhood party next weekend that I am hoping to attend. I think it's pretty cool how God is putting these people in my life :)

Oh yeah, and it is slightly crazy to me that no matter what I will have a baby in 4 weeks....one month! Eek!

38 Weeks

Bare belly shot...I feel huge!

37 Weeks, Full-Term Baby!

How far along? 37 Weeks, that means I've got a full term baby in there :)

Total weight gain: 33ish

Maternity clothes? Yes, I'm getting big.

Stretch marks? No new ones

Sleep: Waking up every 2-3 hrs.

Best moment this week: Finding out Baby Hine is head down and unlikely to move from that place! Also, getting to hang out with the girls and Joe last weekend, and seeing the Hersels.

Miss Anything? Tim. This week was especially rough, with it being 6 whole months. There were lots of tears shed, but I am so sure that he is doing amazing things in heaven!

Movement: So much lately! Especially during the day.

Food cravings: Toast with peanut butter and jelly, fruit

Food aversions: OJ and tea, still chicken sometimes

Gender: Don't know, and won't know until the day the bean arrives! Which is soon...eek!

Labor Signs: Nope...maybe a few Braxton Hicks?

Symptoms: Tired, really sore hips when I walk, shortness of breath, super emotional, heartburn, sore back, pretty sure I'm waddling.

Belly Button in or out? Pretty much out

Wedding rings on or off? On.

Looking forward to: Photo shoot with 47 Moments tomorrow, church baby shower, seeing Colleen and Janie, and going to my last birthing class! Also, continuing to get ready.

Feelings? A bit in disbelief that I am almost at the end. Sad, angry, excited, anxious, scared, etc.

I met with the back up doula and the regular doula this week. They are amazing and I am looking forward to working with them. The doula I chose told me she sent my birth plan up to L&D and made sure all the nurses have read it. Also, the back up doula and I had a lot of coincidences - such as knowing a common (random) person, and that her son passed away from a car accident, and his name  just so happens to be Tim. Crazy. 

Baby Hine is doing well and growing like crazy, thankfully in the head down position and not breech which I am so grateful for. I can't believe that in absolutely no more than 5 weeks we get to meet this little one. 

Today at 37 weeks

Last Saturday at 36 weeks, 1 day

36 Weeks

36 Weeks

How far along? 36 Weeks

Total weight gain: 30 lbs

Maternity clothes? Yes...and shirts that were loose a week ago are now tight!

Stretch marks? No new ones

Sleep: With going back to the house and having McKinley moving around, I woke up every hour, but otherwise slept well...think it will just keep getting worse these days!

Best moment this week: Moving back to our house and getting baby things and house organized. 

Miss Anything? Tim. This week was especially tough moving back without him.

Movement: So much lately! Especially during the day...it is the craziest feeling

Food cravings: Fruit, peanut butter, pizza/carbs

Food aversions: OJ and tea

Gender: Don't know, and won't know until the day the bean arrives! Which is soon...eek!

Labor Signs: Nope...maybe a few Braxton Hicks?

Symptoms: Tired, really sore hips when I walk, shortness of breath, super emotional, heartburn, sore back, pretty sure I'm waddling.

Belly Button in or out? Pretty much out

Wedding rings on or off? On.

Looking forward to: Hanging out with friends this weekend, meeting with another doula, continuing to make the house ready. I also now have weekly midwife appointments, which only happen at the end....so I guess I've reached the end? 

Feelings? 4 weeks left? Seriously? Less than a month. My mind isn't quite wrapped around that one yet.

Baby Hine is measuring a day or two ahead and doing well. Still so fun to hear that sweet little heartbeat!