36 weeks~ baby i 2

Date:  September 19, 2013

How far along: 36 weeks = only one month to go woooooooo!

Total Weight Gained:  Still only up the 2lb from the beginning.

How big is baby? "Your baby's the size of a honeydew!

She's still in the 17.2- to 18.7-inch and 4.2- to 5.8-pound range and continues to beef up.  
**taken from The Bump

How baby is growing:

She's getting closer and closer to being able to breathe on her own.

Her skin is getting smooth and soft and her gums are rigid.

Her liver and kidneys are in working order.

Circulation and immune systems are basically good to go, too.

She's shedding most of the downy covering of hair that covered her body as well as the vernix caseosa, the waxy substance that covered and protected her skin during her nine-month amniotic bath.

Your baby swallows both of these substances, along with other secretions, resulting in a blackish mixture, called meconium, will form the contents of her first bowel movement.

**taken from The Bump and Babycenter
Maternity Clothes:  Without a doubt. And not too much fits over this belly anymore. Boooo!

Sleep: I've actually been able to sleep a little more the last week or so.  Thankfully.  The heartburn still blows.

Best Pregnancy Moment of the Week:  finally deciding on a middle name!!  Being out of my stupid walking boot!!

Movement: She definitely lets me know she's there. I can see her move from the outside.

Food Cravings:  frozen coke, lemon-lime powerade, strawberry yogurt, chocolate--around 9:30pm

Food Aversions: Nothing really is making me want to stay away except the heartburn, but my appetite is pretty minimal these days.

Gender:  our second precious baby girl

Symptoms:  irritability--like shut the front door about your stupid pumpkin spice lattes,
heartburn like crazy--mostly at night,
Braxton hicks have begun,
waddling

What I miss: being comfortable.

What I'm looking forward to: having all this laundry done and organized, a new baby, seeing my husband more...I miss him.

35w1d

36 Weeks = 9 Months!!

How far along are you?
~36 weeks = 9 months!!

"Your baby, almost 6 pounds and still packing on the pounds at a rate of about an ounce a day, is comparable to a crenshaw melon in size. (Length: more than 18 1/2 inches, head to heel.)"

What symptoms are you experiencing?
~fatigue, but insomnia! weird.
~horrific heartburn
~swelling

How are you feeling?
~I'm tired, but can't sleep
~Completely over the heartburn
~Wishing I could feel my fingertips...carpal tunnel
~I'm getting some kind of chest cold and it hurts to cough.
~The heat is brutal!!


Any Midwife/Doctor appointments/ultrasounds/tests this past week and how did they go?
~All is well, Lily has flipped and is head down! http://gotonepastgoalie.blogspot.com/2010/07/doctor-visit-35-weeks.html
Back to the doctor next week too! Every week now. :)

Anything big happening in your personal life (moving, work related, family, etc.)?
~G and I have been enjoying our time together with no kids and working on baby stuff and wedding stuff. ♥

Any fears or hopes you want to get off your chest?
~This week we've been talking a lot about our kids and wondering how differently Lily's life and temperment will be as a child to parents who are together and loving compared to our other children having to split their lives between two homes. Just discussing our hopes for her and wondering what she'll be like, what she'll look like.

Any belly pics or ultrasound photos from this week?

Any food cravings?
~Still loving free pops like they're going extinct.
~Red meat
~cupcakes
~water
~ranch dressing

Tell us your favorite thing about your pregnancy this week.
~Our baby shower! ♥

What has been the most surprising thing about this pregnancy?
~The differences between my symptoms with A and Lily. MAJOR differences.

Baby brain moment of the week?
~Overall, I think I was good this week. :)  However, it could just be that I don't remember! haha

Random Question of the Week:
How bad are your stretch marks?
~Not too bad, thankfully!!!!