Well we’re down to the end!! 7 days. One week.  Hard to believe! Now we’re just hoping and praying she makes her arrival this week sometime! The contractions have been pretty intense all week and we’ve had a couple times we thought we might be off to the hospital but no such luck.  Getting pretty tired, miserable and uncomfortable.  Ahhh the joys of pregnancy. Come soon little one!!

39 Weeks

People often tell me things to help move along labor and help the baby come.

Castor Oil. Walking. Spicy Food. Hanging upside down.

Ok, maybe not hanging upside down, but it wouldn’t surprise me.  I can’t help but wonder if these things REALLY work, or does it just seem like they work because you’re in the last days of pregnancy anyway? I could paint my toenails and go into labor an hour later and then claim that painting my nails brings on labor?

So tell me, do these things actually help, or does the baby just come when she’s good and ready? I would really really REALLY love to have this kid this week, and I’m willing to try anything to get her out of me, but not sure if it really matters.

What are your thoughts? Did something “work” for you?

Any day now…any day now.  I just keep telling myself that

38 Weeks

We made it!!!!! FULL TERM!!! I would be more than happy to kick this kid out of Hotel KK any day now.  I’m exhausted. I’m tired.  I’m done. So come on baby girl…come see us soon!

37 Weeks

I am VERY pregnant.  I want nothing more than to be un-pregnant. However, this could possibly be the worst week for Baby Girl to make her entrance.

Today the hubby is getting his wisdom teeth yanked out.

My doctor is on vacation all week. Ouch.

It’s the first week of my maternity leave, and I selfishly want some more time to myself.

Still don’t know how to put the car seat in. Yikes.

And that’s just a few of the major things.  So baby girl, get cozy. None of this coming a week or two late, but none of this coming 3 weeks early either.  Give mommy two more weeks and then you can come a week early! She has started to drop quite a bit and the contractions continue to prepare my body.  All is very exciting, but we don’t need a baby this week.

February 12th.  I really thought this day would never come. It’s officially my last day of work for 3 1/2 months!!!! Yippeeeeeeeeee!! I am so excited to be able to take the next few weeks to rest and really prepare for Baby Girl to arrive.  I keep hoping she comes early to put me out of my misery, but I also wouldn’t be opposed to having the full 4 weeks to just rest.

This week our doctor told us that she thinks we’ll have a smaller baby just from her judgment, and I’m really hoping for about a 7 pounder.  As long as she’s not walking out as a toddler then I’ll be fine All is going great with baby, and we seem to be right on track! The contractions are really keeping my body busy and exhausted, but also it’s good that my body is already preparing. Only 4 weeks to go!

36 Weeks

Wow…only 5 weeks until my due date.  I really can’t believe we’ve made it this far! I’ve been feeling a lot of contractions over the last week, some of which have really freaked me out. Some of which are probably just gas.  Who knows. Part of me hopes this means my little angel will come a couple weeks early, but I’m really praying she stays in there until she’s fully cooked and ready to come out. I’ve been telling her everyday that her birthday is March 5th, so maybe a month from today she’ll listen and decide it’s time

I really think the camera does put on 10 pounds, because I don’t think I look this big in person. Oh well. Here you go anyway, because I promised to do this until the end. As frightening as it may be.

35 Weeks

I’m a good sleeper.  Ok… a GREAT sleeper.  I have slept through my neighbor’s house catching on fire and firetrucks. I’ve slept through MANY thunderstorms (in Oklahoma of course, California doesn’t know what those things are). My dog can jump all over me and nothing. I’m out. My hubby enjoys this because a lot of the time I will chat with him and never realize it happened.

I had worried a bit that I wouldn’t hear my babies cry in the middle of the night, and would be a bad mother because I’m such a hard sleeper. Everyone tells me my sleeping habits will quickly change once I’m a mommy, and I do hope this is the case.

However, this child is already preparing me.  As I lay here awake at 3am because it’s “playtime”, I can’t help but cherish these moments.  Yes, I will be tired all day and a little annoyed that I didn’t get my 8 hours straight. But, these last few weeks I get to rest. Yes, I’m very uncomfortable, finding it hard to sleep and our little kickboxer is the most active baby of all time.  Yes, I hate being pregnant and can’t wait to be done.  BUT…this is the last few weeks of me. Just me. I have no little ones crying, having bad dreams or needing mommy in the middle of the night yet.  I just lay here and feel her roll and kick. What a blessing that is.

Keep kicking baby girl.  Mommy will sleep when you’re all grown up.

I’ve talked many times about how I’m not a huge fan of pregnancy. I often wonder what pregnancy and childbirth was to be like before the fall of man.  Was it going to be perfect and painless? Would people have had way more children because there was no pain? Would the world be extremely over populated because no one died and all women just wanted to have babies because it was such a blast? 

Genesis 3:16 Then he said to the woman,
“I will sharpen the pain of your pregnancy,
and in pain you will give birth.

I find myself a lot of times wondering what pregnancy and childbirth was like for Mary, the mother of Jesus.  Did she get a break? Did she have 9 months of morning sickness and all the wonderful “joys” that many women face in pregnancy? She didn’t get an epidural or any drugs, but did God feel for her and lessen the pain as she gave birth to the Savior of the world?

So many questions I will ask when I get to heaven.  I imagine there will be a long line of women waiting to meet Eve.  That poor women messed it up for all of us, and frankly she’s not my favorite person right now as I am very uncomfortable and dealing with all kinds of pains in my 35th week.

Well ladies….get in line.  I’ve got a bone to pick with Eve.

I’m am stuck at home today not feeling well and there is no way I’m taking a picture of myself in the current state I’m in (nasty hair in bun, hubby’s sweatpants & t-shirt, no makeup….you get the picture).

So here is an example of how big I am:

Ok…maybe not THAT big. But sure feels that way!

Our baby girl is approx. 4.75 pounds and around 18 inches long.  She’s basically the size of a cantaloupe for those of you that understand the fruit comparisons. I still don’t get it.

As soon as I’m feeling better, I will post an actual picture! But hooray…we’re 34 weeks today. 6 Weeks to go!!