Kelly Belly-37 weeks

First of all, thank you for all the great comments on my maternity pictures.  Y'all know how to make a girl feel good :)


How Far Along: 37 weeks!!  Only three (maybe) weeks left!

Size of Baby: The books say she is about 6 3/4 pounds but I think she is more like 7...

Weight Gain:  no weight gain this week...so still +30 lbs total


Doctor Appointment: all was well.  I am "just about" fully effaced and dilated to 1 cm....he said a "tight one".  This makes me happy!!!   More progress from last week...the time is very near :)

Sleep: I get my best sleep starting at 5am...this is not good :)

Best Moment of the Week:  getting the giraffe that my Grand painted for Blakely's room...it is soooo adorable.  I promise I am going to post pictures of the nursery soon...just waiting on pillows later this week.

Stretch Marks: I think I am starting to get a couple on the underside of my belly.  It is hard to tell because I can't see down there very good.  I hope they stay light....

Movement:  yes...big movements..sometimes I feel like she is trying to crawl out of my belly button.

Symptoms: All still basically the same.  I guess the most difficult symptom is my joints in my fingers HURT!  They hurt the most at night....like it is difficult to wipe when I go pee!  But they hurt throughout the day as well.  It hurts to try to open a bottle of water.  No swelling anywhere else...just my knuckles...weird.  Instead of having my husband rub my back or my feet, I ask him to rub my fingers :)

What I Miss:  nothing...

Food Cravings/Aversions:  I just eat all the time...lots of pasta.  This is probably not good.  Last night I had oreos with milk...YUM!  And ton ight I am having ice cream...rocky road :)

Gender: little princess

What I'm Looking Forward to: I am obviously looking forward to her getting here....I feel like it will be before my due date.

Weekly Wisdom: drink water....

Milestones:  Blakely is not considered full term!  Way to go honey bear!  


Here is the belly this week...