Kelly Belly-39 weeks and O.M.G......

The O.M.G. part of this post is at the end so scroll down if that is what you are interested in :)  I wrote most of this before my appointment......


How Far Along: 39 weeks!

Weight Gain:  +4 pounds

Sleep: yeah....that is just not happening.  I know that I will not be sleeping for a while, like 18 years, so I might as well get used to it!

Best Moment of the Week: yesterday was my last day of work!  I am taking 12 weeks of maternity leave.  This makes me very happy! 

Stretch Marks: yes...

Movement:  yes...I love it so  much.  I am going to miss feeling her in there but I am so ready to snuggle with her.  I have heard from a lot of friends that after you have the baby you will feel like you felt the baby move in there and it kinda freaks you out.  

Symptoms: pretty much the same.  My back started hurting after I have been up for a while.  Reflux is better this week.  I am not sure I've mentioned this in my updates but I LOVE ICE WATER!  I feel so thirsty all day long.  I am drinking enough of it but I am still thirsty constantly.  Especially at night, which really helps the getting up every hour to pee.  


This is probably too much info but I want to be able to remember.  I have been having some major bathroom issues the past two days, especially today.  Not constipated and not diarrhea just seriously painful to go.  I don't know if it is because she is so low or what?  I will just leave it at that....

What I Miss:  I really can't believe I am about to be not pregnant.  I just miss being able to get comfortable but it is all worth it as long as she is comfortable.  

Gender:  our little princess Blakely Ann

What I'm Looking Forward to: meeting Blakely!  I think I am most looking forward to seeing my husband hold her for the first time.  I am literally crying as I type that....

Weekly Wisdom: rest up and enjoy these last few days of pregnancy.  

Milestones:  39 weeks!  only one more week left!  Holy Smokes!!!

And here is the belly pic for this week....

Doctor Appointment: Well I just got home from my appointment and this is what went down.  I peed like usual and then she weighed me.  I gained 4 pounds which I wasn't very surprised by because I just feel bigger and much more swollen the past couple of days.  Then she took my blood pressure.  It has been perfect (low actually) the entire pregnancy.  Well after she pumped it up she gave me a weird look and pumped it up again.  Uh-oh.... 148/102...not good.  So she deflated it a minute and I took a few deep breaths.  She tried again and it was the same.  At this point I am started to sort of freak out.  Am I just nervous?  Am I starting to have a panic attack?  Oh shit...I think I might be panicking!  Breathe Kelly!  She had another nurse com in and check it again and it was the same....another cuff?  Still the same.  She checked Blakely's heartbeat which was in the 150's as usual and then told me to get undressed and he would be right in.

As I am sitting there on the verge of a major panic attack I try to calm myself down.  This actually works pretty well.  By the time Dr. C gets in there I am feeling calm, cool, and collected.  I just know that it has gone down and that I was just amped up or something before.  He says he is going to check my cervix first because a lot of the time the anxiety of that will cause you BP to go up.  I am a centimeter "and half" dilated, very soft, and almost fully effaced.  All good news to me.  Then he checks my blood pressure himself.  Yeah still the same.  WTF?????  I feel calm...or I did until he said it was the same!  Then he tells me that I am going to have a baby tomorrow.  UMMMM huh? Pretty much everything from here on out is a blur.  Which is why I am writing it all down now.  He says that they are going to do a non stress test and if that looks good then I will come in at 530 in the morning to start my induction.  If the NST doesn't look good then we will start tonight.  The NST was fine...they said great actually.  So I was told to be at the hospital at 530 and they would get everything started and then I would see him around 630 and they would probably break my water.  That is all that I heard.  After he left the room and the nurse was unhooking me from the machine I think all I kept saying was holy shit, holy shit, holy shit.  I was just totally shocked.  

So there you have it....I go in the morning to have my baby girl.  I seriously can't believe it.  I feel so weird right now.  Like I am floating or something.  It almost doesn't feel real.  I mean I was hoping that I would go in today and have some major progress.  But I didn't really expect an induction due to my BP.  This is all just so crazy.  I am going to meet my child tomorrow.....seriously?  How am I ever going to sleep tonight?  Wish me luck...I'm getting a little nervous....

Kelly Belly-38 weeks

How Far Along: 38 weeks!

Weight Gain:  somehow I lost 2 pounds this week!  so +28 total gained.  I feel like this entitles me to some rocky road tonight...y'all agree?!?

Doctor Appointment: everything was good.  No change from last week.  Her head is still VERY VERY VERY low...I am not kidding.  

Sleep: not great.  I start sleeping well at about 530 in the morning.  I have been having major reflux the past few days so that hasn't helped the sleeping either.  

Best Moment of the Week:  I got the pillows for the queen bed that is in her room this week.  So her room is pretty much finished besides hanging two things on the wall.  Look for a post later this week of her nursery :)

Stretch Marks: yes...see this post if you dare ;)

Movement:  yes she moves a lot.  I feel like she is stretching her legs out all the time.  It is really cute and I can't wait to see her do that in person!

Symptoms: lots and lots of reflux this week.  Not fun...


I am also peeing all the time.  I don't know if this was in my update last week and I am too lazy to look but I get up about every 45 minutes to an hour just to pee.  Then I start to pee and it is just a dribble.  I have to either lean to the left or lean forward to be able to empty my bladder.  Sometimes it won't empty no matter what I do.  This is a very strange and sometimes painful situation.  I honestly wish I could pee standing up...because it never fails when I stand up after I am "finished" peeing I have a huge urge to pee!  I really might try it...


I also have lots of pressure.  I feel like she is going to fall out every time I stand up....

What I Miss:  I love being pregnant even with all the difficult things...i.e. my peeing situation.  But I would be lying if I said that I didn't miss some things or rather look forward to some things when I'm not pregnant anymore.  I miss just being able to jump up and do things.  Oh you forgot to turn the oven off and now you are all settled in on the couch with your 15 pillows propping you up....HA HA!!!  You want your lip balm that is on your nightstand but you are all snuggled in again with 15 pillows facing the opposite way....HA HA!!!  Good luck reaching that!  Every movement that I make takes a while...so there is no "hopping up" to do anything.  

Gender:  our little princess Blakely Ann

What I'm Looking Forward to: just meeting her.  I will meet my daughter sometime within the next 14 days....UNBELIEVABLE!!!

Weekly Wisdom: don't get disappointed if you don't have any progress at the doctor.  I said I would never be like that but I can't lie...I was a little disappointed today when there was no change.  I should have no expectations since I have no control over this!!

Milestones:  38 weeks!  I can't believe it.....I am so ready to hold my sweet girl....


And here are some belly pics from this week!

 Does it look like she is falling out?  Because that is what it feels like....

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...