How far along? 36 Weeks
Gender: Boy
Total weight gain/loss: 40 and holding.
Maternity clothes? Yes, but most of my maternity clothes are either jeans or maxi dresses, so you can totally guess what I’ve been wearing a lot of these days ;) I can’t WAIT for my old clothes and to go shopping!
Stretch marks? None that I can see! Been pretty busy with life that I have been wayyyy less stressed over stretch marks, phew.
Sleep: It’s decent. I wake up a lot to use the washroom and I also wake up a lot because our cat, Charles, is a complete nut. I think he is sensing that his little baby brother is going to be arriving soon!
Best moment this week: Hmm. My week has been busy and really emotional. Is it horrible that I think my best moment this week is bedtime?! Oh, wait! I got to meet my friend Lindsay’s sweet new baby boy! Sweet Apollo is such a little nugget; he was born on the 12th of June and is just the most adorable baby boy. I can’t wait for our babies to meet and be besties. That was definitely my highlight this week!
Have you told family and friends: Yes!
Miss Anything? My clothes. I really miss my old clothes. And, I miss not feeling H U G E.
Movement: Oh yes, he is quite the dancer.
Food cravings: Popsicles still. Mostly ice anything. My sweet co-worker P brought me a LARGE slurpee to work today (typically, I would never in a thousand years drink these as it’s pure sugar ice water) and omgggg it was so icey and delicious and it made me really happy. Other than that, there is literally no room for food/drinks. I’m cooked.
Have you started to show yet: Y E S.
Labor Signs: Nope…Braxton Hicks are a thing these days and I definitely feel more pressure downstairs, so we shall wait and see!
Belly Button in or out? O U T and looks like the middle of a Fudge-o cookie. Ugh.
Wedding rings on or off? Sad to say the rings are officially off. I didn’t want to chance it; there would be nothing more devastating that having to have my gorgeous rings cut off my finger. I miss them so much.
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy! Moody! Irritable! Enthusiastic! I’m a walking emotional roller coaster.
Looking forward to: Finishing up work and having some downtime before this sweet bundle arrives! I have a few DIY things I’d like to start and complete during my days off/baby B countdown…and by DIY, I totally mean cleaning and giving our master bedroom a complete makeover (haha, I am really this nuts) AND meeting baby B!!! Hubs and I are definitely getting anxious to meet him!!
This blog was posted so much later than I anticipated. It’s hard when you move like a penguin and get
easily distracted by a surface that needs to be wiped down this very second. I am practically 37 (kajilion) weeks pregnant and feeling so large and not as in charge as I would have hoped.
I’ve always been relatively level-headed but I think this last week has really been a long and stressful one (full of silly things that are not big deals AT ALL) and real talk, I’ve been having a hard time trying to manage what needs to get done, my expectations of what should already be done, and what I feel I should instinctively know how to do. Ugh.
So with that being said, I’ve decided to (try and) knock it off and enjoy my last few weeks with this belly (I know I am going to miss it, no matter how big and uncomfortable I am/get) and cherish all the excitement that comes with it.
Here’s to the freakin’ weekend! And, Happy Father’s Day to all the daddies out there; special shout-out to my daddy-o who has always been so positive & supportive, fun, and introduced me to the love of music from a very young age. And my darling hubs, who is only three short weeks away from being a daddy!! I can’t wait.
XO
