36 Weeks

Baby is now the length of a honeydew!

"Baby’s senses are continuing to improve -- when light peeks in through your (extremely) stretched belly, those tiny eyelids and irises blink and dilate. And, baby can now recognize and react to simple songs… time to start practicing your lullabies! Growth (at least inside your womb) is starting to slow, and you may notice baby descend into your pelvis at the end of this month."

Weekly Survey
How far along: 36 Weeks
How big is baby: The length of a honeydew and as heavy as a crenshaw melon (whatever that is!). She is almost 6 pounds and over 18 inches long.
Weight gain: Up 1.8 pounds for a total gain of 21.2 pounds.
Stretch marks: None so far, fingers crossed it stays that way!
Maternity clothes: Exclusively.
Sleep: Been ok lately, still struggle when rolling over.
Best moment this week: I really enjoyed the breastfeeding class I took on Tuesday as well as the hospital tour on Thursday.
Food cravings: Nothing particular.
Food aversions: Nothing particular.
Symptoms: Ankle Swelling, Braxton Hicks Contractions, Pelvic Pressure/Pain, Back Aches, Fatigue, Shortness of Breath, Headaches
Exercise: Not so much.
Gender: GIRL!
Movement: All the time!
Belly button: I would say about a quarter of it sticks out just a bit and the rest is super shallow.
What I miss: Being able to stand for long periods of time without being uncomfortable.
Labor signs: None yet.
What I'm looking forward to: 36 Week Checkup on Thursday with my first 'progress' check and being considered FULL TERM next Monday.
Milestones: Less than a month to go!
Quote(s) of the week: Nothing memorable this week.

The Week 36 Bump!

Baby Shower & 35 Week Timeline

It's been an eventful few days! Sunday was my baby shower which was amazing! I'm very lucky to have so many generous friends and family. We recieved a ton of great gifts for Cameron and I really enjoyed seeing and celebrating with everyone. A big thanks to my friend Amber, my mom and my mother-in-law Joanne for making my baby shower so special. Here are some pictures from the big day!

Me and Cameron - 34 weeks 6 days

Cookie Favors I made

The Delicious Food Spread

Diaper Carriage Decoration and Fresh Flowers

Me and the Grandmothers

Me and my friend Amber

Cameron is VERY loved!

Time to cut the cake!

Last night I attended a breastfeeding class at Winnie Palmer hospital. I really enjoyed it and am quite amazed at what our bodies are capable of doing. I learned a lot of great information and have access to amazing resources should there be any issues after birth. A fun fact I learned was that drinking DARK beer (in moderation of course) can actually help boost your milk supply! That is rather exciting since I LOVE dark beer! Now I can claim it's for Cameron's benefit ;).

I have a new timeline to share this week showing 6 weeks - 35 weeks. I can't believe how close we're getting, just 33 days to go!

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35 Weeks

Baby is now the length of a honeydew!

"Baby’s senses are continuing to improve -- when light peeks in through your (extremely) stretched belly, those tiny eyelids and irises blink and dilate. And, baby can now recognize and react to simple songs… time to start practicing your lullabies! Growth (at least inside your womb) is starting to slow, and you may notice baby descend into your pelvis at the end of this month."

Weekly Survey
How far along: 35 Weeks
How big is baby: The length and weight of a honeydew. She is about 5.25 pounds and over 18 inches long.
Weight gain: Small Change - Down .2 pounds this week for a total gain of 19.4 pounds.
Stretch marks: None so far, fingers crossed it stays that way!
Maternity clothes: Exclusively.
Sleep: I have good nights and bad nights. Rolling over is getting harder and a lot more uncomfortable.
Best moment this week: My baby shower yesterday! It was nice to celebrate with everyone and we recieved a ton of GREAT stuff for Miss Cameron.
Food cravings: Nothing particular.
Food aversions: Nothing particular.
Symptoms: A new one! Pelvic Pressure/Pain,Back Aches, Fatigue, Shortness of Breath, Headaches
Exercise: Not so much.
Gender: GIRL!
Movement: All the time!
Belly button: I would say about a quarter of it sticks out just a bit and the rest is super shallow.
What I miss: Not being uncomfortable.
Labor signs: None yet.
What I'm looking forward to: Breastfeeding class on Tuesday and the hospital tour on Thursday.
Milestones: "35/35" Today I am 35 weeks pregnant with only 35 days to go!
Quote(s) of the week: Nothing memorable this week.

The Week 35 Bump!

34 Weeks

Baby is now the length of a honeydew!

"Baby’s senses are continuing to improve -- when light peeks in through your (extremely) stretched belly, those tiny eyelids and irises blink and dilate. And, baby can now recognize and react to simple songs… time to start practicing your lullabies! Growth (at least inside your womb) is starting to slow, and you may notice baby descend into your pelvis at the end of this month."

Weekly Survey
How far along: 34 Weeks
How big is baby: The length of a honeydew or as heavy as a cantaloupe. She is about 4.75 pounds and almost 18 inches long.
Weight gain: Up 1.6 pounds this week for a total gain of 19.6 pounds.
Stretch marks: None so far, fingers crossed it stays that way!
Maternity clothes: Exclusively. Some of my maternity shirts might get a little too short soon...
Sleep: I have good nights and bad nights. I'm up 1 to 2 times a night to go to the bathroom.
Best moment this week: Not a super exciting week...I guess our Preparation for Birth class was kind of interesting.
Food cravings: Nothing particular.
Food aversions: Nothing particular.
Symptoms: Back Aches, Fatigue, Shortness of Breath, Headaches
Exercise: Not so much.
Gender: GIRL!
Movement: All the time!
Belly button: Half VERY Shallow, Half Flat.
What I miss: Beer, Bending Over
Labor signs: None yet.
What I'm looking forward to: My shower on Sunday!
Milestones: 6 weeks to go!
Quote(s) of the week:
I got on the elevator with four co-workers and two other people (who I did not know). The random lady looked at me and said: "She's going to put us over the weight limit."

The Week 34 Bump!

33 Weeks (+1 day)

Baby is now the length of a honeydew!

"Baby’s senses are continuing to improve -- when light peeks in through your (extremely) stretched belly, those tiny eyelids and irises blink and dilate. And, baby can now recognize and react to simple songs… time to start practicing your lullabies! Growth (at least inside your womb) is starting to slow, and you may notice baby descend into your pelvis at the end of this month."

Weekly Survey
How far along: 33 Weeks (+1 day)
How big is baby: The length of a honeydew or as heavy as a pineapple. She is a little over 4 pounds and 17 inches long.
Weight gain: Up 2.0 pounds this week for a total gain of 18 pounds.
Stretch marks: None so far, fingers crossed it stays that way!
Maternity clothes: Exclusively.
Sleep: I have good nights and bad nights. I'm up 1 to 2 times a night to go to the bathroom. Sometimes sleeping on my back gets uncomfortable as my belly feels sooo heavy.
Best moment this week: Bryan and I got free tickets to Cirque du Soleil La Nouba last Wednesday.
Food cravings: Nothing particular.
Food aversions: Nothing particular.
Symptoms: Back Aches, Fatigue, Shortness of Breath, Headaches
Exercise: Yard work and painting, does that count?? :)
Gender: GIRL!
Movement: All the time! It's turned into more rolling vs. kicking. Bryan was able to feel her being fiesty for a good 10 minutes last night.
Belly button: Half In, Half Flat.
What I miss: Moving quickly without struggling.
Labor signs: None yet.
What I'm looking forward to: I'm semi excited about our preparation for birth class this Saturday.
Milestones: My belly was measuring 2 cm's big (which correlates to 2 weeks head) at my last appointment - which doesn't really mean TOO much. From what I've ready, measuring +/- 2 cm is not a big deal. I just thought it was interesting because I was measuring on schedule through 28 weeks, ahead 1 week at 30 weeks and ahead 2 weeks at 32 weeks. I guess we'll see what happens at my 34 week appointment!
Quote(s) of the week:
From the same guy at work who said I'm going to have a 'big baby', I guess he was out of the plant for a few weeks and just got back today.
Guy at Work: "Wow, I didn't think I'd see you still here when I got back."
Me: "Umm, I still have SEVEN weeks."

The Week 33 Bump!