~ 38 Weeks ~

38 weeks and two days today!  Annnddddd doesn’t look like she’s coming anytime soon L  Not really surprised – first babies are more often late (ugh) than early but… I have to say I was kinda hoping I’d go to the appointment Friday and they’d say they thought it would be this weekend.  I’m just SO anxious and ready!

Soooo quick recap of last few weeks – had an UNBELIEVEABLY amazing shower given by four of my best friends at Amelie's bakery two weekends ago.  Two of my friends from Austin flew in as well as people from NYC, VA, and various parts of North Carolina… needless to say, I felt very spoiled and loved.  And Aubrey is literally going to have to have some wardrobe changes each day to make it through her clothes, lol.  Love it J  Amelies does an amazing job and has the most adorable private rooms if you ever need a space for any type of shower/lunch/birthday event!

adorable party favor bags

 mimosas :) and CUTE, cute straws!

 



 

delicious cake!

with the gorgeous hostesses

 

          

"Aubrey" print - everyone at the shower put their fingerprint as one of the balloons and signed it to frame for her nursery.  Precious :)

That night we had a “ready to pop” party at the house.  We catered from Mac’s BBQ, and Kai’s Kookies and More (which btw, please go and get their cake pops for all of your events – awesome local business and DELISH!  http://www.kaiskookies.com/) hired a bartender and basically had people over for a final get together since we figure we won’t be entertaining for the next few months!  It was such a blast having so many people we care about in one place, the weather was perfect, really could not have asked for a better weekend in general.

unfortunately, I didn't get many pics of the party - just this one of Daddy-to-be at the bar ;)

And now, I’m just WAITING, waiting, waiting… Every little twinge or slight thing I feel I keep hoping this is it but… nothing yet!

 

How far along: 38 weeks, 2 days

Total Weight Gain/Loss: officially 34 lbs.  I honestly am being caring at this point, ha!

Maternity clothes: obviously…

Stretch marks: One tiny faint one and that’s it.  PLEASE Lord, just let me get through the last few weeks without these!

Rings on or off?:  And they’re off…. I had to use dish soap to get them off yesterday and was barely able to so I’m just not even trying anymore.  No swelling elsewhere though

Sleep: bad.  My heartburn has decided to get 80 million times worse and it’s a massive effort to roll over/get out of bed… whine whine whine I know

Movement: Oh yeah, she is partying in there… ready for her to come and party with me J

Food cravings: Got my appetite back (hence the weight gain) but not really anything super specific.

Labor signs: doctor said maybe one cm dialated, twinges of pain, some cramping, inner thigh soreness due to ligaments stretching.  But not any regular or definite signs. 

Belly button - in or out?  Neutral?  Lol totally flat

What I miss: same old same old – wine/beer/sushi… and being able to eat a normal amount without needing to keep tums in business single-handedly

What I am looking forward to: Our anniversary is Tuesday, so looking forward to going to dinner to celebrate at Fig Tree – been wanting to go there for awhile! 

~One month (hopefully!) to go!~

Aubrey is due one month from yesterday!  CRAZY, crazy, crazy.... wanted to post a quick lil update.  It'll be a short one since we have a shower and a "ready to pop" party (thanks for the name idea Robin!) this weekend and I'm sure my next post will be picture overload ;)

How far along: 36 weeks!!

 

 

Total Weight Gain/Loss: 30 lbs exactly.  I'm pretty happy with that, if I only gain a few more before she's born that will awesome ;) 

Maternity clothes: ummmm yes.  and my small maternity clothes no longer fit.  I refuse to go out and buy a lot more clothes, so there are basically several dresses/outfits in constant rotation at this point as well as living in workout clothes.  Which by the way, I should also have bigger sizes in but again, I'm not buying new gym clothes for what could be only two more weeks - so I now only work out in the women's area of the gym and during the work hours to reduce my risk of running into anyone.  I am aware that this is stupid.  I am also very much aware of how my butt looks in workout clothes at the moment and don't think anyone else really needs to be aware of it  (Apologies if you live in my neighborhood and see me on walks with Sadie)

Stretch marks: No, thank you thank you Lord... just keep them away a few more weeks please!!

Symptoms: Have had some bad leg cramps in the middle of the night but per docs recommendation have been drinking fortified OJ and taking two Tums with calcium before bed and that seems to be helping :)  Other than that, have had a little nausea and just getting tired more easily.  Both are normal.

Sleep: um, not so much.  Weird dreams all night and wake up early morning (around 3ish)and unable to go back to sleep for a few hours frequently.

Best moment last week: Patrick not traveling for about a week so getting to put him to work on last minute house chores  go on several dates and spend quality time with him ;)

Movement: I think she's going to be a verrryyyyyy active child.  I have no idea where she gets it from....

What I miss: Running... a LOT and wine... possibly even more... I don't know, it's a toss up.

What I am looking forward to:  friends coming in town this weekend for a shower and party and the weather cooling off a little bit!