36 Weeks

36 Weeks

Today was my 36 week doctor appointment (though I'm closer to 37 weeks at this point) and the first one at which he checked to see if I'm dilating.  I am currently dilated to a 2 and everything is looking good.  Baby Girl is measuring right on schedule and is head down so we should be all set when I go in to labor.  I'm very eager to get her here but my biggest hope is that she will wait until the timing is right for her to arrive safe and healthy!

This last week J and I celebrated our sixth wedding anniversary.  We didn't do anything to celebrate our anniversary this year but I just have to say that I feel like the most blessed woman in the world to have married a man who is truly my best friend and partner in life.  He is an amazing dad to Grayson and I can't wait to see him wrapped around Baby Girl's little finger.  After six years of marriage I can honestly say that I love him so much more than the day we got married.  I can't wait to see what the future holds for us and our growing family!

My best friend from Phoenix came to visit this last week and it was perfect timing since J started his 40 days straight project at work.  It was so much fun to see her and have her spend time with G and me!  It also meant a trip to the city to pick her up at the airport which was exactly what I needed.  It had been about a month since I had been to Target and I was going through with withdrawls!  I also took the opportunity to get G's hair cut since there was a place that specialized in working with kids.  I figured that would be my best bet to get a decent hair cut for him but to be honest it got butchered.  It's uneven all over and his hair is thick but extremely fine so you can see every flaw.  I'm just hoping it will grow out enough before Baby Girl's newborn pictures to get a nice first family photo.

Jessie did our maternity pictures when I was pregnant with G and I loved them so I asked her if she would be willing to take pictures this time while she was out here too.  She isn't actually a photographer but I think she has a great eye for lighting and I was not disappointed at all!  I am so grateful that she was able to capture some really good pictures of G and me at a park here in Enid and then the next night she was able to get some with J in them as well.  J was gone for most of the weekend because he started the work project that he has been planning for since he started his new job so we had to sneak in a ten minute session with him in our backyard after work.  We got very lucky with a beautiful sky and Jessie was able to get some great pictures!

36 Week Update:

How far along: 36 Weeks

Gender: Girl

Baby is the size of a: head of romaine lettuce- about 6 lbs

Maternity clothes: Definitely!  This bump can only be covered by maternity shirts or stretchy dresses.  Yoga pants are pretty much my favorite clothing item right now.

Stretch marks: I have two small ones on my side that appeared during my last week of pregnancy with G that have returned this week.  They went away after I had him so I'm hoping the same will happen this time.

Belly button in or out: In but extremely stretched out.

Sleep: G had two bad nights but he was mostly pretty good.  I'm definitely waking up to go to the bathroom more and sometimes I have a hard time getting back to sleep.  I'm not too tired during the day yet but I have definitely slowed down.

Best moment this week: Celebrating six years of marriage!  Also having Jessie come visit!  And hearing that everything is looking great with Baby Girl!  It was a good week :)

Worst moment this week: It was a pretty good week but I guess I would go with the night that G slept horribly and ended up in our bed kicking me all night.

Miss anything: I miss all of my favorite restaurants from back home and I have definitely been craving Wing Stop.

Movement: Plenty!  Baby Girl is still very active though she can't move as much as she used to because she is about out of space.  She has started very aggressively shoving her butt into my rib cage and that has been pretty painful.  I think we will both be grateful when she is on the outside and able to stretch out!

Cravings: Wing Stop!  I would kill for their fries and Cajun wings right now!

Symptoms: Back pain, tailbone pain, hip pain and I'm just getting more tired.  I had a little more swilling of my knuckles this week so I decided to take off my size 3 1/2 wedding ring and instead I'm wearing a size 5 band in its place.  I can still wear my wedding ring but it's getting a bit tight to get it off and I would be horrified if it had to be cut off if the swelling got worse so until Baby Girl gets here I'll just wear the other one.

Labor Signs: I'm dilated to a 2.

Looking forward to: Getting Baby Girl here so soon!