37 Week Update!

How far along? 37 weeks - Full Term!

How big is baby?  6 1/3 pounds/19+ inches!  About the length of Swiss Chard.

 Weight gain? 37?lbs I'm not sure that this is right . . . . . 

Symptoms? Exhaustion!  Still some swelling.  Holy heartburn, really really bad regardless of what I eat!

Sleep?  Ok.  Definitely getting worse.  Up to use the bathroom at least 2x/night.

Food cravings? Still love ice (so weird) and popsicles/freeze-pops.  Has anyone tried the Strawberry Lemonade from McDonald's?!?!  Yum!

Movement? Still lots.

Gender?  It's a boy! 

Clothes?  Maternity Pants and maternity tops and regular cardigans. 

What I am looking forward to? Friday is my last day of work!

 

What am I missing? Somedays, just the sense of feeling 'normal'.

Milestones?  Many babies have a full head of hair at birth, with locks from 1/2 inch to 1 1/2 inches long. But don't be surprised if your baby's hair isn't the same color as yours. Dark-haired couples are sometimes thrown for a loop when their children come out as blonds or redheads, and fair-haired couples have been surprised by Elvis look-alikes. And then, of course, some babies sport only peach fuzz.

Other?  We made about 9 different meals for the freezer, plus some meatballs this weekend!  We are stocked up for when baby arrives!

Miscellany Monday

 

1.  happy anniversary, happy birthday, happy baby!
My amazing husband gave me my anniversary/birthday/baby present last week!  An iPad.  I'm so excited!  I've been wanting one for a while but we had decided we were going to wait until the next generation.  Now does anyone have any good apps to recommend?  What about an app to use for blogging since blogger only works in HTML mode so far? (Really desperate for this right about now)

2.  last week of work!
I'm off today because M is leaving today, I will be working the rest of the week, though the outlook is that Thursday and Friday will be half days.  Friday is my last day of work until about October depending on when baby Chapman decides to arrive.

3.  cooking up a storm
M and I spent most of Sunday cooking to put in the freezer.  We cooked about 8 or so different meals for easy cooking after the baby arrives!

4.  making a list
I'm starting to feel a little overwhelmed with the things that I need to/want to get done before baby arrives, including a list of blogposts, things to do around the house, things to buy etc. 


5.  full term
Made it to 37 weeks this weekend.  Technically full term, I wonder when baby Chapman will decide to make his appearance!


Hope you all had a fantastic weekend! :-)  Have a great week.  Happy Monday!

Gmail as a baby book!

Oh my goodness, this is so cute I had to share. I haven't gotten an email address for baby c yet but I was thinking about it the other day!!

36 Week Update!

How far along? 36 weeks

How big is baby?  6 pounds/18.5 inches!  About the weight of a crenshaw melon.

Weight gain? 37?lbs I'm not sure that this is right . . . . . 

Symptoms? The swelling has started.  My feet and calves a little, definitely my fingers.  If I don't put my feet up at all, then my ankles are not pretty at night. 

Sleep?  Ok.  Nothing special

Food cravings? Still love ice (so weird) and popsicles/freeze-pops.  Now, I like to make 'slushies' and put some juice in the fridge for a few hours!  Yum!

Movement? All over.  He is definitely rolling around in there a ton.

Gender?  It's a boy! 

Clothes?  Maternity Pants and maternity tops and regular cardigans. 

What I am looking forward to? Marcy will be in town on Thursday!  Yeah!  We're going to make some meals to freeze I think and not sure what else.

What am I missing? Somedays, just the sense of feeling 'normal'.

Milestones?  He's shedding most of the downy covering of hair that covered his body as well as the vernix caseosa, the waxy substance that covered and protected his skin during his nine-month amniotic bath. Your baby swallows both of these substances, along with other secretions, resulting in a blackish mixture, called meconium, will form the contents of his first bowel movement.

At the end of this week, your baby will be considered full-term. (Full-term is 37 to 42 weeks; babies born before 37 weeks are pre-term and those born after 42 are post-term.)

After this week's appointment, he said that baby is heads-down.  Though my bp was a little high so they'll keep monitoring that.

Other?  We finished our registry this week and bought the rest of the items that we wanted/needed.

Happy Anniversary to us!

Happy 2nd Anniversary to my . . . . . . 

good-looking

big-smiling

 hard-working

fun-finding

chore-helping

sweet-kissing

lovably real,

dream-sharing,

hand-holding,

heart-warming

husband!

**Verse from Carlton Cards - anniversary card I purchased, but loved too much not to share!**