14 days...

Only 14 days until the due date!  I feel so ready now.  We have everything we need, hospital bags are packed, car seat bases are installed, Andy's major school stuff is done... just have to have Oliver now!  I am feeling pretty good most of the time now, and I definitely want him to stay in as long as he needs to be as strong and healthy as possible.  But I am not very patient :)  

At 38 weeks, he should be around 6.8lbs, and over 19.5" long.  I can feel every inch of that when he's simultaneously punching my bladder and kicking my ribs!!  He should have a firm grasp now, and fully matured organs.

I know this is a lame, short update, but not much going on really other than just waiting!

Full term!

Last week's pic.

So I am now 37 weeks!  That means I am officially "full term", although I still have 21 days until the due date.  Most likely if he were born now he'd be fine and able to breath on his own, but of course some babies need longer so we want him to stay in until he's ready :)  Should be about 6 1/3lb and 19" or so long.

This week, I had an appointment with Cassandra, one of the midwives, at their new location with OSU.  So the great thing is that now I have seen them in their new location, I can be delivered by them instead of the Dr that was at their old office, which is who would have had to deliver me if I'd gone into labor before Tuesday.  So YAY!!!  Also Andy is done with his midterms today, so we've gotten past two huge hurdles that I wanted to get past.  

I have been feeling pretty good still, although definitely starting to get more uncomfortable.  My hips (really more the lower parts of my pelvis) and tailbone are sore, especially after I've been sitting for a while.  My lower back is getting weird, my vertebrae are cracking all the time.  My ribs get sore by the afternoon.  Heartburn has been better which I assume is because he's probably moving down some.  He jabbed me at work yesterday morning in a way that made me yelp out loud!! 

So, I know I just complained a whole bunch, but it's all pretty mild, and reference the above stats, I have a baby that weighs over 6lb and is 19" long in there, I think him making me feel like that's pretty understandable :)

I am feeling pretty ready for him now!  We have almost everything we need, and are getting anxious for his arrival :)

35/35

Thirty five weeks pregnant/thirty five days to go!  CRAZY!

How Far Along: 35 weeks

Total weight gain: 24lbs (only 2 lbs in the last 2 weeks so I'm pretty happy with that!)

Sleep: Got a charlie horse last night :( But good overall!

What do you miss: My ribs not hurting and being able to breath after eating

Movement: He is most active in the mornings from 8-9:30 or so

Food cravings: nope.  Well, actually chocolate chip cookies :)

Anything making you queasy or sick: Only when I eat too much.

Symptoms: Heartburn, occasional irregular contractions, hips starting to hurt, ribs are sore, can't breath too well after eating a big meal, ummm I think I'm feeling pretty pregnant these days :)

Belly button in or out? Still in.

Wedding rings on or off? On.

Happy or moody most of the time: I was anxious last week after finding out he could pretty much come anytime (midwives won't stop ctx after 34 weeks), but we made a to-do list and got quite a bit done, and I feel much more confident.  

Best part of the week: Not this week, but the one before, the shower was awesome!!!  Got to see lots of people which was great, and got lots of cool stuff :)  This week, my Uncle Jeff was in town from California so we got to visit with him which was really nice, we don't get to see him enough!

Looking forward to: Meeting Oliver! 

I am in the "gray period" now where the midwives are no longer at their old office, but aren't seeing patients at the new office until March 15 (next Fri).  My appt is March 19th.  So, if something were to happen between now and then, I would need care from the Dr at the old office since the MWs can't treat you at the hospital until you've been seen by their practice.  So, I certainly hope nothing "big" happens in the next week and a half!  I will be 36w4d when I see the MW next, so I would feel pretty comfortable with things happening at that point.  I'd be pretty much full term, and if he's ready, I think we'd be ready.  ready as we can be at least :)  

We started getting our "go bags" (hospital bags) ready this week.  I picked up some nursing sleep bras and a nursing tank.  I need to get some "real" nursing bras (daytime ones) but I think I need to wait until I know what size I will need.  I hate spending $ on that kind of stuff.

So he's still head down as far as I can tell, and really very active.  I thought he'd be slowing down by now but his morning aerobics are getting stronger every day it seems!!  

At 35w, he is about 5.25lbs and 18".  The size of a honeydew melon!  Fully developed kidneys and his liver can process some waste products.

Getting close!