Monday, July 2, 2012

36 weeks


How far along: 36w. 4 weeks until his due date!!!!!
How big is Baby: Baby weighs approximately 6 - 6 1/2 lbs.
Maternity Clothes: Definitely.
Sleep: Sleep hurts. It hurts when I first lay down and it hurts when I get up in the morning. It feels like knives are stabbing me in my pelvic floor. I wake up at least three times every night to turn and/or use the bathroom. I did get one fabulous night of sleep on Saturday. We had the air turned way down and I didn't get up to go to the bathroom until 6 am!
Movement: All the time. He did fall asleep at my NST on Friday because they were running 30 minutes behind - very unusual for him. The nurse had to use the zapper to wake him up.
Food cravings: Anything sweet.
Food aversions: Everything except sweets.
Gender: It's a BOY!
Symptoms: Nausea returned today :( Lots of contractions. PUPPS. Sore pelvis. Swollen ankles and feet. Backaches. Exhaustion. Peeing every minute. 
Nursery Progress: We have been putting off hanging the gallery wall, but we finally did it last night. YAY! I still need to fill four of the frames - a giraffe photo we took, an elephant photo we took, Grayson's hospital bracelet and/or footprint on pretty paper, and a newborn photo. As for the others: the giraffe print I won in a giveaway from my favorite children's artist, I purchased the "good morning sunshine" print on Etsy, my Mom framed the dragon fabric {2012 is the Chinese year of the Dragon}, the dog photo is our Apollo and the G is for Grayson.  HUGE thanks to Nick for doing all of the hard work - love my husband :)


Best moment this week: Seeing his chubby cheeks at my fluid check on Friday. I can't wait to kiss them :) Sitting in the pool was a close second - so refreshing in this heat.
What I am looking forward to: We have a growth ultrasound on Friday because of my "high blood pressure." I am excited to see him again and find out a guesstimate on his size. 

I have been reading lots of birth stories to try and prepare myself. However, I am not sure if it's helping or scaring the crap out of me! Each story is different so I guess the main thing I am learning is to be ready for anything :)






5 comments:

  1. You're so close! I cannot wait to see the rest of the nursery. That little preview of it is beautiful!!

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  2. Happy 36 weeks!! You look fabulous!

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  3. You look great and you're SO CLOSE! I had my perfectly healthy little girl only 6 days further along than you! It's coming! And "Prepare for anything" is definitely the right mindset to have!!

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  4. Love the nursery! It's beautiful and it's really special how each photo has so much thought behind it.

    For those of us awaiting our 36th week, what's the "zapper"? :)

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    1. It's a little tool that has a very light tingling sensation that they place on your belly to wake baby up. They only use it at a non-stress test if baby keeps falling asleep.

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