How far along: 37 Weeks
Sleep: Knock on wood, but still going really well.
Best moments: We had a really great weekend. Friday started off at my doctor appointment where I was still about 2 (maybe 2 ½) cm dilated and now about 70% effaced. Not a huge change, but okay. Friday evening Steve and I had dinner with high school friends and their significant others at Joey B’s to celebrate both my birthday and my last night out with them before baby! Saturday we ran some errands, had the lights installed on our patio, and spent a couple hours at the St. Gabe’s school picnic where we hung out with my little cousins and did some cake walk! It was a fun afternoon. Here is mom & I at the cake walk!
Saturday night we went to a nice Mexican dinner and to the casino where we all came home big losers (Harrah’s is awesome because they have a whole smoke free section)! Sunday Steve took me to a birthday breakfast at First Watch. We were able to get a lot done around the house during the afternoon. That evening was dinner at mom’s house where I got my birthday present—an iPad! My awesome family and husband all went in together to get it for me. I also got some great gift certificates, an ice cream/sherbert maker and a new straightener! All-in-all, great birthday weekend! Now I wait for baby’s birthday!
Movement: I felt his hand or foot slide across my belly which was pretty weird. Other than that, just stabs and jabs here and there all the time. Not as much with the hiccups, maybe just once a day now!
Symptoms: I’m still popping the Tums all day long, so I’m pretty sure he is going to look like a gorilla when he comes out!
Maternity clothes: Of course!
Food cravings: Sunday dinner was my choice since it was my birthday and all. I was just kind of in the mood for some home cooking, so I requested Bisquick chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans, corn, rolls, salad. It was delicious! To top it all off, I also requested a DQ ice cream cake which was AMAZING!
What I'm eating: Mexican (duh), Steak ‘n shake chicken fingers & fries (had to start the birthday celebration early), turkey sandwiches for lunches with grapes & string cheese, whole wheat bagels with honey nut cream cheese, cereal & milk, frozen yogurt, apples, bananas, Joey B’s pizza & salad, chicken fajitas with chips and salsa, and the above birthday dinner.
What I miss: I DON’T miss feeling un-prepared! Besides the actual labor & delivery part (who is ever really ready?), I feel like we’ve got everything else ready!
What I am looking forward to: Baby’s arrival! I know he needs enough time to finish “baking”, but as soon as he is ready, I want to meet him right away!
Milestones: Finished all of my Thank You cards this week! I’m pretty much caught up at work too (there were a few things I wanted to get done before I was out, but I wasn’t sure if I was going to make it). I also got my maternity leave all worked out, which is great.
This weekend we also got the car seat set up (correctly) in the van. For whatever reason the car seat was super unsecure in the middle seat in the van. We moved it to the captain chair and it is 100x better now. We also have the labor & delivery bag in the van just in case we aren’t leaving from the house. And of course finishing the nursery!
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