Then Comes Baby: 36 Weeks

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

36 Weeks

February 20 - 26

The week of the plague. Ugh. I had a miz upper respiratory infection that basically led me to the ER on Friday to get seen before the weekend. Got a breathing treatment and zpack, along with mucinex and an inhaler. The weekend was a little stressful because I was still feeling pretty nasty and all the girls (my go to's for labor time!) were out of town. We made it through, relaxing and really not doing much and I woke up on Monday feeling much better than I have in a week or so...probably a combination of the meds finally kicking in and relief of knowing if anything were to go down, the A-Team is back in place. ;)

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Survey says...

How far along?: 36 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: +.5. Right at 167 and a total gain of 29 lbs. With Grace I was at +38.5...almost 10 pounds heavier. No wonder I was so much more uncomfortable.

Maternity clothes?: Still a mix. I love that I am closer to being back in regular clothes and out of maternity things.

Sleep: Not bad now that I can breathe again. It was touch and go for a few days there. Hips are feeling a little more achy than usual in the morning.

Best moment of the week: Nothing too exciting this week...just making it through the weekend was a big goal.

Movement: Yes sir. I sort of love it.

Food Cravings: McD's Shamrock Shake, which I mentioned in my random post last week. Guess what? It was awesome. I haven't craved another one since, but that's about it as far as weird food things go this week.

Gender: Girl

Belly Button: About as flat/out as it can go. Not sure its going to be able to come back from this one.

Stretchmarks?: YES. I found one above my belly button ring hole. It was really light, almost like an old one that was coming back. I've basically been lubing my stomach non-stop and I don't see it anymore. Close call. ;)

What I miss: My baby daddy. Almost to the halfway point of this deployment...the first half has flown. Here's to hoping part 2 goes just as quickly.

What I am looking forward to: Wrapping up my to-do list, 37 week appt tomorrow, relaxing with weekly pedicures from now until D-day. Not kidding about that last one. D's treating too...he doesn't know yet, but he is...

Weekly Wisdom: Don't compare pregnancies (too much). It's sort of making me crazy that I have this timeline in my mind when it comes to how early Grace came and how her labor was, etc. My only "birth plan" is to relax, go with the flow...and get an epidural as soon as I feel like I need one. Other than that? No expectations.

Milestones: This is the last update I have to compare with G before she was born. G was born at 37 weeks, 2 days...which would be this Friday. I'm bargaining with Charlie to stay put until next week sometime. Watch her wait until like 40 weeks.

Grace's space: We had another successful nap in the big girl bed Saturday, but it only lasted 45 minutes. Sunday I had her just sleep in her crib because I needed more time than that for myself. Not too worried about the transition at this point. I also ordered a present from Charlie to Grace to have at the hospital for her visit. It's her own Bitty Baby by American Girl. I think she is going to love how "real" this one looks compared to some of her other dolls and there are tons of fun accessories we can build on in the future. Also bribing her to like her sister. No big deal.