How far along: 39 weeks – almost done!
Baby’s size: Mini Watermelon – Your baby matches up to a mini watermelon, weighing a bit over 7 pounds. (Length: about 20 inches, head to heel)
Sleep: I get anywhere from 1.5-2 hour chunks at a time before I have to get up for the bathroom. It is nice that I am able to go right back to sleep afterwards, but it still leaves me slightly exhausted in the morning. The morning exhaustion is getting better, so I know it is just prepping me for the first months with baby.
Maternity Clothes:Yep. And now I have only two options: Pull my pants up over my belly button so my tummy doesn’t stick out under my shirt, or just wear dresses.
Food Cravings: I really want a BBQ bacon cheeseburger with a Dr. Pepper. That is what I have been craving the last week, but I haven’t really done much to satisfy that craving. There is a Red Robin only about a mile away.
Food Aversions: Still spicy like it has been all pregnancy. I am able to eat a little bit more of a spice, but I can’t put too much on my food otherwise I can’t eat it.
Symptoms I have: False Labor contractions. They are coming and going. They were about 20 minutes apart for a couple hours the other night, then I laid down and they went away. 🙁 Other than that, I have heartburn after taking my vitamins but Papaya enzymes have been helping with that. I have been getting nauseous again. No actual throwing up, but very nauseous. I realized yesterday that I had been standing and doing things too long and my ankles swelled up. Luckily the swelling went down once I got off my feet. I have been getting “lightning crotch” where it just feels like EJ grabbed a nerve down there and yanked on it. Boy does it hurt! Luckily it only lasts a little bit before it goes away, but it sure takes my breath away.
Doctor’s Appointment: Tomorrow afternoon.
Movement: His movement is definitely getting slower which is not helping my anxiety. I have to sit there and really focus on him moving because he isn’t doing the jerky kicks now. It is just small stretching movements.
Belly Button: The tip of it is popping out depending on where baby is situated when I check.
Gender: Boy!
What I’m looking forward to: Getting this show on the road and seeing EJ. Hopefully sometime this week.
What I miss: Easily rolling over in bed and being able to get dressed quickly instead of taking awhile since I have to stop and take breaks for breathing after bending over.