37 Weeks!

How far along are you? 

37 Weeks, 4 Days!

(eat your heart out, Kim Kardashian... I can be pregnant and pull off floral print!)
 

Total weight gain? 

  29.6 lbs.  I lost a pound somewhere between last week and this week.  Oh well.  Clearly, this baby doesn't look like she is starving.

Baby Information?
Baby sounds good!

Any doctor news?

Blood pressure was 90/60 Friday.  I felt pretty crappy all day Friday because of that.  I go for my final appointment on the 17th, then pre-op on the 21st.

Best moment ?

 Our school shower was a lot of fun.  We got lots of cute girly clothes and a bunch of Target cards, so I ordered a bunch of stuff from our registry yesterday.  I'll actually go there this week some time to grab a few more things before she comes!
Yesterday was the hospital tour.  I learned there is no nursery at Countryside :(  This means someone HAS to be with me at all times for the first few days because getting out of bed will be difficult at best.   Lucas was confused and thought were were going to the hospital to GET Baby Sister.  He did alright there, though!  He also was talking to my belly, and when I told him to tell Baby Sister something about me, he said, "Mommy knows what to do!"  I love him.
Mother's Day was nice.  I got to rest a little, and my mom treated me to a mani-pedi!   

Worst moment ?

Realizing I am having major surgery and will be awake for it.  I had my tonsils out when I was 20.  I had crazy panic attacks from the moment I walked into the hospital, until they put me out (which, even then, I was in major anxiety mode and as I was inhaling the anesthesia, I thought I was dying and kept telling the nurses this - they thought I was nuts).  When I went to the doctor on Friday, she swore I wouldn't feel anything but a little pressure, and I certainly wouldn't be seeing anything.  She also said it would be a good idea when I go for my pre-op appointment to let them know about my anxiety in the OR!

Stretch Marks?
Some by my belly button.  Nothing major.  Considering how big I am, I'd say I'm doing alright.

Maternity clothes
Yup.  I think since I only have 7 school outfits that I need to plan (for my 6 1/2 days left), I will pick 3 comfy dresses and just keep rotating them... ha ha!

Symptoms
I am effing HUGE.  Some mornings I wake up and wonder if she is just going to fall out in the shower.  I have heartburn.  It was so bad the other night, I seriously thought I was going to be sick to my stomach.  I'm seriously starting to wonder if I am going to need an endoscopy after this to make sure I haven't done any permanent damage!  I am a bottomless pit when it comes to eating lately, which is odd because this "little" one is taking up a lot of room! 

Cravings
These days, I'm not really all that picky.  I was getting a little tired of regular water, so I sliced up 2 lemons and put them in a gallon of water.  Yum.  
 
 Gender? 

The room is lavender with butterflies, and I now have girly things and dresses.  She'd better still be a girl.

Sleep?
It is 11:45 on a Sunday night and I am blogging.  Clearly, tonight is not a good sleeping night. 
 

What I miss?

It sounds terrible, but I'd really like an alcoholic beverage.  I had 2 sips of a mimosa (side note, I didn't get hives from the OJ... although, I literally only had 2 sips!) this morning with my Mother's Day breakfast, and it was glorious. 

 

What I'm looking forward to?

Being done with school.  I will miss my kids (even the ones who are driving me insane), but I am very pregnant, and my patience and energy levels are showing that.  It is a good thing I've had more than one person sitting in on my last few parent conferences, because they kept my filter in check! Although, last week, I did have one where both parents looked at me and said, "We really don't know what to do about his behavior," and I said, "Honestly, neither do I!"  Thankfully, I've had a fairly good relationship with these parents all year, so they laughed when I said that!