fulllllllll term.

we are ready to have this babyyyyyyy! 

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*baby girl is now considered full term! she weighs 6 1/3 pounds and measures a bit over 19 inches, head to heel (like a stalk of Swiss chard). 

how far along:

*37 weeks!

weight gain:

*28 pounds...she needs to come out before I hit 30! :-/ 

symptoms:

*back pain, tired, nausea and finally some contractions! 

sleep:

*not sleeping at all. I'm either to hot, up peeing, or up having contractions. blahh. 

movement:

*shes getting stronger and hurting her mama. 

cravings:

*nothin. I don't have a big appetite.

looking fwd to:

*HAVING THIS BABY!! 

best moments this week:

*finding out my cousin is having a girl tooo! & that another cousin is prego(: so exciting! 

*being told by my dr I won't make it to my due date.

*dilated to a 3! 

*being told I can get induced September 12, 13 or 14 if I haven't had her yet! 

36weeeeeeks

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*baby girl is still packing on the pounds – at the rate of about an ounce a day. she now weighs almost 6 pounds (like a crenshaw melon) and is more than 18 1/2 inches long.

*she is shedding most of the downy hair that covered her body, as well as the vernix caseosa – a waxy substance that protects the skin during its nine-month bath in amniotic fluid. she swallows these substances, along with other secretions, and they form a tar-like black substance called meconium which baby passes her first bowel movements.

*at the end of this week, baby girl will be considered full term. 

how far along:

*36 weeks.

*4 weeks to go. actually, my dr told me I won't make it to my due date. (: 

total weight gain:

*26 pounds. I gained 1 pound in 5 weeks...

symptoms:

*back pain 

*tired all the time 

*some more back pain

*& more sleepiness

 

sleep: 

*not the greatest, but I'm getting some. 

movement:

*shes still moving a lot. 

food cravings:

*still none. 

looking fwd too:

*having this baby! 

*spending the last few days/weeks with my baby boy before his a big brother! 

best moments this week:

*going to the dr Monday and being told I'm dilated to a 1 & that I won't be making it to my due date(: 

*being at the lake with family. 

35weeks. 35moredays.

no belly pic this week. we are wayyy toooo lazy(;

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*baby girl doesn't have much room to maneuver now. she is over 18 inches long and tips the scales at 5 1/4 pounds (pick up a honeydew melon)! because she is so snug in my womb, she isn't likely to be doing dramatic somersaults anymore. her kidneys are fully developed now, and her liver can process some waste products. basic physical development is now mostly complete – baby's main job over the next few weeks is to put on weight.

how far along:

*35weeeeeks! 

5weeks to go!

35 stinkin more days!!!

weight gain:

*been at 121 pounds for a while now. hope the little girl is still growing! 

symptoms:

*headaches. 

*tired. 

*sleepy. 

*backache. 

*all different kinds of pains. 

*did I say tired & sleepy?! 

sleep:

* pretty much not getting any. last night was the worst. little girl was on my bladder all night..I should of just slept on the toilet. jaden didn't want to sleep in his bed so he slept on the couch. well, he kept falling off of it. and finally decided to wake up at 6am.....it's nap time now. 

movement: 

*shes getting stronger. her kicks hurt this mama! 

food cravings:

*NONE. I don't have an appetite. I've got to make myself eat most of the time. 

looking fwd toooo:

*my baby shower in Odessa Saturday. my cousins are hosting it and they have been keeping everything a secret. I can't wait to see what all they've done and what all baby girl got! 

best moments this week: 

*watching jaden test out all of baby sisters stuff to make sure it's all working for when she gets here. he can't wait to meet her! 

*getting to meet my nephew, Whaley finally. he's so precious. jaden loves his cousin. 

 I'm gonna have my hands full with a little boy & a baby girl. but I can't wait! 

thirty three weeks!

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*this week baby girl weighs a little over 4 pounds (heft a pineapple) and has passed the 17-inch mark. she's rapidly losing that wrinkled, alien look and her skeleton is hardening. the bones in her skull aren't fused together, which allows them to move and slightly overlap, thus making it easier for her to fit through the birth canal. (The pressure on the head during birth is so intense that many babies are born with a conehead-like appearance.) <---no one told us this when we had jaden. mom & dad kinda freaked out! haha these bones don't entirely fuse until early adulthood, so they can grow as his brain and other tissue expands during infancy and childhood.

how far along?

*33 weeks!

7 to go!

symptoms:

*i'm always so exhausted!

*this stinkin' back pain!

*some legs cramps

sleep:

*sleeping hasnt been good to me at all! :/

movement:

*she loves to move the most when im trying to take a nap or trying to go to sleep for the night.

food cravings:

*still not reallly craving anything.

anything making me queasy or sick:

*nope, but the mornings i've been feeling kinda nauseated.

gender:

*still a baby girl without a name (;

looking fwd to:

*our "staycation" thursday-sunday. we decided to hang out at the pool instead of going anywhere and dragging two pregos that have a month left to go!

*then moday & tuesday we are taking jaden to fossil rim and having a little mini vacation for the last time of a family of 3(;

best moments this week:

*our baby shower saturday, it was fun getting little girl gifts!

*enjoying my husband being home!