Bump Date - 37 Weeks!

How far along: 37 Weeks!! 21 days to go till my due date!
Baby Size: The size of a swiss chard, weighs around 6 1/3 pounds, and is a bit more than 19 inches long.
Weight gain:  12 pounds  (lost 2 pounds from last week, doctor's office confirmed as well)
Maternity clothes: mostly all maternity, nothing new here

Stretch marks: finding more stretch marks at the bottom of my belly.  He is totally dropping everyday, it is very obvious!   Sleep: so so, just depends on the day   Gender: Baby BOY!!

Movement: all the time, doesn't matter as much what time of the day it is!  Sometimes the movement really hurts too
Best moment this week: the weekly doctor appointment I guess....I mean its always great to hear that heartbeat and to know that he is growing on track and that I'm progressing more, but the actual process of being checked for progression, not so fun.  LOL!  I guess I should just prepare myself for more, not so fun moments until he is born because it's going to get worse :)    Looking forward to: baby boy to be here!!!

Food cravings: McDonalds......Tuesday I went for lunch and got a cheeseburger, medium fry and iced tea (WORTH IT!!!)     Anything making you queasy or sick: just feeling really full and its getting hard to eat with the baby growing more and more everyday   Labor Signs: some braxton hicks,  lots of pain in my ribs/stomach region (it feels like it is all bruised in the inside), back pain, exhaustion, nesting    What I miss: not feeling like I got the crap kicked out of me.....it hurts to breathe and cough.   Symptoms: read above....my whiny moments
Nursery: just finish the frames and we are good to go for the nursery.  Obviously they are not important to bring the baby home too, but it's good to get it done before he is here.  We set the pack n play up in our room on Saturday but I am not sure where I want him to sleep when we bring him home.  So if he isn't sleeping in our room, then he's going to the crib and the pack n play goes downstairs.  :) 
Belly Button in or out? flat with my stomach
Wedding rings on or off? On!  
Mood: cranky, sleepy, irritated, emotional, anxious.....

• 21 days....OMG!  
• I am ready for him to be here!  Let's go Baby Boy!!
• The bags packing department is getting better!  In fact, I am ready to go at the moment. There are some things that I need to pack, but that will be something I will have to do at that moment that we need to leave for the hospital.  So we should be good to go. Although, I just remembered, I need to find that robe I purchased a couple months ago.....
• I tested positive for Group B Strep which means I won't be able to labor at home for as long as I'd like, which is kind of a bummer.  But whatever is the safest for me and baby is all I really care about!
• I'm back to losing weight and I'm not really surprised.  This baby feels so big inside me and there isn't much room for food and sometimes it's hard to breathe.  3 weeks feels like an eternity when you are having chest pain.
• Doctor isn't concerned with weight loss either, they say it can be normal in the 3rd trimester because you just don't have a lot of room for food.
• I'm really going to miss this "rock hard" belly!  I am not a tight shirt wearing kind of girl because of my self-consciousness, but this pregnancy has been fantastic because I don't feel self-conscious.  Back to the flab, but then I can stare at a cute baby, so it's a good trade off.  :) 

Trying to keep it together

Oh my....I really am trying to keep it all together.  My due date is fast approaching, 22 days, and I am starting to freak out.  I am trying to keep everything in order at work and get our new girl trained as best as possible.  Then I try to get some things done, but every night before I leave, I have to send what I am in the middle of to my boss and our new girl so that I don't leave them in a lurch if I go into labor that night or over the weekend.  My boss is convinced that I am going to go into labor any day now.  In fact, she didn't think I would make it to payroll on Monday because I would be having the baby over the weekend.  Well now its Wednesday and still no baby.  

My sleep has been erratic and making me mostly exhausted because I just feel like I don't get enough, guess I really need to get use to it since I am not sleeping hardly at all once baby arrives.  I have been in such pain lately in my chest/rib cage area.  It's started on Monday and today it's worse than ever.  Just taking in a deep breathe hurts.

The media is really making me mad lately also.  I am a news reader on the internet and read what's going on in our world at least once daily.  In the last 2 weeks, I think I've gotten on a news source maybe once.  The issues in St. Louis are big ones and it's really irritating to read all these lies, fabrications and constant coverage as to what is going on in Ferguson.

Facebook is another media source that I am just getting plain tired of.  I am thiiiiiiiiiiis close to just deleting my account and stepping away from it.  There is always drama on there, someone is always complaining on there and it's a BIG source of negativity.  I know it's also a great resource of staying in touch with out of town relatives and friends, but the other drama is just making it hard for me to get on there.  Maybe I will just delete the app from my phone until the baby is born? I just don't know anymore.

I know there is a lot of complaining and whining on here today and I have been absent lately, but this is the reason why I haven't been blogging lately.  I have tons of ideas on what to blog about, it's just getting the motivation to get my posts posted.  

Today is my 37 week appointment and tomorrow I will be back for Baby Bump - Week 37 to update you all!  

Bump Date - 36 Weeks

How far along: 36 Weeks!! 27 days to go till my due date!
Baby Size: The size of a head of romaine lettuce, weighs almost 6 pounds, and is more than 18 1/2 inches long.
Weight gain:  14 pounds
Maternity clothes: mostly all maternity, nothing new here

Stretch marks: found my first stretch marks at the bottom of my belly, which makes sense because the baby is head down and he is starting to drop. I find those stretch marks a badge of honor :)    Sleep: not so great lately, going to attempt some Tylenol PM this weekend so that I can get a good nights sleep.  Last weekends sleep was just plain awful and it's really killing me this week    Gender: Baby BOY!!

Movement: all the time when I lie down for bed and then when my alarm goes off in the morning.  It's like little man is just so excited for me to go to sleep and then wake up.  Dance party!  LOL!
Best moment this week: my 36 week doctor appointment yesterday!  Baby is head down and ready to go!  I am 1 cm dilated and showing signs that he is ready to come soon!    Looking forward to: the breastfeeding class tonight, I'm interested to see if I learn anything else different than I already have from books and the internet

Food cravings: last night my dinner was Pillsbury Orange Rolls....and they were DELICIOUS!!!     Anything making you queasy or sick: I've been waking up in the mornings feeling a little sick to my stomach again (like I did in the first trimester, but not so bad)   Labor Signs: some braxton hicks but nothing to be too concerned   What I miss: my energy and sleeping on my stomach   Symptoms: all the same as it's been
Nursery: need to finish those frames, get a changing pad cover and some other assorted items and then I should be done!
Belly Button in or out? flat with my stomach
Wedding rings on or off? On!  
Mood: sleepy and tired

• I am OFFICIALLY 9 months pregnant!  Holy cow!  It's been a long road to get here, but I am glad to be here and am ready to meet him!
• I am the oldest of my family and my mom had me at 37 weeks.  You guys, that's next week if it were me......OMG!
• I started to pack my hospital bag, but that doesn't mean I got very far in the packing department
• I also need to pack a "in case my water breaks at work" bag with some extra clothes, some pads and something to put on the car seat when I have to drive to get Andy at work or drive home.
• Why do nursing bras and tank tops have to cost so much?
• Next Thursday I am going to this big consignment sale that is being hosted in my area and I am curious to see if I can find any good deals.

So much to say and then my mind goes blank....

I live in St. Louis, so if you follow the news you know what us St. Louisian's are dealing with right now.  I don't want to give out my opinions on what is happening but I do want to mention how scary it can be lately.  I don't live that close to where the shooting happened or the rioting, but I do work near there.  Monday was kind of tense around here because we all just didn't know what was going to happen next.  Every night Facebook is all a buzz of rumors of where the next riot will take place and it creates more tension.  I am hoping that the rumors and rioting dies down because it's just not a fun feeling to live this way.

Robin Williams passing is another sad subject.  Andy and I were watching TV when I read of Facebook that he had passed.  I realize that I had never met him but to hear that he was dealing with depression really hits hard.  I hear someone say that "He never did anything for people to hate him", which is true.  He was big in touring with the USO and going to Children's Hospitals and cheering kiddos up.  I will forever know him as "Genie" in "Aladdin".  The tweet that the Motion Picture Academy's posted on Monday night just really hits your heart. In fact, I have little tears in my eyes just thinking about the resemblance of this quote from the movie to Robin and his battle with depression.

"Genie, you're free"

Exhaustion has really started to hit me hard the past several days.  Up until last weekend, I was sleeping great, but now it's hit and miss.  I can tell that I am getting towards the end of this pregnancy.  Today is my 36 week checkup and from here on out I see the doctor every week. It's getting to be crunch time for baby and I really don't know what to think of it all.  Not that I am not happy, it's just surreal that he will be here in a month or so!

Ok, that's about where I will stop for now.  Until tomorrow when I am back with my 36 Week Bump Date!!  :) 

Half Day Friday!!

There is nothing like the feeling of working a half day on a Friday.  Ok, well really the best feeling is the entire day off, but the next best thing is only working a half day!  :) 

Today is our last baby shower to celebrate this little boy.  It is being thrown by Andy's work and I am excited for it!  I'm also a little nervous just because I won't really know anyone there besides Andy, but it will be good.

With the thought of my last baby shower and it is Friday, that means that it's another week down and another week closer to meeting our little guy.  Not going to lie, insert panic for a brief second.  Ok, back to breathing again.  I just cannot believe that these last 35 weeks have flown by and we are so close to meeting him!  We took a tour of the hospital Tuesday after work and it made me feel a little better seeing the rooms and where I would be delivering at.  Andy felt way better knowing where we were and the layout of the hospital.  This hospital is a bit A LOT smaller than the original hospital I was going to deliver at.   

I still need to pack a hospital bag.  In fact, I am going to make that a priority to get done this weekend.  Obviously I cannot pack everything right now, but at least I will have some things ready to go.  I still don't have a "going home" outfit that I want him to wear home yet either.  It's tough because I just don't know how big or how small he will be.  I have some newborn outfits and some 3 month outfits so I will probably bring a size of each.  

Andy and I have been really concentrating on completing our "List of Stuff To Do Before Baby Arrives".  It had been sitting on our dry erase board for weeks and finally we started working on it last weekend.  I plan on posting next week about what we've accomplished and what else needs to be done.  :) 

Dinners in our house have been pretty pathetic lately.....sorry Andy.  Last night we had grilled cheese and tomato soup (its was a rainy, dreary day), the night before was a whatever night.  I really want to get back into cooking, but the energy and desire just isn't there.  

Smokey and Keeley are doing good.  Smokey is in LOVE with the glider/recliner in the baby room and thinks it's his.  Sadly he is mistaken.  But he is more than welcome in keeping the glider warm for me when I am not using it to feed the baby.  Keeley is dealing with allergies once again.  We really thought we figured them out with changing her food and not seeing her scratch and bite her paws for a good 7 months and now we are back to her scratching and itching once again.  I really wish there was something we could do besides giving her medicine all the time.  We give her a bath once a week to try to help get whatever it is that is bothering her off her fur and skin.  

This weekend we will be celebrating my niece's 3rd birthday on Sunday and I am so excited to see her and Jackson.  Jackson started his first day of Kindergarten on Wednesday and LOVED it!  I can't wait to hear all about it from him.

Well that should catch you all up with me for now.  Until Monday, I wish you all A GREAT WEEKEND!!

Bump Date - 35 Weeks

How far along: 35 Weeks!! 35 days to go till my due date!
Baby Size: The size of a honeydew melon, weighs a little over 5.25 pounds , and is over 18 inches long.
Weight gain:  13-14 pounds (I fluctuate between both) 
Maternity clothes: mostly all maternity.  I can still wear my favorite comfy/workout shorts from pre-pregnancy but I can tell that they are getting smaller around my waist.  I am realllllllly hoping that they will last until I am due because they are my favorite thing to wear on the weekends with a tank top.

Stretch marks: nothing new that I can see :)    Sleep: getting up several times a night to use the restroom, sleeping ok most nights.  I use to go to bed at Grandma time (between 830 and 930) and now its around 10pm and I am paying for it.  Maybe it's because my body is making me get use to not sleeping once he is here.  ;)    Gender: Baby BOY!!

Movement: All the time and loving it!  When I use to read other bump dates and people would say around this time that the movement would hurt sometimes, I would look at that comment like those people are crazy.  Now, I GET IT!  Sometimes I feel like his foot is going to rip through my skin and other times the foot in the rib is painful!!  You have to push back a little bit because of the odd pain.  
Best moment this week: nothing that I can think of   Looking forward to: my fourth and final baby shower at Andy's work on Friday!  Then comes to the organizing the room and finding out what else I will need for baby boy!

Food cravings: NOTHING sounds good and it's really getting old.....I am still liking the iced tea, but am trying to keep my craving of tea at bay because of the caffeine.       Anything making you queasy or sick: nothing, just not really an appetite (like it's been the entire pregnancy)   Labor Signs: None, let's keep it this way for another 3+ weeks!   What I miss: being able to walk to the cafeteria at work without getting winded, my evening walks with Keeley, getting out of bed or the couch without being in pain, my energy, having cravings with food   Symptoms: nothing new here again, just the usual
Nursery: almost done!!  We really need to get the frames that I messed up fixed (painted) and then hung so I can show you all the nursery! 
Belly Button in or out? flat with my stomach
Wedding rings on or off? On!   Mood: moody and emotional this week.  

Thoughts on Tuesday

I've been a blogging rut.  I have ideas and things I want to blog about, but the actual typing and getting the info out has been non-existent, so here are the thoughts that have been bogging my mind down lately.....

• Bedtime has become later lately and I am not liking it......
• Health insurance is a pain in the rear....I don't get it and probably never will
• 5ish weeks until my due date
• Iced tea is my new weakness
• I have my eye set on QT for an iced tea at lunch today because I am just so tired
• Food still doesn't sound good, I wish it did, but it just doesn't
• Water is becoming less and less and iced tea is becoming more and more
• Apple slices and grapes are still the bomb.com (the only food that sounds good)
• Why does money have to be such a pain
• Orange is the New Black is my current obsession of TV, however; I HATE the character V!!!  She drives me crazy!
• I think I am having pregnancy rage...LOL!
• Half day on Friday for my last baby shower at Andy's work!!
• I'm having Target withdrawals
• My iPhone battery isn't doing as well anymore....come on iPhone 6!!!!
• The debate on breastfeeding in public is becoming just plain ridiculous.
• Just let the mom breastfeed in public and leave her alone!
• Seriously, suggesting the mom breastfeed in a bathroom is ridiculous and disgusting
• It's not like she's walking around with her entire boob hanging out
• If you don't like it, don't look at it! There's so many things I don't like but I'm not about to kick someone out of a store because I don't like what they are doing.

Happy Tuesday Ya'll!  :)