35 and 36 Weeks

35 Week Update

Well, despite my best efforts, I have been quite the slacker when it has come to my blog. But that doesn't mean NOTHING has been happening. The last three weekends we have gotten spend some wonderful time with family! Adam's mom was with us for two weekends and Karen was here last weekend.

Adam and I are super excited that our niece, Emma Christine, was born on October 16th. She has been quite the fighter and we can't wait for her baby cousin to join her!

Adam and I were both sick :( That was a bit of a bummer. Adam was on retreat with the group this past weekend and I have been in the thick of the busiest fall semester our office has ever seen.

Needless to say, we were richly blessed during the last week and well, I just didn't get to work on my chalkboard. Since my preggy world has been pretty uneventful, I'll leave you with my update for this week:

36 Weeks

How far along? 36 weeks 5 days

Total weight gain: Up 35 pounds

Maternity clothes? Yes, and I am afraid to admit that I have had to officially retire a few of my maternity items.

Stretch marks? My bellybutton is just one giant stretch mark at this point. Other than than that, I think I may make it without any stretch marks on my belly.

Sleep: Still sleeping great except for the fun getting up to go to the bathroom every few hours. I really do think God has a sense of humor though in preparing me for my new mommy role. Penelope woke me up on Friday night throwing up from  2-3 a.m. THEN she fell out of bed Tuesday night at 2:30 a.m. The funniest thing about this was 1) She is not allowed up on our bed, so she got busted for sleeping up there to begin with 2) she took out Adam's phone, iPad, and books on the way down and I literally thought Adam was a goner. Turns out, it was just Penny. She walked around stunned for a few minutes until I got her to go back in her own bed. But she was SUPER pitiful for a half an hour while I tried to go back to sleep.

Best Moment This Week: Celebrating baby girl at our SHUMY shower, getting our maternity pictures back, seeing baby girl practicing her breathing in my belly. It was all wonderful!

Miss Anything? I miss not feeling on my "A" game. At work, I am distractible, tired, and not nearly as effective as I normally am :(

Movement: Yes! She is still rolling, punching, and kicking. I have recently been able to identify quite a bit of her anatomy now that she is bigger.

Food cravings: Root Beer! Hahaha

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope!
Gender: Girl!!

Labor Signs: I have been having Braxton Hicks, but it goes away with putting my feet up and drinking water. AND you can see that my little one is starting to "drop" Big difference between the 34 and 36 picture!

Symptoms: Swelling!!!!! I can't wear any of my shoes :(

Belly Button in or out? FLAT and icky looking!!!

 Wedding rings on or off? Off :( I couldn't even get Karen's wedding band over my knuckle. I am officially sausage fingers to the max.

Happy or Moody most of the time:  Happy! I can't wait to see my little girl!

Looking forward to: Holding my baby!!!!! :)