36 Weeks

36 weeks = 9 months!!!  And boy am I ready!  Nursery is done, baby classes are done, making progress on a name (I think), hospital bag is halfway packed.....but a list is made of what I need.  I feel like its so close and ALL I think about is when and how is labor going to begin for me.  Now all I need is to go to my weekly appointment on Tuesday and hear that I'm even more dilated....fingers are crossed.
Not much really happening this week other than me and baby are getting bigger.  I worked at the restaurant on Saturday which turned out to be very busy due to a festival going on on all of Main and East Ave and I realized I can't move like I used to be able to now.  Its just that much harder for me to bend down and all I felt like I was doing was bending down to get this or that.  So its definitely time to start taking it easy I think.
So according to all of my baby resources baby should be 6 or more pounds by now, and my weekly doctor's visit (yes I wrote this post over a couple days) proved this to be true.  She estimates that he is high six, not quite 7lbs yet.  She also mentioned that she probably won't let me go past 39 weeks.  Bad news is that I'm no further along than I was last week though.  I know, I know, that can all change within a few hours, but I can't help but be a bit disappointed.  I've also been experiencing sharp shooting pains in my lower abdomen, sometimes all over, sometimes just on one side or the other.  Doctor said that is perfectly normal and its just baby getting into position to come down the canal!!  So as painful as they are (and boy are they PAINFUL) I welcome them if it means getting closer to the big day.
Here is my pic that I did take on Sunday when I officially turned 36 weeks:

To the left is a pic of the curtains I made for the nursery, which besides a couple of pics to go on the wall, I can finally say is complete and ready for my little bambino!  The material is searsucker which both Johnny and I really  like.

 To the right is a little bit better pic of the detailing I did on the bottom to dress them up a bit. 















I'm currently working on and just finished the front of a super adorable quilt for our friends in Albany, actually for little Jake who should of had his quilt 6 months ago!!  But it was hard to manage in our little apartment at the time and then we moved so now that I have a sewing/craft room its much easier to get things done :)

How many weeks?  36,    about 20+ inches long 
Baby is the size of : about 6-6.5lbs in weight this week, according to my doctor he could even be a bit bigger but not quite 7lbs yet.....thank goodness since I have 3.5 more weeks to go!
How am I feeling: Feel great!  Just heartburn of course.  Feeling lots more pressure down below, like he's going to fall out...hahaha
Can't eat: Nothing specific, just that my stomach is being really squished right now so I'm not eating really large portions at once. I snack a lot.
Energy level: definitely Energy level is surprisingly high I have to say, I think I'm doing pretty well
Maternity Clothes?  OF COURSE
Movement:Most definitely, I know exactly where his little feet are most of the time.  Sometimes they are trying to go up under my rib cage which can be pretty painful
Looking forward to:  The guy's arrival :)

35 Weeks

35 weeks pregnant!!!  YAY!  Went to the doctor on Monday and was told that baby is head down (thank God!!!) and is very low so should not move at this point.  Also I'm 2 centimeters dilated.......I'm so excited!!!  I know that this may not mean much at this point but I really think I will go early.  My doctor said there is no way I will go past my due date being this far along already.  She said that she doesn't anticipate anything happening within the next two weeks but anything could happen after that.  Baby Kong is really on his way :)
We had our final baby class tonight and we got a tour of the labor and delivery room which was kind of scary.  I just don't like hospitals, but there's no way around it.  I think maybe it just made things really real for me and put things into perspective.  We saw the baby nursery which Johnny compared to a pet store but with real human babies....since you could just stand and gawk at them through a window.  They were so tiny and cute though.
I'm now racking my brain trying to think of everything and anything I need to buy or do still before little man arrives.  The nursery looks great....just a few last minute things to do still, baby clothes are washed, just need to wash blankets/quilts and things like that.  Although the woman who did our class tonight was really blunt and honest about a lot of things which is great, and she mentioned how she thinks its so funny how everyone is told that they have to wash everything baby in baby Dreft (special detergent) when in reality the babies spent the first 3 days of their lives wrapped in hospital wear which was washed and bleached in the harshest detergent around!  hahaha good point!  Needless to say I did not buy the Dreft but I did buy Tide hypoallergenic.
In other news its going to be in the 90s tomorrow and I feel like a house!  Well not really a house but I am still dumbfounded that my stomach continues to get bigger, its really amazing how your skin stretches like it does.
So I started to think about what women do who have their water break in the middle of the night, they must have such a mess on their beds.  So I've decided to put a pad under the sheets on my side of the bed.  I mean can you imagine Johnny cleaning up that mess??!!  Yeah right!
So here is this weeks pic, I will upload more of the nursery soon.

How many weeks?  35,    about 20 inches long or longer
Baby is the size of : about 5.5lbs in weight this week
How am I feeling:  All in all I feel great, really can't complain for how far a long I am at this point :)  My heartburn is happening more and more and not just at night anymore
Can't eat: Nothing really turns me off at this point
Energy level: definitely Energy level is surprisingly high I have to say, I think I'm doing pretty well
Maternity Clothes?  OF COURSE, and  just bought some nursing tanks and bras!!
Movement: Since I found out this week that he is head down, all of the movement up high I now know are little feet !!  :)
Looking forward to:  everything baby!

34 Weeks

Not much has really changed, other thank more than one person has told me that I've definitely dropped and I look different (as far as the way I'm carrying).  Not sure about that but time is ticking so maybe I have.  I don't feel any additional or new pressure below and I don't feel a sense of relief (pressure) up top below my ribs.  So who knows.  I made curtains, well started them today for the nursery.  I have to just do the bottom cuff and then they will be finished and I can start putting everything together.  Johnny finished the chair rail and painting the trim, so his part is done........all up to me now.  Oh he has to finish painting the bookshelf so we can load it up with the little guy's major book collection.  It's going to be a hot week so I'm not looking forward to that aspect, but definitely glad to be having nice weather.
Here's my 34 week pic:

How many weeks?  34,    about 20 inches long or longer
Baby is the size of : about 5lbs in weight this week
How am I feeling:  All in all I feel great, really can't complain for how far a long I am at this point :)
Can't eat: I actually find myself eating less because the baby is on top of my stomach and I'm not as hungry as I once was.
Energy level: definitely Energy level is surprisingly high I have to say, I think I'm doing pretty well
Maternity Clothes?  OF COURSE, and having difficulty finding things to wear when its really hot out.  I refuse to buy anything else maternity at this point!
Movement: he has been favoring my right side for all of his jabbing lately, another sign he's running out of room inside there!
Looking forward to:  getting through the heat this week, its going to be a rough one I can tell.  Two words....Air Conditioning!!!!

33 Weeks

33 Weeks preggers this week...yay!!  Although it seems this week will never end.  We started baby classes this week, Monday I had a breastfeeding class and then Tuesday both Johnny and I started "Baby Basics" which is one day a week for three weeks.  This is most likely the root of my exhaustion since I haven't gotten home before 9:30/10ish yet this week.  I was so thankful to be able to come home and not have anywhere to go tonight!  Both classes so far are great and I can already find them very helpful.  This I'd say doubles for Johnny since he really has no idea about a lot of what's to come and I can see his amazement in class.  Another important factor is that we will be delivering at this hospital and everyone teaching the classes and that we've met who works there is so extremely nice, they really make you feel comfortable and at ease about being in there hands.  Not much else to really tell this week other than movements from little K are getting more and more breathtaking and painful, according to the books, amniotic fluid is at its max right now and not buffering as much as it once did since little guy is getting so big.  Supposedly he is gaining about .5 a lb a week from here on out so he's almost 5 lbs or maybe he is depending on how big of a baby he'll be.
Doctor appointment went well on Monday, have another one on the 18th and then its weekly visits until baby K arrives.
Nursery is almost done, Johnny has been working diligently on putting chair rail up and I have washed all clothes and some blankets.....this is a work in progress of course.  My moses basket stand arrived and its so cute!!  I just love it.  I found this guy who makes them to order out of all natural hard wood, EVEN the side brackets that hold the basket into place.  I did a lot of research and found that those brackets are typically made of plastic and have been known to break/snap.  So this was important to me to have something completely made out of strong wood.  He stains it to your liking and I can still smell the fresh scent of stain when I walk into my bedroom......is this weird that I like it???!!! HAHA....whatever.
So here is my weekly photo....next one to come in just a few days.

How many weeks?  33,    about 20 inches long or longer
Baby is the size of : Over 4.5lbs in weight
How am I feeling:  All in all I feel great, really can't complain for how far a long I am at this point :)
Can't eat: I actually find myself eating less because the baby is on top of my stomach and I'm not as hungry as I once was.
Energy level: definitely Energy level is surprisingly high I have to say, I think I'm doing pretty well
Maternity Clothes?  Wishing I had some maternity shorts but refuse to go buy anything else at this point, I'm like a month and a half away so it seems pointless to buy more maternity clothes right now.
Movement: painful dragging from belly button to side.....its got to be either a fist or foot
Looking forward to:  this weekend and getting to relax!!!!