38 Weeks

14 days people! We are down to 14 days! The other morning I woke up to Jacob wanting to cuddle with me in my bean bag. (This has become our morning ritual before Ida wakes up). And while I was cuddling him, taking in the moment, the realization that our lives would be changing very very soon hit me hard. I starting thinking of our lives now and our routines and how that was all about to change. I also thought of how small Ida still is. (It doesn't help that she really is so small.) Her life as the baby of the family was very short and in just a couple short weeks she isn't going to be my baby anymore and it made me a little sad that she was being forced to grow up so soon. I am really excited to meet the newest addition to our family. But for awhile I had to sit and mourn the loss of what we have right now.

At my 38 week appointment I am measuring right on and everything is getting in place to have this baby! Baby is still heads down, which is exactly where we want it! It is seriously getting so close. These next two weeks are going to fly by in no time!


Date: May 11, 2016

How far along? 38 Weeks

Total weight gain/loss: I am up 30 pounds. I am not complaining at all!

Maternity clothes? So excited to soon be out of maternity clothes! But then on to nursing clothes which I don't like much either.... 

Sleep: I've  been sleeping really well! I have to get up to pee anywhere from none to 3 times a night. But I always shoot for the none. Although I have been sleeping well it still seems like even when I get 7 hours of sleep I'm always so tired! But I don't dare take naps or go to bed earlier because I'm afraid I'll wake up around 3 or 4 and not be able to go back to sleep for a couple hours. So I'll just keep feeling tired all the time.

Movement: Movements have slowed down but still happen quite frequently. This is the first baby that I feel like the movements actually cause me pain. Especially when it likes to stretch its legs out and down the side of my uterus. I have to push back with my hand in order to keep the foot from coming out! JK. But I think the baby has started to drop so that is giving e a little more room. I think this baby is going to be extra strong because of how much it moves around pushing against my uterus. Occasionally the baby likes to mess with my cervix, lower back or pelvic bone but it isn't nearly as often as it was a couple weeks ago.

38 Weeks

Feeling sick? Just this past week there was about 5 days that I felt slightly nauseous all day. I'm not sure what caused it... But my appetite was pretty much gone as well. Nothing sounded good to eat. Thankfully I'm back to feeling good again and I haven't felt sick the past few days.

Other pregnancy symptoms? So I went from feeling so so awful a couple weeks ago to feeling really great my 37th week. I didn't really feel like I was having any symptoms at all. This past week hasn't been as great but still good. I feel like all the physical pain I was dealing with is gone. But I've had more heartburn and shortness of breath. I also tweaked my pelvic bone a week ago and that hasn't been feeling great but I went to the chiropractor today so hopefully that fixed it. Also for the past couple weeks I've been getting those nasty calf/foot cramps at night. For the most part I've been able to stop them by flexing quick enough. But they aren't fun. I'm also like soooo hot all the time! But overall I feel like I have been feeling really good!

Have you started to show yet? So a few weeks ago I noticed that I had a lump on the left side of my uterus that wasn't apart of my uterus. When I would have a contraction everything would harden but the lump on my left side would stay nice and squishy. I knew that my ovarian cyst was on that side but during my 20 week ultrasound it was still sitting around 6 to 7 cm. So I decided to bring it up with my midwife at my 37 week appointment. (Which I didn't even have to do because as soon as I lay on the table she was like "What that heck is that!") And we decided to schedule an ultrasound for today to check it out. Well I was right and it is my cyst although it's grown to over 13 cm now. For those who don't know that is about 5 inches. Ya... Big.... My midwife doesn't seem too concerned over it though and since it's not causing me any pain (just an extra pound of weight and more stretch marks) we aren't going to decide what we are going to do with it until after the baby is born. I was concerned maybe it would cause my uterus not to be lined up correctly when I go into labor and cause complications but she assured me that my uterus was a really strong muscle and when those contractions started it would move everything where it needed to be. So after the baby is born they are still hoping it will go away on its own. Maybe after the pregnancy hormones have cooled down in my body. If it doesn't there is an option to drain it or have it removed. But we shall see when that time comes! The ultrasound tech tried to get me a pic of the baby but its too low into my pelvic bone to really see it. Oh well... I guess we'll just have to wait another 2 weeks before we see he/she!

Here's a pic of the lump on my left side

Looking forward to: There are so many things I'm starting to look forward to! I'm really excited to be able to cuddle my kids comfortably without a huge ball between us. I'm excited to be able to get down on the ground and play with them. I'm excited to be able to cuddle with Scott and hug him and sleep in the same bed as him! I'm excited to be able to do the dishes without my back hurting because I have to stand so far away from the sink. I'm excited to start running again! We are so close!

Gender prediction: I am seriously so excited to finally know what gender I'm having! Even though Scott and I both think it's a boy I'm just looking forward to that moment when I push this baby out and I get to know. So excited! I got all the newborn clothes out and washed them today and they are ready for whichever this gender is! The crib is also ready and I'm feeling like I'm good to have this baby now! Although I do still want to wash the car seat.... Now I just need to pack a hospital bag and make a list of things not to forget on the big day!