36 weeks (4.5 years ago and today)

35 & 36 week comparable

36 weeks!

How far along: 36 weeks


 

How big is baby:    Your baby 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.  (Even though Baby B is actually almost 7lbs!)

Sleep:     I have a cough or something this week, so it is a little more difficult to sleep.

Movement: Oh yes....allllll over the place.  He is head down with his back to my left side

Food cravings:  None really...but have almost gone through another package of double stuffed Oreos

Food adversions: none specifically

Gender: It's still a BOY!!

Symptoms:  Heartburn, shortness or breath, lots of pressure, kind of crampy, cranky

What do I miss: Sleeping on my stomach, regular clothes, working out, being able to take medicine without feeling guilty, fully caffienated drinks, wanting to eat food

Best moment of the week: Got to see Baby B again (one last time befor me makes his real debut)

What I'm looking forward to: The rest of summer, meeting my new boy

Milestones: 36 weeks, almost into the "month I'm due"

Maternity clothes:   Pants at work, still wearing my regular shirts, but I have to make sure they are long enough.

Weight gain: +13 lbs (-4 lb from last week)

35w6d u/s

Had a good u/s yesterday at 35 weeks and 6 days.  Baby B is going to be a bigggggg baby if he makes it all the way until the end of August!  Yesterday he was measuring at 6lbs 15oz!  Yeah....at just under 36 weeks! 

I had an u/s with ds #1 (4.5 years ago) at 36 weeks since my belly was measuring 4 weeks behind.  Ds #1 was estimated to be 4lbs 1oz at that time!  Quite the difference!

The u/s tech said that if Baby B makes it to his due date, she thinks he will be around 9lbs.  Guess we will just have to wait and see!

And for fun.... here is a pic of ds #1 @ 36 weeks



1st internal exam today... (35w3d)

Well, Dr. F. didn't even bother with the group B strep test since I was positive for it back in one of my urine cultures from one of my 3 UTIs.  She said we will just go ahead and call it positive and I will get the antibiotics while in labor.

She did an internal exam and I was found to be 2-3 cm dilated and 60-70% effaced.  I am not really suprised since I was 3 cm and 70% effaced with ds #1 at 36 weeks.

34 & 35 week comparable

35 weeks!

How far along: 35 weeks

How big is baby:    Your baby doesn't have much room to maneuver now that he's over 18 inches long and tips the scales at 5 1/4 pounds (pick up a honeydew melon).

Sleep:     Sleeping ok as long as I have my body pillow and fan

Movement: Very active kid in there

Food cravings:  just back to being hungry in general

Food adversions: none specifically

Gender: It's still a BOY!!

Symptoms: Heartburn is about the same (maybe a little better this week)

What do I miss: Sleeping on my stomach, regular clothes, working out, being able to take medicine without feeling guilty, fully caffienated drinks

Best moment of the week: Chase's won the "game ball" at his T-ball game.  We also got a new iPad which is pretty cool!

What I'm looking forward to: Having another u/s in 6 days

Milestones: I'm 35 weeks which means only 35 days left until my due date!

Maternity clothes:  Stinks having to wear pants at work since it has been so hot out.  I immediately change into shorts when I come home.

Weight gain: +17 lbs (+3 lb from last week)

34 weeks (4.5 years ago and today)

33 & 34 week comparable

34 weeks!



How far along: 34 weeks

How big is baby:    Your baby now weighs about 4 3/4 pounds (like your average cantaloupe) and is almost 18 inches long

Sleep:   Must sleep with body pillow, or can't sleep at all

Movement: Very active...sometimes it even hurts

Food cravings:    nothing specific, but I have eaten an embarassing amount of McDonald's spicy chicken mcbites

Food adversions: none specifically

Gender: It's still a BOY!!

Symptoms: Heartburn is worse again...increased the dose of Zantac

What do I miss: Sleeping on my stomach, regular clothes, working out, being able to take medicine without feeling guilty, fully caffienated drinks

Best moment of the week:   Chase's 1st T-ball game

What I'm looking forward to: I am having another u/s at 35w6d

Milestones: Only 3 more weeks until I am "full term"

 

Maternity clothes: Maternity pants at work, shorts at home (since it has been in the 80s and 90s this week)

Weight gain: +14 lbs (+1 lb from last week)

32 & 33 week comparable

33 weeks!

How far along: 33 weeks

How big is baby:    This week your baby weighs a little over 4 pounds (heft a pineapple) and has passed the 17-inch mark.

Sleep: Sleep has been decent. Can't really complain.

Movement: Very active...sometimes it even hurts

Food cravings:   none really, but feeling a little more hungry this week

Food adversions: none specifically

Gender: It's still a BOY!!

Symptoms:  Heartburn, out of breath, feeling squished from the inside

What do I miss: Sleeping on my stomach, regular clothes, working out, being able to take medicine without feeling guilty, fully caffienated drinks

Best moment of the week:   Having a day off for the Fouth of July.

What I'm looking forward to:   I am having another u/s at 35w6d

Milestones:   Only 4 more weeks until I am "full term"

Maternity clothes:   Maternity pants at work, shorts at home (since it has been in the 80s and 90s this week)

Weight gain: +13 lbs (+1 lb from last week)