36 weeks | Baby Sweets

 

How far along: 36 weeks. [36w with Ezra, 36w with Isaac] 

How big is baby: Little miss is measuring in over 19 inches and 6 pounds.

Weight gain/loss: Down to 20lbs this week. We barely ate this past weekend due to this dang sickness. It completely wiped out our appetites, so my MW wasn’t too surprised when I showed zero weight gain from my appt two weeks ago. And because I love comparing, it absolutely blows my mind that I weighed 9lbs more at this point with both boys!

Stretch marks: After two pregnancies, I somehow still don't have any.

Sleep: Well our house seems to be on the mend with this sickness, but unfortunately the damage was done. While we had a good week of him sleeping through the night in his crib, he now expects to be whisked away to cuddle in bed like he was when he was in the pack and play in our room and most recently when he was sick. We’ve had back to back nights of wake ups demanding he be let out. I really hope he’s a quick study and realizes it’s just for the best if he rolls over, hunkers down and falls back to sleep in his crib.  

Diet/Cravings/Aversions: Much like last week, alcoholic beverages and tortillas, filled with pretty much anything.

Movement: My goodness this girl can stretch out in a small space.

What I'm loving: Last week was hard. Very hard. My having to stay home two days didn’t really help my position at work going into maternity leave, but it was also an incredibly sweet time. As any mother who has dealt with a lengthy sickness knows, in just a week or two or a month, you forget just how bad it was, but you remember the snuggles and the way that you, and only you, are needed by your child. I essentially had a 4 day weekend to cuddle with my family and get healthy. It wasn’t fun, but I will cherish the memories of just being with my family.

Symptoms: Still a very apparent lack of heartburn. I swear I’m not complaining . . . it’s just definitely different. Otherwise, you name it.

What I'm looking forward to: Considering that we actually have things in place, have transitioned the boys, have remedied the carseat situation . . . I’m actually starting to nest, maybe, I think. It’s never been an option for me, because we were always stressed about one thing or the other right up until delivery! So, with that being said, we’re making some updates to the photo wall and our bedroom. I’m really looking forward to getting some of these pieces in place!

Also, I’m really looking forward to spending some time with Gina next week for a late maternity session. She’s still nursing a broken foot and I’m going to be 37w pregnant, so as she said “I’m not going to try to make it perfect!” It’ll be what it is and it will be the perfect representation of us, now.

Best moment of the week: Today. Today, I'm having a good hair day and I'm wearing a pair of my non-maternity jeans with a hair tie.

How I'm feeling: Now that we’re clearing out this sickness, I’m feeling really good! I’m praying that God is in complete control of the when’s, where’s and who’s of this little miss’ delivery and that’s about it! God has amazingly blessed us with 4 pregnancies and I’m overjoyed to meet my 3^rd child and trying to enjoy what we expect to be my final pregnancy.