How far along?: 35 weeks, 0 days.
Total weight gain/loss: +0 this week, +16 overall.
How big is baby?: Adding about a 1/2 lb. a week from now on, so she should be around 5 1/4 lbs. She's just about to her birth length, so this growth is much slower. Just over 18 inches long this week.
Maternity clothes?: Shirts are too short (yes, maternity shirts) and pants are too tight (again, maternity). Awesome.
Sleep: Takes serious effort to roll over to the other side, then I have about 1 minute before that hip starts burning in pain and I want to flip again. Only I can't, because I don't have enough energy built back up from the last roll. So I just lay there, miserably hoping I fall asleep. Then thoughts of my baby creep into my head while I lay there, which don't help in the falling-asleep department, trust me.
Movement: Daddy watched (in horror) from the other couch while she forcefully moved about last night. Apparently being able to see my belly move from across the room is slightly terrifying.
Labor signs: Baby has run out of room. It hurts to even think about standing up. Strangers now stare at me with looks of pity on their faces. And this once emotionless woman now cries for no reason whatsoever (this still baffles me). All of this adds up to: I'm ready.
Food Cravings: My appetite is pretty much gone. Eating has become a chore again like in the 1st trimester. Oh, and the acid reflux doesn't help.
Gender: The baby LOVED seeing a Broadway musical this week (danced along to the music the whole time), much more so than attending a UD bball game. For this fact alone, I hope it's a girl....
Belly button in or out?: No longer a crater, now just flat.
What I miss: Walking up a flight of stairs and not being winded.
What I am looking forward to: Christmas decorating started today and I can't wait until it's all finished :)
Best moment this week: So many little moments this week reminded me how much I adore my husband. I would never have made it through this pregnancy without him. My little one is so very blessed to have him for her daddy.
Weekly Wisdom: Doing too much will induce crazy hip separation pain. Apparently just watching my mom put up my Christmas trees (she wouldn't let me help) is now classified as "doing too much" because, man oh man, am I in pain tonight!
Milestones: 35 weeks down and 35 days to go! What a fantastic coincidence and a lovely indication that the end is near! This also means you only have 37 days to get your Christmas shopping done...
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