Baby Reeder at 38w0d
Total weight gain/loss: I'm not keeping track anymore. I'll end this pregnancy up around 40 lbs, which is just slightly more than I gained with Joe. Doesn't bother me in the least. Between breastfeeding & carrying around a bruiser baby, I'm confident I'll be able to manage it quickly.
Sleep: Ugh. I've been congested for 2+ solid weeks now, so I have to sleep almost upright to breathe. On top of that, we've had a handful of rough nights with the kids this week. The ONE night Joe has slept completely through the night in the past 2 months, I was up with Brooke twice :/ I also had glimpses of insomnia this week. That really ramped up for me in the last few weeks of my previous pregnancies, so I'm waiting for it to start getting worse.
Movement: The frequency has slowed down a tiny bit, but the intensity is growing as Rocket grows. Poor thing is completely out of room. I've noticed a lot of what are either feet or fists poking out of the sides of my belly this week.
Labor Signs: I'm having Braxton Hicks contractions all day every day. I've had 2 in the last 10 minutes as I type this. They aren't painful as much as they are just really uncomfortable.
Food cravings: I have had an insatiable appetite this weekend. All sugar all the time.
Gender: We're going to take a blue & a pink blanket to the hospital, but I really don't think that pink one will be coming out of the suitcase.
New w/pregnancy #3: I think I'm actually nesting, which is definitely not something I've ever experienced. Our kitchen has been much less cluttered (notice I didn't say clean) than normal the past couple of months. In fact, we've all been doing a much better job of keeping our main living spaces pretty tidy. (The husband has been waiting almost 6 years for this. Too bad it'll probably all go to hell again when we're in the thick of raising 3 kids in a couple weeks!)
What I miss: I would've loved a glass of wine yesterday...
What I am looking forward to: I started pulling out teeny tiny onesies and teeny tiny socks and other teeny tiny baby things from our bins in the basement. It's so hard to believe it's been 2.5 years since we've used these things! As the days we have remaining are truly numbered now, it's starting to become more and more real that a teeny tiny baby is on its way to fill those little things :)
Best moment this week: The kids and I made a baby countdown chain last week. Every morning, they very enthusiastically run to rip off the next link on the chain, then very excitedly run to tell me how many days are left. They are getting so excited!! (We're not counting down to my due date, but a week later just to be safe. If the baby comes earlier, it'll just be a nice surprise!)
Milestones: It's April! Baby month! Since my OB doesn't like to let moms go much more than a week over her due date, it's pretty much a guarantee that we're having a baby this month!
Baby Reeder at 30w on the left & 38w on the right.
I'd say this baby has gotten a little bigger in the past 2 months, wouldn't you? (And maybe has dropped a tiny bit?)
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