Baby Reeder (and Mama!) at 40w0d
Total weight gain/loss: I'm big enough.
Sleep: Still pretty good. The number of times I have to get up to pee seems to have picked up though. And my left hip really hurts by the time I get up for the day.
Movement: Slowing down, but getting even more painful.
Labor Signs: Well, I'm praying that all of this pain I've been in the last 48 hours is the baby dropping. It's been incredibly rough. I'm getting very intense pressure and pains at the bottom of my belly, many of which are making me stop in my tracks. There aren't consistent contractions to go with it, so I know it's not the start of labor or anything.
Food cravings: Sugar. Just all of it.
Gender: I can count on 2 hands how many days are left until we find out!!
New w/pregnancy #3: I've reached my due date and I'm not angry about it. With Brooke, I was so depressed when I got to my due date; I had naively hoped I'd be one of those women that had early babies. Then with Joe, everyone kept saying "Oh, a lot of 2nd babies come early! It might be different this time!" And I believed them. So when 4o weeks rolled around and I wasn't even close, I was so frustrated! This time? Hell, I never expected to have my baby today. That's why the calendar we gave the kids says "Baby Week" for this entire week and why we never told them I was due on Easter. So, with no expectation to actually be holding my baby today, I'm pretty at peace with the extra week. (I think that means I'm growing up.)
What I miss: I miss the early days of this pregnancy when I was always cold. Now that the weather is warming up (which is THE GREATEST THING EVER, by the way), I couldn't possibly be hotter. The A/C is jacked up in our house (b/c we can't open the windows, thanks to some recent allergy issues we're having with the kids) and I'm still roasting.
What I am looking forward to: This is an easy one...having my baby.
Best moment this week: Car seat is installed, hospital bag is (mostly) packed, everything is in place! I'm doing one last giant push of laundry tomorrow, and then both my bag and the kids' bags will be totally ready to go. This is really it, you guys!
Milestones: Today is my due date. We'll go with that one.
Just for kicks, here's a comparison of my bellies at 40 weeks with all 3 kiddos (Brooke's is actually 40w2d on the left, then Joe at 40w0d in the middle, and Rocket on the right from today.) They say black is slimming, but this baby appears to be the big winner!
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