36 weeks!

*36 week bump after a nice lunch in Shirlington!*

*Sammy loved the fountain*

*Happy Father's Day, Papi!*

*Baby is the size of romaine lettuce*

How Far Along?  36 weeks. We have entered the 9th month!

Maternity Clothes? Definitely!

Sleep? Pretty good - I am trying to enjoy it and stock up while I can!

Best Moment of the Week? Celebrating Father's Day with the best Papi to my two boys!

Movement? Yes, lots of wiggles!

What I miss? Moving around easily!

Symptoms: Feeling about the same, but more pressure when I stand up, and more discomfort. My hips are often sore, as is my back, and today Baby is kicking my ribs a lot!

What I’m looking forward to? Our next midwife appointment, at the end of the week. 

Milestones: Baby is shedding his fuzzy layer, and making meconium (first poops!).

Emotions: Happy, and very much in the nesting stage. I want to clean and organize everything!!!!

35 weeks!

*35 weeks at a baby shower for friend, Carolina, who is 33 weeks here. We were all of the pregnant ladies attending!*

*Baby is the size of a honeydew!*

How Far Along?  35 weeks!

Maternity Clothes? Yes!

Sleep? Pretty good - I've been having really entertaining dreams, like Julian and I being astronauts to Mars! 

Best Moment of the Week? Well, it wasn't the best, but it was a memorable moment in that we had to take Sammy to the ER for the first time. :-( He cut his forehead after falling off of his bed while trying to put his water cup on his shelf. Scary and crazy, and we had to go back 5 days after when he fell down a couple of stairs! No me gusta.

Movement? Yes! Getting a little more uncomfortable to sit with Sammy in my lap. 

What I miss? Nothing!

Symptoms: Same as before! I feel a little pressure when I stand up with baby, which means he is dropping, which is normal.

What I’m looking forward to? Getting everything ready. I feel like there is a lot to do, but that I have plenty of time. But I just realized we are exactly a month away from the due date! Yikes!

Milestones: Baby's liver is working! And kidneys!

Emotions: I'm feeling the need to clean, bake, and organize! Hello, nesting! :-)

34 weeks!

Sammy has been into making sad faces for the camera. He thinks it's so funny!

Baby is the size of a honeydew melon!

How Far Along?  34 weeks!

Maternity Clothes? Yes!

Sleep? Actually, not bad! 

Best Moment of the Week? At the end of 33 weeks we had a nice midwife appointment. It reminded me that we needed to get everything together! They told me to order my birth kit ASAP. So, I did, and also went out and got everything (or nearly everything) on the list to have at home.

Movement? Yes! Wiggly little guy more than kicks, though.

What I miss? Nothing!

Symptoms: Same as before!

What I’m looking forward to? Getting things together for the home birth. I've got a tub and have been cleaning/organizing our house, little by little. It is hard to do with a toddler, though! :-)

Milestones: Baby is adding fat under his skin layers.

Emotions: Happy, and getting nervous about the birth!