Week 36

week: thirty six

fruit size of baby:  honeydew

cravings: lemons or anything lemon, and i recently got a craving back for ice cream. maybe the warmer weather?

aversions: don't really have any aversions lately

weight gain: 28 lbs

exercise: walking two times a day on my breaks at work and prenatal yoga stretches. i also do some stretches on my yoga ball. 

sleep: still sleeping pretty well. i cannot wait to sleep on my back again. my hips get so sore with my sleeping on them lately that that pain wakes me up. i roll over multiple times a night. 

belly: stretch marks are showing up around my belly button now. i look (and feel) like i am about to pop.

clothes: so thankful for this warmer weather! i no longer have to worry about a winter coat buttoning or not. i also don't have to worry about squeezing my feet in boots as they are very swollen. the only thing that fits at this point are my bright orange tennis shoes... 

movement: she sure is a mover. i saw a midwife i've never seen before at 35.5 weeks and she loved how curious our little lady was about the outside world. when they put monitors on my belly, she tried to push them off from inside my belly. the midwife loved it.

gender: we are having a baby girl and we are both so excited to meet her!

names: we have a list that we narrowed down that we will choose from when we meet her.

worries: this is probably going to sound dumb, but i am scared of puking during labor and feeling extremely miserable the entire time. not sure why. i'm praying against fear and hoping i can at least enjoy part of the labor process. i am also scared of having a big baby as andrew weighed 9lbs 12oz.

what i love: washing all her little outfits, blankets, and necessities for her arrival. it makes it that much more real!  

what i am looking forward to: meeting our little lady! it gets more and more real every week!

milestones: making it this far wearing my wedding ring. i think it is now retired until after i give birth as my hands have swelled.

best moment of the week: enjoying some lovely baby showers friends and family have thrown. i cannot even comprehend how blessed we are and how loved our little lady already is. i am so overwhelmed with thankfulness.

amusing comments from the general public: i've actually received quite a few comments in the last couple weeks where people ask when i'm due and when i tell them they say, "oh but you're so small!" i'm not sure if they're lying because i feel like i look ginormous, but regardless, it's a nice change from hearing how big i am.

baby mama drama: lately i feel like crying over everything. i'm sure it's just the hormones going crazy and the exhaustion that comes with working 40 hours a week, but i'm thankful for a caring husband that loves me so well.