Baby Emma Grace: Weeks 36 & 37

The due date is less than 3 weeks away ya'll! It's getting real. 

How far along? 37 + 2 today 

How big is the baby? Winter melon 19-22 inches 6.5 lbs 

Total weight gain/loss:

Not even getting on the scale these days.  But I feel healthy (in this aspect at least) and believe my girl is right on track. 

Maternity clothes? Yep. 

Sleep? I love bedtime.

Best moment this week: all the sunshine here!! I even let Emma get a little sun ;-)

Symptoms? back pain, pelvic pain to the max/prolapse issues, sensitive skin, heartburn, tired, sense of smell is outrageously strong again, headaches

and nausea come and go too. 

 

Food cravings? Random things all week. Not particularly pregnancy cravings I guess 

Food aversions? Nope 

Gender? Baby girl coming soon! In so nervous to parent a daughter for some reason. I'm just so used to my house of boys now, so this will be interesting. :)

Labor signs? Lots of contractions. I'm not really timing them yet. They're not painful most of the time but I feel a lot of it in my legs and that gets painful. I'm ready for the real deal....to just do it and get this hard part I've been dreading and fearful of for months over with, I mean. I'm in a good place though. Really trusting the Lord with my health and this birth. I'm just ready to snuggle baby girl and move forward. The sun is shining both literally and metaphorically here, and I'm believing healing is around the corner!!

*****Update based on 38 week appt (which was technically done at 37 +3) is 2cm dilated and 75% effaced. Baby girl as so stinking low there's no denying it. And we diiscussed the possibility of induction at 39/40 weeks depending on things since it is very much eccacerbating my prolapse symptoms, but hey, we are making progress and I believe she'll come on her own! 

Belly button in or out?: out ish 

Milestones? I'm over the 37 week mark! I think 38 or 39 weeks sounds like a good time for a baby, yeah? ;)

Bump? Enjoying the last few weeks with this large melon 

Here are the pics: 

36 weeks

37 weeks

Some sneak peak pictures from the free maternity session I won at a group shower a month ago. I took them during week 36. I will treasure these belly shots, as I may never experience the beauty of growing a baby in there again. Thankful for this gift.

Hubs and I on a date night. We are sad to give these up again for a while soon. 

Daddy and Gideon aka, our sweet little man. He is soaking up having our full attention these days, that's for sure.