How far along? 39 weeks.  The end is near.

Baby is the size of: a pumpkin, a housecat, and a mini skateboard.

Maternity clothes? Yes. And now even mostly flip flops.  My poor sausage toes just don’t feel great in other shoes. It had been pretty warm, but has cooled off this week. Everyone is breaking out their boots. I mean, I couldn’t bend over to put them on, but if I could, they are so swollen I wouldn’t want them on anyway.

Sleep: Still sleeping ok-ish. I get up in the night (and after a BIG struggle to roll out of bed and waddle back), and I fall back asleep ok.

Best moment this week: Buying the milk that is good past my due date. We are SO close.

Movement: It’s mostly a butt in my ribs at this point. I’m thankful to feel her often to know she’s still ok…but golly kid, give me some room!

Food cravings: To be honest, I’m hungry ALL THE TIME but not much sounds good. I don’t know if this is normal pregnancy thing, or if I’m just sick of thinking about food from the gestational diabetes. Either way, I’m ready to indulge some after she’s here.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Not really!

Symptoms: I had some contractions one night, and almost got excited…but I fell back asleep and nothing else happened.  Otherwise, it’s just uncomfortableness all the time.

Belly button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? I’m not wearing them most of the time so I don’t swell up.

Happy or moody most of the time: Pretty good. I can tell I’m a little more hormonal as I’m crying (mostly happy cry) from a lot more this week.  And my sugar numbers are a little wacky, which is hormonal.

Looking forward to: Our doctor’s appointment Thursday. He told me that I won’t go longer than 40 weeks due to the gestational diabetes…but we have no idea what that means for us if she doesn’t come by our due date on Sunday. Guess we will go over options Thursday? Hope so!

Just for an FYI- It may take me a bit to announce her arrival here on the blog, but my Instagram will have it pretty quickly. So if you want to stay updated, follow me on IG @brittneydeanne

How far along? 38 weeks! Home stretch!

Baby is the size of: a spaghetti squash, winter melon (not sure what that is?), a Pomeranian, and a ukulele.

Maternity clothes? I mean, not to brag, but I was able to fit into non-maternity yoga pants this weekend. ha! But mostly, yes.

Sleep: Sleep is still pretty good.  Rolling over and getting out of bed are tough. Tyler’s had to help me out of bed a couple of times.

Best moment this week: Getting to see her at our last ultrasound! My friend owns an elective ultrasound business, so I don’t feel bad being all “Can I look at my girl?” It’s great!

Movement: I still feel her, but not as many kicks and jabs. Now it’s butts in the rib cage. I did feel hiccups for the first time! I caught it on video!

Food cravings: I got my Halo Top Ice Cream (woohoo!) so that fix is satisfied.  I am finally wanting chicken…but fried chicken. I can handle it on the gestational diabetes diet as long as it is paired with veggies and not a lot of carbs.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Not really!

Symptoms: I’m having the pelvic pain again. I’ve been going to the chiropractor weekly, and I’m sure he can help when I go this week. I also had a charlie horse this morning. Boo!

Belly button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? I’m not wearing them most of the time so I don’t swell up.

Happy or moody most of the time: Had a great week. Again.  Thankful.

Looking forward to: Our doctor’s appointment Thursday.  I feel this the status of this appointment will determine our delivery plans.  The doctor won’t let me go late because of the gestational diabetes, so whether or not I’m progressed any will likely determine our course of action.

Just for an FYI- It may take me a bit to announce her arrival here on the blog, but my Instagram will have it pretty quickly. So if you want to stay updated, follow me on IG @brittneydeanne

How far along? 37 weeks! That means we are at term.  She can come anytime now!

Baby is the size of: a honeydew melon, a tackle box, a skunk, and romaine lettuce.

Maternity clothes? Same as last week. Maternity clothing all the time. Feeling large and in charge most days.

Sleep: I’ve done ok with sleep.  Still considering myself lucky to sleep through the night (when I remember to stop drinking fluids at dinner!) or only get up once or twice for potty breaks.  I do have trouble rolling around and getting up, but I can get comfortable enough to sleep.

Best moment this week: Doing our nursery reveal and everyone saying such sweet things about it!

Movement: I’m still feeling movement, but these days it’s more like just feeling her butt up against my side. It gets SO hard and uncomfortable!

Food cravings: Feeling pretty good. Had a day or two where I wanted some bread, and just had some small servings.  I’m missing my Halo Top ice cream (I’m out) so I may make a trek to Van Buren to buy some more this weekend.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Not really!

Symptoms: Just pregnancy uncomfortableness.  Having a tougher time moving around. Always feeling the bladder pressure.

Belly button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? I’m not wearing them most of the time so I don’t swell up.

Happy or moody most of the time: Had a great week. Again.  Thankful.

Looking forward to: An ultrasound on Saturday to help us better see her size and position.