38 WEEKS 2 DAYS PREGNANT!

Pregnancy Highlights:
How Far Along: 38 WEEKS 2 DAYS PREGNANT! 12 days until my due date.
Size of baby: At 36 week appointment they did a growth scan. He is weighing about 6 lbs 7 oz.
Maternity Clothes: Yes-all maternity clothes.
Gender: Boy!
Movement: Yes. I can feel little body parts sticking out of my stomach.
Sleep: I am sleeping good. I wake up once or twice a night to go to the bathroom.
Symptoms: Feeling good. I started getting some heartburn for the first time in my pregnancy this week.
What I miss: Sleeping anyway I want.
Cravings: Sweets!
Best Moment this week: My 38 week appointment. I am still 50% effaced and a little more then 1 cm dilated. They asked me if I wanted my membranes stripped. I freaked out at first because they said it gives you a 50/50 chance of going into labor within the next few days. I decided to go for it so we'll see what happens. I am walking every day in hopes that baby will come soon.

37 WEEKS!

Pregnancy Highlights:
How Far Along: 37 WEEKS! 21 days until my due date!
Size of baby: At 36 week appointment they did a growth scan. He is weighing about 6 lbs 7 oz.
Maternity Clothes: Yes-all maternity clothes except for some dresses.
Gender: Boy!
Movement: Yes. I can feel little body parts sticking out of my stomach.
Sleep: I am sleeping good. I wake up once or twice a night to go to the bathroom.
Symptoms: Feeling good. Feet hurt a lot lately.
What I miss: Sleeping anyway I want.
Cravings: Sweets!
Best Moment this week: My 37 week appointment. I found out I am 1 cm dilated and 50% effaced. Hoping for more progress next week.

36 weeks and 2 days pregnant!

Pregnancy Highlights:
How Far Along: 36 weeks! 4 weeks left until my due date.
Size of baby: At 36 week appointment they did a growth scan. He is weighing about 6 lbs 7 oz.
Maternity Clothes: Yes-all maternity clothes except for some dresses.
Gender: Boy!
Movement: Yes all the time. I think he's going to be a very active boy.
Sleep: I am sleeping good. I wake up once or twice a night to go to the bathroom.
Symptoms: Feeling very big and tired all the time.
What I miss: Sleeping anyway I want.
Cravings: Sweets!
Best Moment this week: My 36 week appointment. I got a very detailed ultrasound and growth scan. He is looking great and looks like by time he's born will weigh around 8 lbs. The ultrasound tech said he has lots of hair.

35 weeks post a week late.

Pregnancy Highlights:
How Far Along: 35 weeks! 5 weeks left until my due date.
Size of baby: About 19 in. At 32 weeks the Midwives estimated he weighed around 4 1/2 lbs.
Maternity Clothes: Yes-all maternity clothes except for some dresses.
Gender: Boy!
Movement: Yes all the time. I think he's going to be a very active boy.
Sleep: I am sleeping good. I wake up once or twice a night to go to the bathroom.
Symptoms: Feeling very big and tired all the time.
What I miss: Sleeping anyway I want.
Cravings: Sweets!
Best Moment this week: My 35 week appointment. The midwives could not tell if he was head down so I got an unexpected ultrasound. He was and looking great!

34 WEEKS!

Pregnancy Highlights:
How Far Along: 34 weeks! 6 weeks left until my due date.
Size of baby: About 19 in. At 32 weeks the Midwives estimated he weighed around 4 1/2 lbs.
Maternity Clothes: Yes-all maternity clothes except for some dresses.
Gender: Boy!
Movement: Yes all the time. I think he's going to be a very active boy.
Sleep: I am sleeping good. I wake up once or twice a night to go to the bathroom.
Symptoms: Tire easily, and feet and legs ache when standing.
What I miss: Sleeping anyway I want.
Cravings: Sweets!
Best Moment this week: My Dr. Appointment today. He's measuring one week ahead.
What I am looking forward to: Maternity shoot this weekend.

33 weeks 3 days pregnant

Pregnancy Highlights:
How Far Along: 33 weeks 3 days pregnant!
Size of baby: About 19 in. At last appointment the Midwives estimated he weighs around 4 1/2 lbs.
Maternity Clothes: Yes-all maternity clothes except for some dresses.
Gender: Boy!
Movement: Yes all the time. I think he's going to be a very active boy.
Sleep: I am sleeping good. I wake up once or twice a night to go to the bathroom.
Symptoms: Get tired easily.
What I miss: Sleeping anyway I want.
Cravings: Sweets!
Best Moment this week: Feeling him have hiccups all the time. So cute.
What I am looking forward to: My appointment next week.

32 WEEKS!

Pregnancy Highlights:
How Far Along: 32 weeks!
Size of baby: About 17 in. At last appointment the Midwives estimated he weighs around 4 1/2 lbs.
Maternity Clothes: Yes-all maternity clothes except for some dresses.
Gender: Boy!
Movement: Yes all the time. I think he's going to be a very active boy.
Sleep: I am sleeping good. I wake up once or twice a night to go to the bathroom.
Symptoms: Get tired easily.
What I miss: Sleeping anyway I want.
Cravings: Sweets!
Best Moment this week: While Sean was out of town for work, he asked me to put the cell phone to my belly so he could say hi to our little boy. It was so sweet I know Sean's going to make a great dad.
What I am looking forward to: Our next birth class on Thursday.

31 WEEKS!

Pregnancy Highlights:
How Far Along: 31 weeks!
Size of baby: About 16 in. long and weighs around 3 1/2 LBS.
Maternity Clothes: Yes-all maternity clothes except for some dresses.
Gender: Boy!
Movement: Yes all the time. I am always wondering what he's doing inside my belly. He seems to get big spurts of energy. I love it!
Sleep: I am sleeping good. I wake up once or twice a night to go to the bathroom.
Symptoms: Felling pretty good now days. I haven't had to take anti nausea medicine in at least 3 weeks.
What I miss: Having more clothes to choose from.
Cravings: I love sweets, and have to have my big glass of ovaltine every morning
Best Moment this week: I love when Sean gets to feel the baby move and he talks to our little boy.
What I am looking forward to: My next appt. on Tuesday.

Week 30

Pregnancy Highlights:
How Far Along: 30 weeks!
Size of baby: About 16 in. long and weighs around 3 lbs.
Total Weight Gain/Loss: Gained 25 lbs
Maternity Clothes: Yes-all maternity clothes except for some dresses.
Gender: Boy!
Movement: Yes all the time. He loves to be on my right side and push up into my ribs. I wake up every morning with sore ribs.
Sleep: I am sleeping good. I wake up once or twice a night to go to the bathroom.
Symptoms: I still feel nauseous every once in awhile. I get tired more easily lately and get out of breath just from doing little things.
What I miss: Having more clothes to choose from.
Cravings: I just love food in general, but don't have as much room to eat very much.
Best Moment this week: Hearing the heart beat at my doctors appt.
What I am looking forward to: Meeting our little one in 10 weeks or less.

Total Surprise!!!

I was four days late and didn't think twice about it. I had been that late several times before and felt the same I did in the past when I was about to start. Some how my sister-in-law Ashfield and I started talking about it and she said I should get a pregnancy test. I was very reluctant, after trying for almost three years you learn not to get excited. Sean just happen to be going to Walmart that night and I told him to pick up the cheapest pregnancy test they had. I stayed home, because we currently had 2 foster children living with us a 2 and 3 year old brothers. Anyway... I took the test later that night and to my surprise it showed 2 lines. I was pregnant!!! But I took several double takes before going to tell Sean. Sean was in shock and said don't get too excited he thought one line looked pretty light. Sean went back to Walmart and got the more expensive ones that say pregnant or not pregnant. I took both and both said pregnant. We were beyond excited, but still in total shock and disbelief. We had giving up on getting pregnant and couldn't believe that it was finally happening.

That same day Sean had bought bronze knobs for all our interior doors. He was so keyed up after finding out I was pregnant, that he stayed up till 3 in the morning changing out all of the door knobs.

new blog to document our little miracle boy

I am starting this blog as a way to document my pregnancy. Sean and I can't wait to welcome our new addition. We feel beyond blessed that after almost 3 years of trying that God has blessed us with this little one that I am carrying.