40 weeks

Waist Measurements: 48" at the belly button

Weigh in: 183lbs

Pregnancy Symptoms this Week:

• tiredness
• difficulty sleeping
• menstrual like crampyiness
• sharp pain under right breast
• Hip pain

My Pregnancy Brain: is she here yet?

Pregnancy Prep: Still trying to finish up the nursery.

Dr Visits: yep just my weekly visit. Noting new

Belly Shot:

What the baby looks like this week: It's hard to say for sure how big she is, but the average newborn weighs about 7 1/2 pounds and is about 20 inches long.

At birth your baby has a total of 300 bones. Some of the bones will fuse together later, which is why an adult has only 206 bones. Fascinating, no?

39 Weeks

Waist Measurements: " at the belly button

Weigh in: 175lbs 

Pregnancy Symptoms this Week:

• Muscle discomfort at the top of my belly
• Heartburn
• Pelvic Pain
• Bathroom every 2 seconds
• Crampy feeling
• pelvic pressure

Pregnancy first this week:  

Pregnancy Prep: Cleaned up Ethan's room a little, hopefully I can finish it next week

Dr Visits: BP was lower this week and they didn't mention protein in my urine so thats good. Lets see what happens next week

Belly Shot:

What the baby looks like this week: Is about 20 inches long and over seven pounds, maybe, depends, who knows. The lanugo that used to cover his body has mostly disappeared, but we may find a bit leftover on the shoulders, forehead and neck, we'll see. Because there is no air around your baby, when he practices breathing, it can cause amniotic fluid to get into his windpipe, resulting in those regularly spaced thumps that make you think you're carrying a jumping bean in your belly.

38 Weeks

Waist Measurements: 46" at the belly button

Weigh in: 170lbs

Pregnancy Symptoms this Week:

• discomfort sitting certain ways
• pelvic pain
• heartburn
• rib discomfort
• tiredness/ out of breath
• headaches
• cant get comfortable to sleep

My Pregnancy Brain: This has been a particularly hard week for me, I hate complaining about my pregnancy discomforts because I'm an so proud of my body for making and carrying a life, but this week it seems like my body is getting overwhelmed. I'm still trying to stay positive and listen to my hypnobabies when I feel overwhelmed. I know he need to cook as long as he needs to but I wouldn't mind if he decided to come a little early. If not I will continue to do my best to be an incubator for him while keeping a smile on my face.

Pregnancy Prep: Put the car seat in the car, packed our hospital bag, and put the glider in his room. Now I just need to finish cleaning up the room and we should be ready to roll.

Dr Visits: Had one this week. things are a little sketchy right now. good news is my GBS results came back negative so that means no IV for me. But the bad news is my BP was 143/90 and +1 protein in my urine. My Dr. didn't seem to worried, but of course that doesn't help me. we'll see what next week appointment says. Till then I'm upping my protein and trying to relax as much as I can.

Belly Shot:

What the baby looks like this week: He has really plumped up. He weighs about 6.8 pounds and he's over 19 1/2 inches long. He has a firm grasp, his organs have matured and are ready for life outside the womb.

37 Weeks

Waist Measurements: 46" at the belly button

Weigh in: 165lbs

Pregnancy Symptoms this Week:

• Belly Dropped
• Tiredness
• Loss of Breath
• extreme heartburn
• pelvic pain
• emotional

Pregnancy first this week: The heartburn is getting unbearable. I really hate complaining and I try not to, except to poor paul, but this is getting ridiculous. I keep telling myself "this too shall pass"

Pregnancy Prep: I redid Katelyn's room so I could move the glider into Ethan's room. I'm hoping to have his nursery done by next weekend.

Dr Visits: Yep I'll have one every week from now on. I got my group B strep results today! came back negative!!! Woo Hoooo! No IV for me!

Belly Shot:

What the baby looks like this week: At this point babies vary in size, but the average length is between 19 and 20 inches and most babies weigh approximately 6 pounds. Baby's growth slows down dramatically this week.

36 Weeks

Waist Measurements: 45" at the belly button

Weigh in: 162lbs Pregnancy Symptoms this Week:

• Tiredness
• Loss of Breath
• Pressure
• Lower back pain
• pubic symphysis pain
• Major Heartburn

Pregnancy first this week: The heartburn has been really bad, so bad that even my go to tums have stopped working. Luckily I have a great network of women that have given me a plethora of suggestions for things I can do to help it and it seems to be working.

Pregnancy Prep: I washed and put away all the baby clothes and bought fabric to make the curtains for his room. I also finally finished his carseat. Now I just need to finish my list of things I need to buy and go buy it. I'm hoping to have the nursery done in the next two weeks along with our hospital bag. holy smokes that means he's going to be here soon.

Dr Visits: None this week

Belly Shot:

What the baby looks like this week: He now weighs almost 6 pounds and is more than 18 1/2 inches long. His size will start displacing amniotic fluid over the final few weeks. He's shedding most of the downy covering of hair that covered his body as well as the vernix caseosa, the waxy substance that covered and protected his skin during his nine-month amniotic bath. He swallows both of these substances, along with other secretions, resulting in a blackish mixture, called meconium, will form the contents of his first bowel movement.

Even in the womb, your baby can listen, feel, touch and see. Other highlights this week: His gums are firm with ridges that look somewhat like teeth, though his actual pearly whites won't start breaking through until he's between three months and a year old. Your baby has definite patterns of sleep and wakefulness—opening his eyes while awake and closing them while sleeping.

35 Weeks

Waist Measurements: 44.5" at the belly button

Weigh in: 162lbs according

Pregnancy Symptoms this Week:

• Heart burn
• Tiredness
• Loss of Breath
• Pelvic Pain
• sciatic nerve pain
• extremely hot

Pregnancy Prep: tried to do some more sewing but my machine is broken :( so sad. My mom is sending me hers so I can finish my projects.

Dr Visits: Had one this week nothing too exciting. everything looks great. Next appointment they are doing an ultrasound to check position, hopefully he cooperates and is cephalic.

Belly Shot:

What the baby looks like this week: He is now about 5½ pounds and over 18 inches long—about the size of one of those price-club sheet cakes. Because it's so snug in my womb, he isn't likely to be doing somersaults anymore. His kidneys are fully developed now, and his liver can process some waste products. Most of his basic physical development is now complete — he'll spend the next few weeks putting on weight.

34 Weeks

Waist Measurements: 44.5" at the belly button

Weigh in: 158lbs

Pregnancy Symptoms this Week:

• Slight hand and feet swelling
• Heart burn
• Pubic symphysis pain
• Hip pain
• linea negra appeared
• can no longer wear wedding ring :(

Pregnancy first this week: 

My Pregnancy Brain: Now that the nursery is started its really starting to hit me that we are going to have another baby very soon. I cant believe how quickly time passes.

Pregnancy Prep: Lots done this week. Nursery is put together and almost completely cleaned up.

Dr Visits: None this week

Belly Shot:

What the baby looks like this week: He now weighs about 4 3/4 pounds and is almost 18 inches long. His fat layers — which will help regulate his body temperature once she's born — are filling him out, making him rounder. His skin is also smoother than ever. His central nervous system is maturing and his lungs are continuing to mature as well.
He is begining to develop his own immune system, instead of relying solely on antibodies received through the placenta. 

33 weeks

Waist Measurements: 44" at the belly button

Weigh in: 155lbs

Pregnancy Symptoms this Week:

• Heart burn
• Lots of pelvic pain and pressure
• Tiredness
• hard to sit for long

Pregnancy Prep: Finished painting the crib, thanks babe :). started cleaning the room so hopefully we will have the room set up in time for the shower next weekend. 

Dr Visits: Had one this week nothing special, just the usual. except now i'm going in every two weeks, holy smokes that means were in the home stretch.
Belly Shot:

What the baby looks like this week: This week he weighs a little over 4 pounds and has passed the 17-inch mark. He's rapidly losing that wrinkled, alien look and his skeleton is hardening. The bones in his skull aren't fused together, which allows them to move and slightly overlap, thus making it easier for him to fit through the birth canal.

Kicks and movements are practically visible from space now. The big news this week is lung development—baby's respiratory system is almost completely mature. That means if your baby was born this week, odds are he'd be a healthy bouncing baby with a just a little help from his friends (aka, the NICU). Some of the specifics are: Your baby can now detect light and tell the difference between night and day. His pupils will constrict and dilate in response to light. 

32 weeks

Waist Measurements: 43.5" at the belly button

Weigh in: 155lbs

Pregnancy Symptoms this Week:

• Heart burn
• emotional
• pelvic pain

Pregnancy first this week: The pelvic/hip pain is pretty bad this week making it hard to walk at the end of the day.

My Pregnancy Brain: I am starting to feel overwhelmed with the amount of stuff I need to get done before ethan gets here. Luckily we got a lot done this week. we finally sanded and primed the crib. we would have painted it to but it started raining. I also finally made the bedding. Hopefully next week I can clean the room out and put the crib in.

Dr Visits: None this week.

Belly Shot: 

What the baby looks like this week: By now, he weighs 3.75 pounds and is about 16.7 inches long. You're gaining about a pound a week and roughly half of that goes right to your baby. In fact, he'll gain a third to half of his birth weight during the next 7 weeks as he fattens up for survival outside the womb. He now has toenails, fingernails, and real hair (or at least respectable peach fuzz). His skin is becoming soft and smooth as he plumps up in preparation for birth.

31 Weeks

Waist Measurements: 43" at the belly button

Weigh in: 150lbs

Pregnancy Symptoms this Week:

• Pelvic & hip pain
• Heart burn

Pregnancy first this week: Is it possible for a fetus to claw his way out? cause it sure feels like it sometimes. This kid is doing cartwheels in there. But I love it.

My Pregnancy Brain: Starting to get worried about getting the nursery done it feels like I have so much to do and not enough time. 

Dr Visits: Had one this week, Finally. Everything looks good. I also got some good news, the hospital I'm delivering at has Tubs, and they will let me take off the monitors if everything is looking good.

Belly Shot:

                                            Im not sure why I look surprised!

What the baby looks like this week: He weighs about 3½ pounds and measures a little over 16 inches. From this week on, he will continue to gain around ½ pound a week until shortly before birth. He can now process information from all five senses. By now, your baby's lungs are the only system not fully mature. She can turn his head from side to side, and his arms, legs, and body are beginning to plump out as needed fat accumulates underneath his skin. 

30 weeks

Waist Measurements: 42" at the belly button

Weigh in: 147lbs

Pregnancy Symptoms this Week:

• Pelvic Pain
• Heart burn
• Tiredness

Pregnancy Prep: Starting sewing some stuff :)


Dr Visits: None this week, we got rescheduled again. i think I'm going on week 7 with no dr. appointment.

Belly Shot:

What the baby looks like this week: He is about 15.7 inches long now, and he weighs almost 3 pounds. A pint and a half of amniotic fluid surrounds him, but that volume will decrease as he gets bigger and takes up more room in my uterus. Is starting to get a little crowded in there, but still has room to wiggle and roll and punch and kick.

Big news for baby's brain this week: It's starting to to form Gyri and Sulci! This is due to the rapid growth of his little genius's brain cells. Other highlights this week: Fingernails and toenails are finally finished, Plus, the bone marrow is completely in charge of red-blood-cell production now.