39 Weeks

Emma Claire's due date is exactly one week from TODAY! I just cannot wait to meet her! The Hubster is getting so excited too, each little "ouch" or "owwww" and he jumps thinking I'm in labor. I feel like Annie in Father of the Bride when they're playing Scrabble and she says "Ouch!" and everyone jumps. Then she says..."O..U..C..H. Ouch" :-) My parents and the Hubster's parents are coming this week and I am just so excited to REALLY start the baby watch! I told the Hubs that I feel like everyone is going to get here and just stare at me! ha! As of last week when I went to the Doctor I was dilated to 1cm, which I know is not a lot but it's better than nothing! I have had some slight cramping but mainly at night and it goes away when I move. Code for not "real" contractions ;-)

How Far Along: 39 Weeks

Size of Baby: She could be anywhere from 6-9lbs (although I hope not the latter! HA!) and between 18-21in long!

Total Weight Gain: 19 Pounds at the Doctor last week

Maternity Clothes: Yep! Although yesterday the Hubster and I went out to lunch and to run errands and I managed a pre-pregnancy shirt AND sweater...towards the end of the day it started sneaking up though and I had to keep pulling it down! haha

Gender: Little Lady

Movements: I have finally noticed her movements changing. I don't like to say they've "slowed down" because she is still a VERY active little one. I can just tell she is really running out of room. She doesn't haul off and kick me like she used to. Now she just sort of rolls around, my belly reminds me of a lava lamp sometimes! And oh my word, her head is SO LOW. I can tell when she tries to move it around and let's just say it is not comfortable! Someone is getting ready to come out and play!

What  I Miss: Being able to bend over, sleeping through the night without needing to potty 6 times, cooking at the stove normally, ha! Now when I cook I have to stand sort of sideways because my belly sticks out so far and it gets HOT!

Cravings: This week just Dr. Pepper! Which is a fun little craving because it's what the Hubster's Granny craved when she was pregnant with his Mom!

Symptoms: My newest one is that my belly button has started to poke out a little at the top, and it does not feel pleasant :-( I have also had some crazy dreams lately! One was that I didn't think I was pregnant...and I was as pregnant as I am now in the dream! Everyone kept telling me to take a pregnancy test so I finally did and it said, "Pregnant" and I just kept saying..."Y'all...I am obviously NOT pregnant!" HA! With my huge belly! :-)

Best Moment of the Week: This weekend was so much fun! The Hubster and I got to spend time with friends on Saturday and then on Sunday we had a relaxing day just the two of us. We knew it would be our last Sunday alone...parents will be here next week! And it was possibly our last Sunday without our daughter!!!

What I'm Looking Forward To: Meeting Emma Claire!!! Although I have to say I just read this on The Bump about labor, "Remember how freaked out you used to be about it? Now, at week 39 you probably don’t care what you have to do, you just don’t want to be pregnant anymore!" HA! Negative....I am STILL freaked out by it! I do NOT like being in pain, and while I AM so excited to meet my sweet daughter I wish she could just appear magically! Getting "checked" at the doctor was NOT a pleasant experience and we immediately discussed my desire for an epidural after! :-) She is wonderful though and was fully supportive and made a note on my chart! ha! I love her! 

Baby Bump

Well there ya have it...39 weeks! I keep wondering if this will be my last update?! This time next week I might be sharing pictures of a much cuter little lady! :-) Don't forget you can enter a guess as to when Emma Claire is going to arrive at our online game!!!

http://www.expectnet.com/games/EmmaClaire2011