Week 38

WEEK 38 - Large and in charge!

How far along? 38 Weeks, 3 days

Total weight gain: up 25+ lbs
Maternity clothes? and yoga pants and whatever fits lol

Stretch marks? no and crossing my fingers!!!
Sleep: its great, I get lots of it and I love it!
Best moment this week: Spending time nesting and taking in these last few weeks of sleep, eating anything, and spending quality time with the hubby
Miss Anything? at the time, I wish i was with my parents. However, my pregnancy and the fact that Mia will be here soon gives me hope that everything will be ok
Movement: yes! she's a lazy one sometimes but she does like to kick my ribs :)
Food cravings: fruit and chocolate and pretty much anything lol I love food right now, a little too much!
Anything making you queasy or sick: empty stomach
Gender: Girl 
Labor Signs: dilated a couple centimeters, some pains. Not sure, but maybe a couple of contractions last night? Not painful, didn't come back. I think she likes is it in there way too much! Pretty comfy baby 
Symptoms: less back pain (only after a long walk) but still can't breath as good as I can
Belly Button in or out? in, almost completely smoothed out
Wedding rings on or off? on and off, some days I'm more swollen than others
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy !!!!
Looking forward to: doc appt and due date 12 days from today!

Pics of the nursery:

From baby2see.com:

Week Thirty Eight: Development is complete

You are 38 weeks pregnant. (fetal age 36 weeks) Baby is about 20 inches (51 cm) and weighs about 7.5 pounds (3.4 kilograms). The soft down, which covered the body throughout the pregnancy, is now disappearing. The body fat is continuing to build up, baby putting on about 1oz (28 grams) a day. The wrinkled skin is becoming 'baby' smooth. The baby may have reached its final birth position. Most babies are born head first with only about 3 percent coming out feet first. About one in eight births are caesarean. Development is complete, baby's main job is to gain weight. The body continues laying on the fat stores at a rate of about an ounce (28 grams) a day, that will help regulate his or her body temperature after birth. The amniotic fluid, this is approximately equal to 4 or 5 cups. It doesn't sound like much, but just wait until your water breaks, it will feel like much more. Baby may have a full head of hair now, an inch or more long, but some babies are born with only peach fuzz. Speaking of hair, most of the downy coat of lanugo that covered your baby for weeks has disappeared, but you may see some on the upper back and shoulders when he or she arrives. Almost gone has most of the vernix caseosa, the whitish substance that also covered baby. Your baby will swallow the lanugo and exterior coating, along with other secretions, and store them in their bowels. These will become your infant's first bowel movement, a blackish waste called meconium. Your child's intestines are accumulating lots of meconium. About 30% of babies move their bowels before birth. Usually this is a sign that the baby is under some stress and can cause pneumonia if the baby inhales any amniotic fluid with meconium in it. If there are signs of meconium in the amniotic fluid at birth your care provider will make sure that the baby's throat and lungs are suctioned thoroughly. This week, your baby weighs around seven and a half pounds and measures about 20 inches (51cm) head to toe. You are almost at the end of your pregnancy. Your weight should not increase much from this point. It should remain between 25 and 35 pounds (11.5 and 15.5 kg) until delivery.