6 days.

so our last doctor visit did not go swimmingly.. let's just say I am in cardiac failure. AWESOME. so we are now on a medication to try and calm my heart for the next week and then we will induce next Friday, May 22nd. that is so freaking soon, I have no clue what to do with myself.

How far along? 37 weeks. ( I think last week I put 36 days.. I need to go fix that. haha)

Total weight gain: 22 lovely pounds. put since we are full term, 22 pounds total weight gain is really reasonable. I think you're supposed to gain 25-30 pounds?

Maternity clothes?! gym shorts and tank tops. it's stinking hot here now! I couldn't imagine being mega pregnant in the summer in the south. holy cow am I hot all the time.

Stretch marks? nope! I might actually escape pregnancy without getting any! woohoo genetics

Sleep:  I mostly sleep like the dead. I get up to pee 5x haha

Miss anything? blue moon beer. BEEEEER. [same] I cannot wait!! 

Movement/Symptoms: my belly hurts? I pee alot? lol Charlie bounces around a ton

Food cravings: I am mostly on a icecream and salty kick haha.

Anything making you queasy or sick: proteins? I am finally not repulsed by shrimp!

Gender: we are like 99% it's a boy.. we will find out soon enough!

Symptoms: heartburn is the devil!

Belly button in or out? even flatter belly button? I didn't know that was possible.

Wedding rings on or off? just the wedding bands. no engagement ring.

Happy or moody most of the time: I cry all the time. lol it's horrible

Looking forward to: Charlie!! ahh there is so much to do!

4 weeks if we go to term!

How far along? 36 days!! weeks. obviously I am not 36 days pregnant & we have less than 36 days left. my brain is a mess :)

Total weight gain: 20 pounds.. ouch. I am going to trump that up to constipation?

Maternity clothes?! so I am officially full time WFH (working from home), so I now wear t-shirts and sweatpants 24/7. I am a hot mess. [same]

Stretch marks? nothing new

Sleep:  mixed bag- some nights I sleep like the dead. other nights terrible insomnia

Miss anything? blue moon beer. BEEEEER. [same]

Movement/Symptoms: little man is mostly very very active. the doctor thanked him at our last NST lol

Food cravings: sssssssssswwwwwwwwwweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeettttttttttttsssssssssss

Anything making you queasy or sick: chicken still. and barbque sauce

Gender: either way we're naming it Charlie, but let's hope the doctor is right :) [same]

Symptoms: heartburn and arrhythmia. major chest pain

Belly button in or out? super super super flat? I must have the deepest belly button ever. [same]

Wedding rings on or off? off but only since I am home all the time. :) [same]

Happy or moody most of the time: moody with tears all the time.

Looking forward to: Charlie!!

so since I posted only a few days ago, not much has really changed. We had my third and final shower (this child is so blessed and spoiled it's ridiculous). It was precious! My coworkers made us onesies!! I will have to take some photos. We did have both a NST and ultrasound last week. He aced the NST and did well at the ultrasound. Unfortunately, little man is head down and facing my spine (getting ready for eviction) so she didn't take any photos :( I was a little bummed. We will have another growth scan this week though so hopefully we can get a good snap shot.

OOPS! Less than 1 month!!

So I think we established that I suck.. oops. We are officially to the last month! super excited. and I missed both the 34 & 35 week update.. but I sorta made up for it by posting a pic of Charlie last time.. right? right? I will post another this weekend too ;)

How far along? 35 + 5 days!!

Total weight gain: weight has been a little crazy.. I think total gain is 18.5 pounds now? I feel SO fat.

Maternity clothes?! so I am officially full time WFH (working from home), so I now wear t-shirts and sweatpants 24/7. I am a hot mess.

Stretch marks? so, I noticed some on my hips, but I think those are old stretchmarks from puberty.. at least that's my story and I am sticking to it ;)

Sleep:  mostly good minus a few anxiety attacks. I dream about running. oh how I want to run so bad.

Miss anything? blue moon beer. BEEEEER.

Movement/Symptoms: little man is moving and grooving. we had more NSTs and are scheduled for another ultrasound on Friday!!

Food cravings: pizza. cheese. queso. sushi!

Anything making you queasy or sick: chicken. some shrimp. barbque sauce. eew.

Gender: either way we're naming it Charlie, but let's hope the doctor is right :) [same]

Symptoms: heartburn and arrhythmia. boo. oh and fatness.

Belly button in or out? super super super flat? I must have the deepest belly button ever.

Wedding rings on or off? off but only since I am home all the time. :)

Happy or moody most of the time: moody, headaches and lately tears. I cry constantly lol

Looking forward to: we have one more shower this Friday at work. We are incredibly blessed to have so many people around us that love us so much and want to help us get ready for little man. It's amazing.

so I promise to post the pics of little man this weekend from our Friday doctor appointment and do a mini 36 week update.  Hoping little man comes soon.. but at the same time I am so anxious. I think it finally hit me that life is seriously about to change.

NST and 4D from last week :)

Sorry this is super super super late. Last week we went to see the ob on Thursday. Charlie hasn't been moving too much lately so they did an NST (he's great) and an ultrasound since we haven't had one since January.
I was actually pleased that the doctor was shocked that we hadn't had one in a long time since I'm high risk. It only reinforces that I was receiving substandard care with the midwives.

so now to the part you actually care about..

Little man!! His face looks pretty similar to last pic we got

Awesomely, we finally got another profile shot. He has been hiding his profile since week 12 so I was super excited to see it.. and then I saw.. he got the family nose :) lol

And because I am getting really huge and haven't really done a single belly shot.. for your viewing pleasure at 33.5 weeks...

less than 7 weeks!

How far along? 33 weeks!!

Total weight gain: lost 2ish pounds, so up 15 total. the doctor wasn't concerned, so neither am I

Maternity clothes?! I am over it. I want to wear my normal cute clothes. bahhh still doing the mix and match though. fortunately while the bump is big, as a whole I am not :)

Stretch marks? still none! fx it stays like this!! [same]

Sleep:  insomnia seems to be a lot better. but the heartburn. oooooh the heartburn. AHH

Miss anything? blue moon beer. mmm and recently, wine lol [same]

Movement/Symptoms: so we had a cause for concern this week- little man stopped moving. he's suddenly better now, but scared the crap out of me. We had an NST and AN ULTRASOUND!!!! BABY PICS!.

Food cravings: depends on the day, time of day and what I ate last lol.

Anything making you queasy or sick: still buffalo sauce? I don't get it. ooh! shrimp. I suddenly find it disgusting. [same]

Gender: either way we're naming it Charlie, but let's hope the doctor is right :)

Symptoms: heartburn. my heart itself is going buckwild lol. I actually think I had a full on contraction last night too. I have been having cramping pain this was a whole belly pain. very weird.

Belly button in or out? super flat. I don't think it will pop but it's not over yet. [same]

Wedding rings on or off? wore my engagement ring all week :) I think I found my weight limit for my ring lol. 

Happy or moody most of the time: moody.still. and still having headaches.

Looking forward to: second shower this weekend! kinda excited, kinda nervous. I am not an attention needy person so I just feel awkward.  It feels like time is FLYING by.

So as above, I do have Charlie pictures from this week but I need to scan them in... tune in later for an update with his HUGE nose lol :)

Can't believe how close we're getting!!

How far along? 32 weeks + a few days. sorry this is late

Total weight gain: lost a pound, so 17 pounds up.

Maternity clothes?! maternity bottoms, regular shirt tops. I love sweat pants :) 

Stretch marks? still none! fx it stays like this!! [same]

Sleep:  still not sleeping great. I pee 2-3x, I get serious reflux/heartburn and general insomnia

Miss anything? blue moon beer. mmm and recently, wine lol [same]

Movement/Symptoms: little man hiccups like crazy. I am getting super fat too :( and braxton hicks. serious cramping pain.

Food cravings: sushi? umm icecream. mmmm icecream.

Anything making you queasy or sick: still buffalo sauce? I don't get it. ooh! shrimp. I suddenly find it disgusting.

Gender: once again, I was reminded that you don't know until the baby is out. but I think it's a boy

Symptoms: insomnia, bloating and cramping. hopefully that means body is prepping to get him out!!

Belly button in or out? super flat. I don't think it will pop but it's not over yet.

Wedding rings on or off? engagement off, wedding and 5 year on.

Happy or moody most of the time: moody. definitely moody. with the headaches and the exhaustion I just have no patience.

Looking forward to: first shower down :) my college roommates are throwing a little get together this weekend- super excited to see them and other faces I haven't seen in a while!

I badly want to nest. I want to get the nursery finished, I want to have everything done and tucked away. I think after the showers I will have permission to go shopping :) I just can't wait for little man to get here. I put together our baby swing and so desperately want to try it out. lol

9 week countdown- single digits people!!

How far along? 31 weeks

Total weight gain: hahah this week has not been a good weight week. I gained back the few I lost and then some.. again my weight is crazy. I think I have officially gained 18 pounds now? haha ouch

Maternity clothes?! ehh a 60/40 maternity to regular. I just don't like clothes in general. 

Stretch marks? still none! fx it stays like this!! [same]

Sleep:  I have finally reached the really bad sleep point. between the inability to get comfortable and the heartburn, I am in full baby training mode. 

Miss anything? blue moon beer. mmm and recently, wine lol [same]

Movement/Symptoms: still hiccups, constant kicks. little man sleeps throughout the night though, so at least one of us is sleeping.

Food cravings: coffee, french fries.

Anything making you queasy or sick: sometimes buffalo sauce. I have random aversions that vary hour to hour. 

Gender: it's a boy! (although my neighbor let me know that you never really know until the baby comes out lol)

Symptoms: super insomnia, bloat, EXHAUSTION. I am so tired.

Belly button in or out? In, I still wonder if it's going to pop or just stay super flat.

Wedding rings on or off? I wear the engagement ring occasionally, but for the most part I keep it off.

Happy or moody most of the time: moody. definitely moody. I want to be nice but my patience is negligible.

Looking forward to: my first shower is this weekend! excited but mildly nervous. we will see how it goes, I have a ton of stuff I need to do around the house. so much preparations. 

Still need to finish the nursery. bahh so much to do, so little energy.