38 Weeks, My Little Pumpkin!

   38 weeks down! I am so ready for Ryder to be here! I am expecting him to come a few days late, but I want him to come early so badly. 

   Ryder is the size of a pumpkin this week. How fitting since it is October and Halloween is coming up and all. He should be around 7 lbs. according to the books. At this point, not much more is gonna change till he is born. 

   This past week was kind of rough. I had an overnight stay in the hospital Thursday night. I had mentioned in my last blog about how my family was sick, and I figured I wasn't feeling well because of that. I was wrong. I went to the hospital after work and ended up having an extreme bladder infection, being extremely dehydrated, and having ideal circumstances for kidney stones. 

   I ended up having three bags of fluids, antibiotics, and some pain meds. Ryder is perfectly fine, he was monitored two different times, and the nurses told me he was perfect the entire time. While I was at the hospital, they checked me and I was still 1 cm dialated, but 80% effaced. I was checked Monday at my 38 week checkup, and it was the exact same. 

How far along: 38 weeks

Gender: Oh Boy !

Weight gain: 26 lbs. I've gotten to where I am steadily gaining 2 pounds every weeks.

Maternity clothes: I can't wait to fit into jeans again, and leggings, some leggings are too tight around my stomach and waist now

Stretch marks: Still none

Belly button in or out: still flat

Sleep: I'm trying to sleep as much as I can, I've gotten to where I wake up three or four times a night again

Best moment this week: Nothing in particularly great happened this week. I'm still feeling kinda blah, which I will prolly feel that way till Ryder is born honestly. 

Miss anything: I miss feeling normal, as in healthy. I feel bad and just not good (I know that didn't sound very intelligent, but yeah). I'm not a complainer, but there is always something that I could complain about, at least this week. My tummy feels icky sometimes, I feel like I need tums with me all the time. This is gonna be tmi.. But nothing down below feels normal, which is normal because a baby is coming, but still. Hopefully my bladder infection/dehydration problem will be good and over with by the time Ryder decides to make his appearance.

Movement: Still moving quite a bit, hiccups still all the time.

Cravings: No real cravings this week. I've just enjoyed mushrooms, and I'm eating red beans and rice tonight which sounds perfect right now!

Looking forward to: Labor, I'm sure I'll regret saying that later, but I'm so ready for it right now.

   I was completely good with trying to have a very natural birth. I don't want to use pitocin, I don't want to be induced, and I don't want to get an epidural. After this week though, I just want to go ahead and be induced tomorrow, just so I can have my baby! I've had my mother friends tell me the last month is the longest and hardest, but you really don't understand till you are on your last month. Pray that I will be patient in waiting for this baby, I'm sure I'll be pregnant in a week still. 

xx

37 weeks !

   Baby is full term. He could be born any day now, and wouldn't that sure be lovely. I've adored being pregnant, but I've gotten to that point of feeling like a whale. One minute I'll be like, I love being pregnant, but I'm ready for him to be out, but it's great being pregnant, but it's time for him to get outtt. So it is quite fun.

   

   It really is just a waiting game at this point. I had my 37 week appointment Monday, and I am 1 cm dilated and 50% effaced. Effaced means that things down there have thinned out. And look at this chart ! (which I found very interesting).

   So now, when I go into labor, if I decide to keep people informed (who knows how I'll act, I may wanna just keep everyone informed and be very loving, but then again, I might become a hermit who bites peoples heads off.... Well, we shall see!) So, if I decide to keep people informed, you'll be able to come back to my blog and check out this chart! You're welcome.(:

   Ryder is supposed to be about the size of a winter watermelon or a honeydew melon (and I believe it!). He is just packing on pounds right now. At this point, the books say he gains about half a pound a week. 

   You can see what a difference ten weeks makes! These pictures were taken at 17 weeks, 27 weeks, and 37 weeks. Excuse how I look at 37 weeks, my whole family has been battling a stomach bug. Now let me tell you! I have avoided throwing up so far, but I've definitely felt icky. Being nine months pregnant and slightly sick is not fun. 

How far along: 37 weeks

Gender: A boyy

Weight gain: 24 lbs.

Maternity clothes: I am ready to get rid of my maternity clothes... Well, not all of them, but I want to fit into some of my normal clothes again.

Stretch marks: No stretch marks or veins or anything of the sort

Belly button in or out: flat, flat, flat

Sleep: I just want to rest all the time, I've started taking naps, I'm not sure if it is because I haven't been feeling good or if it's because I'm nine months pregnant.. I'm sure it is a combination of the two

Best moment this week: Finishing my room, all I need to do is put up some more wall decorations, this corner is where my rocking chair is! 

   I personally think the "drink pure fresh milk" sign is hilarious, since I'm breastfeeding and all.(:

   

   Cherith enjoys the rocking chair, it is super comfy. My dad and brother got it and put it together for me for my shower gift, it is seriously the perfect rocking chair!

Miss anything: This week, I miss my normal clothes fitting, I miss being able to get comfortable, and I miss being able to sleep on my stomach so badly, but I know that I won't have to miss these things for long.. And when I think about that, I think of how I don't really miss all that stuff and how I love being pregnant... But I miss those things.. (There I go again, back and forth!)

Movement: Ryder loves to move, he gets hiccups literally three or four times a day, it's ridiculous. I wonder if he will hiccup as much when he is born.

Cravings: I've been craving gingerbread and ginger snaps. Just out of nowhere this week, I was wishing I could have some gingerbread cookies!

Looking forward to: Ryder being born. He will be here within the next month. I'm expecting him to be a few days late, but I'm hoping he will be a few days early. With my dr appointments so close together (they are only a week apart at this point), at least I'll know if things are progressing or not. My dr said he will probably come right on the due date, because that is how my mom was, but we shall see! 

   Sorry for writing a day late again, at least I'm keeping up and not skipping weeks! I really hope I can keep up a blog after Ryder is born. Pray that everything will keep going smoothly and that everyone in my family will be healthy and feel well soon, especially me!! 

xoxo