Halloween

Due to the similar costume of a schoolmate, she insists that her costume is a Bad Astronaut. 

40 week belly

Probably not going to get much bigger than this. 

40 weeks

Happy 40 weeks to me!

Why yes, I think I will have a slice of leftover birthday cake.

39 weeks

A whopping 4 days remaining until my due date (which is a pretty accurate due date, I think, based on LMP and ultrasounds and whatnot). No labor signs yet that I know of - generally painless Braxton Hicks contractions every once in a while, but not with any regularity. I have an appointment this afternoon, just to check heartbeat and size, but I don't expect anything to come of it. I'm mentally committed to turning down all induction methods and fetal monitoring until at least 42 weeks (unless something changes, of course), so there's really not much to do but wait.

I feel like my life is on hold waiting for this baby, which is how it's supposed to be I guess. I have basically nothing to do at work, and I'm too awkward to do much at home since everything that needs to be done is manual labor related. The nursery stuff is set up, the clothes are all washed and put away. The house is fairly clean and at least a couple weeks worth of meals are in the freezer (especially if, by meals, I mean cookies).

Here's a pic of me at 39.5 weeks. This is Wilson's shirt and I am unable to keep the buttons buttoned. Also I put on sweatpants immediately after taking this photo. 

Also I left work early. It's nap time. 

Pool of Misery, Version 2

1. 
   Calling for more guesses - would someone PLEASE guess October?

1. 
   meredithJuly 31, 2013 at 6:27 PM

   Date: Nov. 2nd
   Time: 10:41 am
   Weight: 8 lbs 2 oz
   Length: 21 in

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2. 
   wislonAugust 1, 2013 at 9:36 AM

   Date: Nov. 6th
   Time: 2:12 am
   Weight: 8 lbs 8 oz
   Length: 20.5 in

   ReplyDelete
3. 
   apazAugust 1, 2013 at 9:40 AM

   Date: Monday, November 4th
   Time: 8:15pm
   Weight: 8 lbs. 5 oz.
   Length: 22 in

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4. 
   MattAugust 1, 2013 at 3:10 PM

   Date: Nov. 1st
   Time: 5:22 am
   Weight: 9 lbs 10 oz
   Length: 21.5 in

   ReplyDelete

36 weeks

Another bathroom belly pic. This is partly because there's a mirror in there and partly because I'm in there A THOUSAND TIMES A DAY.

I'm a little afraid to say how much weight I've gained as of week 36, but since I went to the doctor today, I guess I should be honest and admit that I'm up 32 pounds! At 32 weeks, Sunny Meadow's ultrasound estimated him at 4.6 pounds which seems like a hefty premie to me - the thinger puts that in the 65th %ile. With Sam, I was at 155 pounds at this point, so I'm not over by too too much, but I did gain TEN MORE POUNDS in the last month with her, so that's not something to look forward to.

Part of the reason I'm packing it on is probably because I'm eating whatever I want. This is my last go around being pregnant (hopefully), so I'm going to gosh darned enjoy it. Doughnuts, cookie dough, CAKE, second helpings, and 9pm bowls of cereal are all fair game.

In preparation for the birth and homecoming of Baby#2, we've been looking at pics from Sam's arrival. I thought you might enjoy some of those too. She looked like such a little frog.

Wait but why

I can't stop.

This is what led me here:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/wait-but-why/generation-y-unhappy_b_3930620.html

To this: