Hellobee

How Far Along: 39 weeks, 3 days

Due Date: April 23rd. After meeting with our doctor and discussing my progress, we have a cesarean scheduled for April 25th. More on that decision in a separate blog post!

Weight Gain: Up 33 pounds! All throughout my pregnancy, people commented on how small I was and I would explain that I like to pack it in at the end – mission accomplished!

Maternity Clothing: A pretty solid mix of regular and maternity clothing. I am down to oversized pajama pants and stretched out maxi dresses. This babe is sitting incredibly low making pants a near impossibility – making  getting adjusted at the chiropractor just slightly awkward.

Sleep: I get a pretty solid 6 hours every couple nights! Honestly sleep is terrible right now, I have Braxton-hicks for a solid 2 hours every night and am just so very very uncomfortable.

Stretch marks: Maybe? My skin is stretched to its limit and I think there is a possibility that I will have one, but it’s a little hard to tell right now.

Missing Anything: My little girl and my normalcy. I’m over it 100% – give me my baby and my body back.

Movement: Her moves have gotten a little muffled, but super painful. She will do this starfish stretch where I am being stretched out in every direction; it’s super painful. She is also so slow that when she moves, she hits some nerve that shoots these awful pains down the inside of my thighs and I can’t walk for a minute. Super bizarre.

Labor signs: Well, I’m not effaced and am only dilated to half a centimeter. In other words, not looking good on that front. However! I do have contractions that get more intense every single night for two hours. I ignore them for the first hour, then get hopeful… then they stop.

Looking Forward to: our baby! Our little family being here and in our arms. My mind and body has been focused on conception and pregnancy for the past year and a half; I’m ready to get to focus on being a mom.