37w0d - Full Term!

Wow! What a milestone. Definitely something HUGE that calls for a trip to our favorite Mexican restaurant tonight. The last big thing that we "celebrated" was finding out the gender. Of course we've been there since January, but today definitely needs to be called out in a special way.

Yesterday I was back to the OB, but it was just another really quick appointment. No internal exam this time, so we have no idea if there has been any additional progress made since last week. Baby girl was wide awake and making her presence known at 4:30am. (She definitely gets that from daddy's side, not me.) Finally, some really strong constant movements to report after talking about monitoring kick counts just the week before. Heck, I don't think she took a nap all day. Well, at least not a very long one. I was feeling her all throughout the day. This is quite unusual. But I love it! Hard to believe, that feeling will be gone very soon. I'm really getting anxious as I see some of the girls from the Nest who are due after me going into labor and having their babies. I know it can happen anytime now, but might not happen for five more weeks. I hope I'm not one of those girls that goes two weeks over. That would be torture!

It's a long weekend for Memorial Day. Wonder if this will be our last weekend just the two of us. I think about how far we've come in the last year. Just about this time last year was when IVF #1 was cancelled because I wasn't suppressed enough and ovulated through the pill. We had been scheduled in the days right around Memorial Day for egg retrieval and transfer. We are in a much happier place this year, that's for sure!

I just posted a new picture two weeks ago, but as the end comes closer, I want to share another one. What do you think? Does baby looks a lot lower this week? I've had this sweater on for a lot of my pictures and it's fun to see how the belly has changed over the weeks. Looking back, it would have been fun to see the changes wearing the same shirt every week. Look at that belly!


Last official update. What's happening with baby: Weeks 37-Delivery (Month 9): Watermelon 18.9-20.9in, 6.2-9.2lbs

At week 37, your pregnancy is considered full term, meaning baby is likely to thrive after birth. Baby spends these last weeks in preparation for the outside world… meaning careful refinement of the blink, suck, inhale and exhale. Meconium, which you’ll probably find in the first diaper, is accumulating in the intestines. If (okay, as) you worry about giving birth, consider what it’s like for the little one. During the journey out of your womb, baby will produce more stress hormones than any other time in life.