37 Weeks

Belle now claims the full term title! I feel so blessed to have made it this far without any complications and I pray that I end the pregnancy the same. The past week has brought on a whole new set of problems. It's like I all of the sudden realized I was pregnant over night.

To start off I can no longer wear my wedding ring. The swelling is starting to increase at a daily rate and I am hopeful that it stays clear of my legs! My hips now feel that they are breaking apart after a long walk or a day spent on my feet. The joints in my hands ache during the night and I find it very difficult to sleep longer than a hour or two at a time. I now understand why pregnant women waddle and it isn't because of the extra weight but because it feels like I rode a horse all day.

Belle still is active as ever and her favorite move is still the stretch where her butt pokes on one side of my belly and both of her feet on the other side. Last night she nestled up in my ribs and I swear I have an internal bruise. Now that my hips hurt quite a bit, rolling over in bed gives me a pretty good workout but only when she will let me switch sides.

Here's the photo for the week. I think that now the changes will be minimal even thought I feel the weight more than ever. The one thing I will be looking for is for her to drop but I assume that I will feel it more than see it. Apparently when it happens you can breath so much easier than before! Good for me because I get winded walking up the stairs! Nate continues to laugh at me and make sounds when I get off the couch that resemble a large truck backing up. Of course this makes us both laugh and makes me have to pee even more. 

37 Weeks!

Anytime now! The guesses so far on when it will happen are the following:

     1. My friends here say in 1 1/2 weeks to 2 weeks.

     2. My mom thinks I will go overdue. August 8th

     3. I say I will go on my due date just because everything has been going so great for me :)

What do you all say? What about the height and weight?

I say 7lbs 8oz and 21in.... and no one else has guessed so I am the only one on this poll!

Tchau,

Sara