37 Weeks

Yay! Baby Lisk is considered FULL TERM!! His systems are developed enough to sustain himeself outside of the womb, it's simply a waiting game, now. He is over 6 lbs and about 19 inches tall, the size of a honeydew melon. His lungs keep getting ready to breathe and his reflexes are kicking in. He keeps inhaling and exhaling amniotic fluid as his lungs prepare to make their grand entrance into the world. His reflexes are quite strong, if I put my finger in the middle of his palm, he would grasp it. :) 

Baby is getting too big for pictures!

Dr. Update: Well, I was supposed to go to the doctor on Thursday but they rescheduled because of the weather so I ended up going on Friday. Ever since I was 35 weeks, I've been getting checked every week and this week there was no big change in dilation or anything. :( Bummer! Although I don't mind keeping baby in there for a couple more weeks, I still wanted to hear there was more progress but oh well! She also did an ultrasound to see how big baby is and he's measuring about 6 lbs, 10 ozs right now so he'll probably be about 7 1/2 lbs by the time he's born. It was a quick visit but we go next week again, so that's ok. I hope I can be a little more dilated then. I may set up an induction date next week because I can't have big babies and I want to avoid a c-section as much as possible. So, hurry and get your guesses in here, you don't have much longer! 

How far along: 37 weeks

Total weight gain: 36 lbs

Maternity clothes: all the time!  

Stretch marks: you better believe it. 

Sleep: it all depends..some nights I sleep better than others. I still take my naps during the day, though, so that I feel like I'm getting enough sleep. I'm still tired most of the time. 

Best moment this week: doctor's appointment, SNOW!, (finally) getting to meet my nephew, Gerrit, and seeing my sister and brother-in-law. 
Symptoms: contractions (a couple every hour), stretch marks (awesome -_-), pelvic soreness, backache, fatigue/exhaustion, insomnia, and ankle pain. 

Miss anything: sleep and energy, of course! I do still miss sleeping on my belly and being able to get out of bed/couch without a struggle or getting out of the car. But thankfully when Heath is home, he'll help me up. :) 

Movement: oh yeah! I feel it all..he's running out of womb! ;)  
Labor signs: Braxton-Hicks contractions, pelvic discomfort, back & hip soreness. 

Food cravings: I guess I would say Applebee's this time..thank goodness Becki went with me. 

Started showing: I am huge. I've never been this big. I had one lady even walk passed me and say "oh wow"..and I was just standing there like 'yeah, just housing a human, here, no big deal!'

Belly in/out: sticking out more and more..
Mood: tired and uncomfortable. I'd say my mood is ok, though. I'm seriously ready for Baby Lisk to arrive but I know that I need to keep him in for a little while longer because of his lungs..so I'm sticking it out. 

Looking forward to: Baby Lisk arriving! ;), Doctor's appointment next week! 

Gerrit sitting on his cousin!