Week 36 Belly Update

Total weight gain:

34 pounds.

Body changes:

Big, big belly! Maybe more water retention.

Sleep: 

I actually slept well last night. I figured out a little pillow system that seems to work the best. A soft pillow in between my knees and then a smaller harder one for my arms to rest on. It’s also easy to switch from side to side because the pillows aren’t that big. Last night I went to bed at 10pm I was so tired. I kept falling asleep during Girls and Orange is the New Black that I just turned off the TV and went to sleep. It felt so good. Even though I slept well, I woke up feeling a bit under the weather, like I’m coming down with a cold. Ugh. Vitamins, vitamins are calling…

Best moment this week: 

Going to the zoo with Maia and seeing her look at all the animals in amazement especially now that she recognizes a lot of them from books and can make their sounds…it was too cute.

Gender:

Boy!  

Food Cravings / Aversions: 

Craving carbs…pasta…bread…ice cream...I’m going out with a bang…enjoying the last few weeks of free eating before the diet begins!

What I miss:

Not carrying around such a big belly haha

Symptoms:

Back pain and tightness and at night. Lower abdominal cramping, mostly on right side…only at night though and less than week before. Tired and cranky.

Movement: 

Yes, yes. Little guy has been active but he still seems pretty comfortable in there…

What I am looking forward to:

Signs of labour ;)

Milestones: 

Losing all the pounds I gained!

Thought of the week: 

When is the dog training going to end with Lucky…we signed up for a 6 week course (1 lesson per week) but we need to practice every day with  him. It’s amazing to see how it’s hard to just pack in 15 extra minutes a day to do some practicing. Sounds so easy, but it’s not. I’m also wondering if it will make a huge difference or not…will it be a lot of money for nothing?