Week 38 Belly Update

Total weight gain:

35 pounds.

Body changes:

Water retention especially in legs and calves but no swelling of ankles. Rounder and bigger belly. Tightness in calves especially at night and in the morning.

Sleep: 

Not bad. Some nights I get cramps and wake up quite bit other nights I have nothing and sleep fairly well. My back pain has gone away so that’s been a nice relief. The cramps suck but it’s a sign things are moving along as they should and preparing me for labor so all is good.

Best moment this week: 

Taking Maia with me to the doctor’s and having her curl up next to me on the checking table while the doc was measuring my belly…and she points at my belly and looks at him saying “baby da”. So cute. She was so worried they were going to do something to us that got all protective. It was really sweet.

Gender: 

Boy.

Food Cravings / Aversions: 

Ice cream and pasta. Craving ginger ale which I’ve been craving for the past two months or so. I also still love my OJ in the morning.

What I miss:

Being able to bend over and reach for something on the floor without feeling like my belly is going to burst and I am going to fall over LOL. I also pretty much miss all the other things I keep mentioning though I have been taking baths recently and it’s been so nice. They are not super hot but just hot enough to make it a nice experience. I also cheated, and went to one of my favorite sushi places in South Beach and devoured so much sushi…yes raw fish…it was amaze balls! I figured the place is top notch which it is and if I got into labor it will be fine, the baby is fully cooked at this point. I’m actually going back there this Saturday with my family. Yumm can’t wait. I felt totally fine after, probably much better I would have felt had I eaten pasta or a burger somewhere else!

Symptoms:

Cramps at night. Tightness in calves. As of today 38 weeks and 4 days I am 2-3 dilated, effaced and progressing along nicely. Hopefully the little guy will decide to come soon! Doc did try to strip my membranes a little so we will see if that helps at all. It didn’t hurt as much as I thought it would. Good thing I had Maia clinging to me…a great distraction J

Movement:

Yes he’s moving around, sometimes very aggressively other times softly. He still seems quite comfortable in there.

What I am looking forward to:

Feeling some real contractions…hopefully soon!  

Milestones: 

Getting back into shape J

Thought of the week: 

…and the waiting game officially begins wohooo!