39 Weeks - Tick Tock, Tick Tock!

Hi All,

    39+ weeks, here, and one side of me is growing (literally), more and more impatient, while an equally as influential side of me is really enjoying these last few days working from home in a nice, quiet house :)  All that is about to change dramatically, I know, so I figure, as uncomfortable and immobile as I am, I should at least try to enjoy it for as long as I can!

This past week has been interesting.  If it were even possible, I feel like I have hit a point where I can do almost nothing on my own.  A lot of you got a kick out of the picture of Dave helping me take my toenail polish off last week, but thank god for him!  I literally cannot reach my toes.  Where in recent posts I commented on it getting more and more difficult to reach my feet, I now can BARELY put my socks and shoes on ... and if I accomplish actually reaching my feet, it comes with a side of some serious kicking, poking, and cramping from my tummy. I guess Bob doesn't like it either.

I am happy to say that we are about 99% complete with the nursery!  There are two walls that we are looking for the perfect decorations for, but other than that, we are done! I promise to post pictues next week for you all to see ...unless we have more, exciting news to discuss, of course! ;)

I can say ... that this baby already has more clothes than Dave :) ahahah!  Of all of the wonderful clothes and gifts we have received, I'd like to share with you one of the funniest gifts we received:

Simple and harmless looking, right?  It's called ... a 'Pee-Pee Tee-Pee'.  No joke.  The point is to cover Bob when we change him so that he doesn't spray everywhere.  haaaaaaa!!! A little cuter than a spare diaper or burp cloth, huh?  Sooo funny!

I am still having trouble at night with my apparent snoring.  I say apparent, because I'm starting to wonder if it's truly me who is causing all of the nighttime raucous. I submit for the jury, Exhibit A (you'll need to turn your volume way up) :

So ... who is the culprit?  It's definitely not me since I recorded the video ... so that leaves one of these two:

The old man snore on the video clip is .... drum roll please .... CHARLIE!  Yes!  HE IS THE ONE who is snoring.  So ... I am convinced that it is Charlie who is waking up Dave and forcing him to move into the guest room to catch some sleep :) That's my story, and I'm sticking to it!

As for Bob, my pregnancy app has officially had enough, too ...it hasn't updated in the last two weeks as to what size he is equivalent to.  It still says 'Watermelon'!.  Apparently, according to this app, there is nothing in the universe as big as this baby is now.  At our doctor's appointment last week, our doctor assured us that the MOST they will let me go is one week overdue.  That means, between today and a week from Thursday, we will get to meet this little guy!  At this point, I am very keen on every feeling I am having.  Every cramp, every twinge, and every movement has turned into impending labor.  I am trying to keep it to myself, however, because I have a feeling the second that I say 'it's game time', Dave will shove me into the car so fast I won't know what hit me. 

But I sure as hell am ready.  I look at my pictures these last few weeks, and all I see is a whole bunch of swelling!  It used to be confined mostly to my feet and hands, but now, it's migrated to every other part of my body.  I feel like this guy:

                                

Those of you who have been pregnant before, know what this is like ... there's nothing you can do about it.  Your body is no longer your own, and every day there seems to be something else that you notice that makes your jaw drop and you say to yourself, "oh my god, is this going to be forever?? ... WILL I BE PREGNANT FOREVER??".  Those of you who haven't been pregnant before, here's your warning.  Say goodbye to your rockin' bod, because it's going to go away, no matter what you do to salvage it! 

Everyone asks about my 'birth plan', too, which I find to be funny.  Honestly, I don't have a 'birth plan' perse ... I am of the belief that whatever needs to happen to get this baby out safely is the right thing.  However, I have my own "Plan for Birth", which is what I'd LIKE to happen, and how I think this thing could go down in the most ideal way.  Here's what I'm thinking ...

I don't want to go into labor in the middle of the night.  I'd love to get a full night sleep, and go into labor around 930/10am :) Before going to the hospital, I'll take a shower, and have some food and make sure that we have everything we need.  We'll take Charlie to my parent's house, and then head down to the hospital.  I'll have the baby by 9pm, and then be all set for another night sleep :)  What do you think?  Possible???  C'mon Bob ... help mommy out on this one!  You definitely don't want to be born into a world where mommy hasn't slept or eaten in a significant time frame ... it's scary ... just ask your father ;)

Apologies for this week's picture ... but if I am looking tired and swollen with the biggest bags bags ever under my eyes, it's because ... I don't sleep, I am retaining water, and a half mile walk makes me feel like I ran a marathon.  If I EVER need motivation after Bob comes to get my body back, I will look at this picture. In fact, I'm considering putting it on my refrigerator ... anytime I go for a bite to eat, I'll look at it and pick the carrot sticks!!

Oh well ... you'll all have your turn ;)

How far along? 39 Weeks, 5 Days

Countdown: 2 Days!!

Total weight gain: I won't know for sure until my next doctor's appointment, which is tomorrow.  Perhaps I'll just skip this question forever :)
Maternity clothes? yup!  But still mixing in some non-maternity outfits. 
Stretch marks? No, and I do a serious inspection as often as I can!  Going HEAVY on the anti-stretch mark cream
Sleep: waking up a lot, but I am feeling mostly rested when I wake up in the morning
Best moment this week: finally being 99% finished with the nursery!
Miss Anything? being able to move without assistance ... and wine, sushi, and ham and cheese sandwiches!
Movement: Yes!!! lots! Lately, I swear I can feel the heel of his foot ... it's hilarious!
Food Cravings: nothing really ...
Anything making you queasy or sick: no!

Gender: BOY!

Labor Signs: Nope ... augh.

Symptoms: More "stabby stabby hoo-haa pains" ... or, as we now know it to be ... "lightning crotch" ... augh! Also, I have been nesting a bit.  I made banana-chocolate bread in order to salvage a few bananas that were soon to go bad.  The only problem is that neither Dave, nor I, actually like banana flavored desert.

Isabelly Button, In or Out? I think it's time to officially give in to Isabelly.  She isn't a traditional 'outtie', but you can definitely see her nose poking through my t-shirts these days.  Augh ...

Wedding rings on or off? very unfortunately off.  I can't wait to be able to wear them again!

Happy or Moody most of the time: happy! but definitely "done"!

Looking forward to: something ... ANYTHING happening!!!!