Warning bare belly below! And, did you know....

That Baby C will be here before the next five weeks are up (assuming they don't let me go past 42 weeks)?!?!? So, you'd think by now that I would have prepared myself for this... I mean I've only been pg for the better part of 2009! Don't get me wrong, I've been doing stuff to get ready, but knowing that he can make his grand entrance into this world anytime after next Tuesday (when he's reached the medical def. of full term) makes this seem all the more surreal! I can't help but reach down and grab my belly, and upon finding an appendage stuck out to the side and give it a little shake and think, oh how I wish you were finally here! And, yet the very next moment think how wonderful it is have him tucked away in a cute (and I use that term very loosely) and, oh, so convient carrying package, a.k.a my belly, and enjoy the last few moments of running into the store while it's raining out without worrying about dropping a baby!


I don't have any 36 week pictures, but my brother lovingly took some maternity photos last weekend while we were visiting! He did an awesome job, considering he didn't have much in the way of a photogenic subject to work with, that and we were not exactly dressed up for the occasion!

How far along? 36wks, 3 days

Total weight gain/loss: Up...a lot! 29 lbs... and I'm going to out weigh darling husband if they don't hide the halloween candy.... nom, nom, nom!!
Maternity clothes? Yep... but I have one pair of pre-pg jeans I can still wear... of course they were a little big and well, now they are a little on the tight side, but still....

Stretch marks? Still none, except the weird dry mark at the top of my belly which I refuse to call a stretch mark!

Sleep? Um... besides the bathroom breaks, it's been good. It's the waking up to get DH's lunch ready that is getting harder (darn cold weather!).
Best moments this week: DH asking me if we need to stock up on baby food when we were at the grocery store! After I asked him what for, he said, well, what's he going to eat! Hmmm, let's explain the 'where a baby gets food from' thing in a tactful way in the middle of the bread isle!! Good times!

Movement: Still favors the right side. I get really nervous when I don't feel him for awhile, so I'm constantly drinking ice water... poor guy, can't get any sleep!

Food cravings: See reference to halloween candy above and cookies below!

Gender: Boy!

Labor Signs: Starting to get some contractions! They don't really hurt, and they always go away, but nothing like a stronger than I've felt before contraction to freak a person out... that I'm really going to have a baby is inevitable!

Belly Button in or out? Still an innie...oh, but it's about stretched as flat as it can go.

What I miss: haha, wouldn't you like to know!

What I am looking forward to: He'll be full term in just three short weeks, oh, wait, make that days!!!!

Weekly Wisdom: One of my good friends (who had a baby boy this summer) told me that my salt cravings would turn to sweets cravings... she was oh, so right!

Milestones: I've walked everyday this week! That's a big one for me! Especially since all I want to do is bake cookies and sleep! And I wonder why I'm gaining weight....hah!