Week 36

How Far Along: 36 Weeks

Size of baby: My little guy is the size of a pineapple (4.9 lbs & 19 in). My doctor says the little guy is measuring a couple of weeks ahead at 5.5 lbs!! Eeek...he will be much larger than Ipolito....I.AM.SCARED!!!

Total Weight Gain/Loss: I have gained 3 more pounds this week.  I am up to 5 pounds gained over all.

Maternity Clothes:  I wear maternity clothes but am able to fit into my regular scrub pants and scrub tops.  I definitely am able to wear less scrubs now and find myself wearing t-shirts with my scrub pants. I am wearing some normal/maternity clothes to work at least 1-2 times per week because I am just running out of scrub tops that actually fit. At least I have a great job where I can do either scrubs or regular clothes. Plus I guess if I get really huge I can always wear OR scrubs.

Gender: A little boy!

Movement: The little guy is still very active.  I can feel him lower and lower.  

Sleep: I am sleeping the same. I wake up at specific times to potty...about every 2-3 hours.

What I miss:  At times I miss sweet things or french fries and mashed potatoes. Good thing is I can eat 1-2 fries or a small spoonful of them and that satisfies my cravings.

Cravings:  I still am loving my Fruit Loops and Frosted Flakes. I having given up most spicy foods for fear they may come up later.

Symptoms: My feet and legs are super swollen.  They are pitting pretty much all of the time. I have frequent contractions and most of them hurt like hell.  I am still scared out of my mind I won't know when I am actually in labor.  I can tell I have dropped and other people have commented on it as well. My hips and sciatic nerve are giving me problems. I had a massage on Friday and it felt AMAZING! I also feel like my cervix is lower and opening up. Weird I know but it is how I feel, especially since little man is tapping and punching me down there.

Week 35

How Far Along: 35 Weeks

Size of baby: My little guy is the size of a coconut. 

Total Weight Gain/Loss: I have gained 3 more pounds this week.  I am up to two pounds gained over all!!!

Maternity Clothes:  I wear maternity clothes but am able to fit into my regular scrub pants and scrub tops.  I definitely am able to wear less scrubs now and find myself wearing t-shirts with my scrub pants. I am wearing some normal/maternity clothes to work at least 1-2 times per week because I am just running out of scrub tops that actually fit. At least I have a great job where I can do either scrubs or regular clothes. Plus I guess if I get really huge I can always wear OR scrubs.

Gender: A little boy!

Movement: My little guy is very active. He rolls and kicks quite often. He actually had a moment on Monday (day 1 of 35 weeks) when he was moving so much for a couple of hours.

Sleep: I am sleeping the same. I wake up at specific times to potty...about every 2-3 hours.

What I miss:  At times I miss sweet things or french fries and mashed potatoes. Good thing is I can eat 1-2 fries or a small spoonful of them and that satisfies my cravings.

Cravings:  I still am loving my Fruit Loops and apples. I have added Frosted Flakes. I have also started taking antacids twice daily and this has helped tremendously.

Symptoms: I had a moment on Monday (day 1 of 35 weeks) where I was having contractions every 2-3 minutes for about 1-1:30. Of course my OB told me to go to the maternal observation unit. I continued to have contractions for hours but was not dilated. Because of that they sent me home contracting.  GRRRR....it was so frustrating and I left terrified because I am scared I won't know when I am actually in labor.  My legs and ankles are so swollen now at the end of the day despite wearing my compression socks. I have contractions often and am almost done packing all of the bags. 

I also had two baby shower's this past week and we got lots of things for the baby.

Week 34

How Far Along: 34 Weeks

Size of baby: My little guy is the size of a butternut squash(4.9 lbs & 19 in). 

Total Weight Gain/Loss: I have lost 1 more pound this week.  I am up to 7 pounds of the 9 pounds I lost at the beginning.

Maternity Clothes:  I wear maternity clothes but am able to fit into my regular scrub pants and scrub tops.  I definitely am able to wear less scrubs now and find myself wearing t-shirts with my scrub pants. I am wearing some normal/maternity clothes to work at least 1-2 times per week because I am just running out of scrub tops that actually fit. At least I have a great job where I can do either scrubs or regular clothes. Plus I guess if I get really huge I can always wear OR scrubs.

Gender: A little boy!

Movement: My little guy is very active. He rolls and kicks quite often. He is most active when I drive, when I am in Jose's car (that is not pleasant), and at night when I am just relaxing.  

Sleep: I am sleeping the same. I wake up at specific times to potty...about every 2-3 hours.

What I miss:  At times I miss sweet things or french fries and mashed potatoes. Good thing is I can eat 1-2 fries or a small spoonful of them and that satisfies my cravings.

Cravings:  I still am loving my Fruit Loops and apples. I have added Frosted Flakes and Flaming Hot Fritos to the list as well. I will have to stop the Flaming Hot Fritos in a couple of weeks because EVERYTHING gives me heartburn and reflux!

Symptoms: My feet are swelling pretty much every day now.  My right ankle looks yucky too.  It is weird that my feet actually look normal size. I get very uncomfortable more often and I walk as fast as a snail. My lower legs are also getting swollen. I have pitting edema most of the time.  The compression socks I am now wearing all of the time actually have helped with the pain in my legs. They still swell but not as much.  My back doesn't hurt as much and I am able to round without sitting down. I am getting closer and closer.