36 weeks- watermelon!

Sorry this took a few days to edit.  Picture is from all the way back on Tuesday!  I'm starting to look a little rough- in this photo I had not slept in 48 hours.  Don't worry, insomnia is gone now.  I slept 12 hours Wednesday night :) 

How far along? 36 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 33 lbs
Stretch marks? Yes

Can you see your toes? Nope.  Hopefully Matt will paint them for me this weekend! 

Sleep: This was a bad week for sleep. I didn't sleep for 2 whole nights because I couldn't get things off my mind.  I was miserable pretty much Monday- Wednesday this week.  

Best moment this week: This past Friday Matt and I went out to dinner at PF Changs (yay discounted dinner plus a gift card!) then we went to the mall (yay more free things due to gift cards), and then we went to Babies R Us!  It's an annoying place, but our trip was so wonderful because we completed everything off our "to buy for baby" list. We had a $100 store credit, plus our rewards points, plus a 15% off your order coupon, so we got A LOT of things for that $100:  a diaper genie, genie refills, 2 J&J bath and lotion sets, a baby laundry hamper, a car seat protector for the car, another pack of Dr. Browns bottles, bottle travel caps, a travel wipeum container, and a nice thing of baby powder. We spent only $12 of our own money!  :) 
Miss Anything? It's been sunny and warm these past few days, so running!  It's been so hard. I also miss being normal-sized. 
Movement: Lots of movement this week!  

Food cravings: Cheese and potatoes.  Skittles. 
Anything making you queasy or sick:  I didn't sleep well this week, so I spent about 3 days with constant nausea from being exhausted :(
Labor Signs: No, but I know he has dropped!  
Belly Button in or out? It's pretty much an outie now. 
Wedding rings on or off? Yep.  No finger, feet, or ankle swelling for me! 
Happy or Moody most of the time: I spent about 3 days in a constant panic attack. I've never felt that way before.  I talked with many close friends and coworkers who were able to help me lighten my work load at school, so I'm really feeling a big sigh of relief now.  Sunday and Monday of this past week were really rough though. I was so worried, and my biggest worry was how much time I was spending worrying!  What a vicious cycle! 
Weekly Wisdom: Wow, I feel like this week was a week for wisdom.  We picked up some great tips on feeding and making a schedule, diapers, swaddling, etc.  I do think the most helpful piece of advice was: "quit worrying about all these deadlines and projects at work- if someone was in a car accident or went away suddenly, the jobs would get done! So, when you have a baby, everyone whose here will make sure the jobs get done, and you will not be worrying about a thing"  After that, I put my school and work stresses behind me! 
Looking forward to: My due date!  After this past week, getting all my projects finished, maternity sub lined up, plans all in place, ahead on my lesson plans, grades completed, baby's room finished, car seat installed, all supplies bought- I am READY.  He can come any time he wants now :) 



Here is my favorite NEWBORN outfit we received from Aunt Laura and Uncle Dave!  I have lots of favorites, but most of them are all 3, 6, or 9 month old outfits.  This one is the tiniest, and I'm going to bring it to the hospital as his going home outfit.  There is a chance he may not fit into it though since it is so tiny!  :)