37 Weeks

Pregnancy Stats:

How Far Along: 37 weeks! That’s considered “Full Term”!

Size of baby: she likely measures around 18.9 to 20.9 inches and weighs about 6 pounds. From this point on she’ll gain about 1/2 ounce each day.

Movement: It’s been much less the last couple of days

Sleep: About the same

Cravings: I think I am addicted to Lifesavers. Seriously. I might have to Join LAA- Lifesaver Addicts Anonymous.

Symptoms: Miserable. Is that a symptom?

Best Moment this past week: I got to take a nap on Saturday and Sunday!! Hooray for naps!

My weekly doctor appointment was yesterday. They went ahead and put me on the baby monitors because I haven’t been feeling her move hardly at all the last couple of days. Everything seems to be fine, though. I guess she’s just really running out of room! Dr. Smith checked me again and I haven’t made any progress in the last week, still just dilated about 1 cm.

I’ve had a lot less back pain in the past week. With the exception of Friday, which wasn’t a good day at all, the past week hasn’t been too bad. I had a really good day Monday, and even yesterday wasn’t too bad. Traveling to LR and back does take a toll on me. However I’m starting to see a pattern where I pay for that ride the following day. It just makes me so sore and gets my back all out of whack!

If nothing changes, my next appointment will be next Tuesday. It will be my last appointment before delivery! My scheduled delivery is still set for September 12th. We have to be at the hospital at 6 am.  It’s crazy to think 2 weeks from right now we could actually be holding Arden?!

Next week is my last week at work. And it will be a short one, since Labor day is Monday and then I have a Dr. Appt on Tuesday. That will be extremely strange. I try to keep my stuff in order and every night when I leave I try to leave it so that if I didn’t come back things aren’t too much of a mess. But really knowing that I won’t be back for another 10 weeks will be really, really, bizarre!

I still haven’t heard anything from the Neurology Clinic about getting an MRI scheduled. I called Monday and left a message but still never heard anything back. When I told the nurse and Dr. Smith about it yesterday they were both surprised, so the nurse called over to Neurology yesterday while we were there and talked to them and they are supposed to be working on it still. Apparently trying to get a pregnant woman setup for an MRI takes an act of congress! They are supposed to be getting back with me soon. I sure hope so!! I mean if they want to do it before I have the baby they’d better hurry! I did have an echocardiogram on Monday, and it was all good. So, at least that’s out of the way.

In other family news, I feel like such a bad mom. I can’t remember the last time I took a picture of Stratton. I tried to take one of him on Saturday with a turkey hat on his head but he wouldn’t be still. . .anyway I am really going to try and do better this week! But it’s not like there is anything interesting to take pictures of, we really haven’t been up to too much. Stratton has a new teacher at school. He seems to really like her. Last week they talked about how everyone is unique and they made a class scrapbook with pictures of all the kids. They took pictures of themselves as babies and Stratton took one of him and pops on a tractor when he was about 3 months old and he couldn’t wait to share it  with this friends. This week they are learning about the human body. I can only imagine what kind of questions he is asking his teacher! Not only is he always asking questions, he’s full of insight these days. He told me last night “Did you know dragonflies EAT mosquitos?” – No, actually I didn’t. I may have to google that!

We had such a good day on Saturday. We got up and went to eat breakfast at Sue’s before going refrigerator shopping (it’s a long story- but our fridge has been on the fritz for weeks and we needed to get something that we can depend on before Arden gets here!). Stratton was SO good! He only got a little whiney toward the end of our outing, and that’s just because it was nap time! Then we came back home and Stratton and I took a nap (it was raining and just the best afternoon for napping) and then Saturday evening (after a brief but dramatic meltdown) we went to a birthday party for Isabella (who is 11?! When did that happen??!!). Jarrod had to work Saturday night. He went in around 9pm and got home at 6am. When he got home we decided to go to early service at church since we were up. We went to church, bible class, grabbed a bite at Cracker Barrel, and were home and all back in bed by 12:30! Stratton and I both just slept a couple of hours, but Jarrod slept all day. Sunday night after church we ate with some friends at Stratton’s favorite: Firehouse. It’s also strange that we only have two more weekends before Arden’s arrival! That’s two more Saturday’s to get stuff done, two more times to be in bible class at church and just two more times for Sunday night fellowship with our friends! Crazy!

As we count down the days, we are nervous and excited- but ready! My cleaning lady is coming to do some “spring cleaning” over the next two weeks, and I’m trying to keep the laundry up! We all have bags packed and pretty much ready to go. Arden’s room is finished and ready for her! I do need to do a little grocery shopping and pantry re-stocking (especially now that we have a fridge that works properly!). We will probably try to do some of that this weekend, if the weather isn’t too bad. Hurricane Isaac is making it’s way onshore today and should impact us Friday and early Saturday.  Hopefully we won’t get too much wind and rain out of it! Not good for the crops!!  Also, college football starts this weekend! We bought ASU season tickets this year. I’m bummed that I probably won’t get to go to many, but I know Jarrod and Stratton will really enjoy getting to go! Between harvest already starting and now football starting that can only mean one thing!! It’s officially fall!! Yay!! My favorite time of year! I can’t wait for the cooler temps and it will be time to bring out the pumpkins before too long!  Stratton asked me last night if we were going to go to the pumpkin patch, and if we could take his sister. I told him that we could for sure go, but we might have to leave Arden with Gig and Pops since she will probably be too little to enjoy the pumpkin patch. He was fine with that, he told me that he’d bring her a pumpkin home. . .awww!!