38 weeks!

38 weeks 3 days
4-5cm dilated
80% effaced
fully engaged
why no baby yet?

bare belly :)

THANK YOU MOM & AMY!!! I was OBSESSED with this shampoo in Middle School I am so happy to wash my hair with it again!! Remember those Herbal Essences commercials with the girl making inappropriate noises in the shower because she loved the smell of her shampoo so much? Yes! absolutely! That's me!

Belly!:)

The one item I really wanted for the nursery that I refused to buy was the Caden Lane Sophie Bedding Collection. Last week when I got home from the gym, Matt had surprised me with the entire set! :) Best day EVER!

Our moms at the gym are really talented, this is one of the beautiful maternity coaching shirts that Miss Tressia made for me!

Total weight gain/loss: 15 lbs! I had been steady at 15lbs.. at my 38 week appointment I gained 4lbs bringing me to a total of 19lbs!! I don't know what happened!? Lots of McDonalds this week and the Dr.s were NOT happy. Oops :)
Maternity clothes? nope.
Stretch marks? nope. But my belly button is a sight. So stretched out, belly button piercing hole looks crazy. Ready for all that mess to go back "in". 
Sleep: Ehh... depends.
Best moment this week: When the high risk obgyn told me that the baby is so low and I am so dilated that if I gave him a big push he'd deliver her right there on the ultrasound table. I saw Dr. Moodly this week to check fluid levels and baby's size.   
Miss Anything? red bull
Movement: So much!! Dr. Moodly called her a Bucking Stallion. 
Food cravings: McDonalds cheeseburgers & Twix candy bar.    
Anything making you queasy or sick: my dog's breath!!!! 
Have you started to show yet: i look like i swallowed a basketball!! Or a watermelon. And she's really really low. 
Gender prediction: its a girl! :)
Labor Signs: good grief. Dilated 4-5. 80% effaced. And fully engaged. She might just fall out any second. 
Belly Button in or out? totally out.
Wedding rings on or off? on! no fat fingers for me, they exercise a lot.
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy! :)
Weekly Wisdom: Do what makes you happy. I'm so over hearing people tell me what I should be doing now because I "won't get to" when the baby comes. I've heard people say "get lots of sleep now because you won't when the baby comes!" ... umm?? I have a 20lb watermelon sticking out of my belly do you THINK i'm getting much sleep right now!?!?! Another good one "take some quiet time, read a book" ...I've never taken quiet time or read a book for pleasure in my adult life thus far, why start now? I just wish people would let me do me.. my way of coping these last few weeks is being in the gym with my allstars who demand a ton of my focus while progressing their skills and routines.. and loud music and 7yr olds screaming "Courtney! Courtney!" because they demand my attention all the time. I am a busy body, I love work, I love making music, and I will certainly not stop any of that because I am due in 1.5 weeks. And guess what, I'm not going to stop these things when baby comes either :) This little girl is in for a ride!