DUE DATE! 40 weeks!!

Today is my due date!!! This little will definitely be here soon, one way or another! Here are pics from today (I'm getting rid of a cold, so don't judge me).

39 weeks!

Wow- my due date is on Thursday, today is Saturday! I know the due date is just a guesstimate, but it's definitely a milestone that we're very close to. Harry is seeming pretty comfy- so we'll see if he goes past due, and if so, how far.
In the past week or 2 I've gotten to the point where strangers are regularly striking up conversations with me, asking when I'm due, etc. thankfully, no strangers have touched my belly. I'm surprisingly completely fine with people I know touching my stomach, it just seems a normal part of pregnancy, but I don't think I'd feel the same about strangers doing so.

The below pictures are 38 weeks 6 days (blue and black shirt with tie) and 39 weeks 3 days (taken today- blue fitted shirt).

38 weeks!

I can't believe it's already 38 weeks! On one hand I feel like I've been pregnant forever, on the other hand I feel like its gone so fast!
Items have been checked off the to-do list, Christmas presents have begun to be purchased, DIY touches are being finished on the nursery, and the baby will be here at any time!
This past week at my appointment it really hit me that he'll be here soon and that everything will change. Wowww. I don't even know what that means! We also got an estimated current weight of the baby:
5.75-6 lbs. so far he's a little peanut! Pretty soon we'll get to see and hold him in our arms!
Okayyyy, here's a 38 week picture

Nursery (mostly) reveal!

Ahhhh I just took a long bath followed by a long shower- cause I still can. Then I checked to see if I was flexible enough to touch my toes without bending my knees- I am!! That made Harry move around a bunch.
Anyway... On to the real post- nursery stuff!
So as of this past Thursday I'm off the meds and bed rest, so this weekend I kicked into gear and was finally free to work on the nursery.
I still have a few pieces that need added. The glider/rocker is ordered and will be here this weekend and the curtains are being made. The rocker will go in the corner where the blue bouncer currently is sitting to hold it's spot.
There are other little details, but some of them will need to wait for the baby (like pictures of him to go around the elephant canvas).
So here's what we have do far, it finally feels like a real nursery!! I can't wait until it's 100% finished...and has a baby to go in it!

37 weeks- full term!

Wow! Looking back at my pregnancy, reaching the magical 37 weeks is so awesome!
I'm feeling great. Definitely have been heading to bed earlier than usual, but don't seem to have the common discomfort they Hellen's at this point.
Harry likes tucking his feet right under my right ribs, if I gently touch it or nudge it he'll usually move.
It's weird to think that he could come tomorrow or he could come in 3 weeks. So when do YOU think he'll make his arrival?

36 weeks and due date month!

I don't know what a Crenshaw melon is, but that's the side of the baby!
Thursday was a big day, it marked 36 weeks AND it was Nov. 1st!!! The month we're due!
What a journey this has been so far and we are grateful that Harry is healthy and still cooking!
36 week photo:

34 weeks & last week's shower

Well, Thursday officially marked the 34 week mark!! :) One of the midwives told us a few weeks ago that at 34 weeks if he were to be born he would no longer need tubes down his through, he would just have some breathing tubes in his nose. So this is an exciting milestone. Next week he would be considered "Late preterm" and at 35 and 36 weeks depending on how developed he would be if he were to be born, and if he had any other issues (such as jaundice) he may or may not spend time in the NICU. Getting closer feels so good!

I had a growth ultrasound this past week and he is measuring well and is right on track. My cervical length shortened again, so I have no clue if that means my body is getting more and more ready.

I was told during my appointment this past week that next week, at 35 weeks they'll take me off of my medication and bedrest. WHAT?!?! So i'll definately be talking to the doctor next week when I go in just to calm some of my fears of not waiting until i'm considered full term. I have no clue if he'll come right away or if he'll wait a little while, because people in my situation are all different.

Okay, enough about that!

I had my hometown shower last weekend and it was awesome!! My sisters through an incredible shower, and went above and beyond to do so. It was a small shower with family and friends, and it was really nice to be able to chat with everyone and catch up. They made the theme to match my nursery, so it was jungle animals and chevron. Everything was decorated SO CUTE, and they made both gluten filled and gluten-free food alike!
Instead of games they had people decorate onesies. Thead fabric and heatbond and people cut out patterns and ironed it onto the onesies. I was SOOOO impressed by how cute they turned out! Turns out these ladies have some craftiness and creativity in them!

It was so cool to be there, because when the Pre-Term Labor issues started, we weren't sure if I'd be allowed to travel.

So here is a 34 week picture, and then some shower pictures.

Enjoy!

34 Weeks size of an "average cantaloupe"