37 weeks and counting...

Pregnancy Highlights: (GB stands for Gummy Bear)



How Far Along: 37 weeks - GB is now considered FULL TERM!



Fruit / Veggie: stalk of Swiss chard



Size: 6 1/3 pounds and 19 inches long



Baby Changes: If I go into labor now, GB's lungs will likely be mature enough to fully adjust to life outside the womb
37 week appointment update - I still have not dilated or experienced any Braxton-Hicks contractions. My doctor informed me she prefers to not deliver 7 days past my due date so hopefully GB will be coming on his or her own before that time.



Total Weight Gain / Loss: The faithful 1 pound a week, for a total of 34 pounds



Best moment this week: An answer to prayer: Johnny and I received our very 1st contract on our home over the weekend of Dec 4-5! If everything continues on the path, we will be closing on January 3. The end of the option period is this Wednesday, Dec 15. We have begun looking 'seriously' at homes in Tyler now and went through 6 this past Saturday. It was a bit overwhelming and at times, frustrating to say the least.

Johnny took me to see the 3D Narnia movie - The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (my favorite book in the whole series) on Friday - this is where 'we' started just 5 years ago. We met in December 2005 and 1/4 of our blind date was going to see The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.

Young Life Christmas Party on Sunday - will have to post pictures from this! All the years of wearing the tacky Snowman (painted by my mom in the 80's) sweater dress have paid off! I think it probably had something to do with my pregnant belly filling out the snowman this year. I won the best tacky Christmas sweater at the party :)



Gender: We've chosen to be SURPRISED!



Movement: all the time! I am holding out on getting to see an arm or foot graze my tummy, but have yet to see this.



Food / Drink Cravings: I told my husband the other day that I could eat CFA EVERY day...pregnant or not pregnant, ice cream on a wafer cone, mexican food - my appetite seems to be on the increase this week.



Sleep: I wish! I am still waking up every couple of hours for the bathroom, along with getting up for a midnight snack. I usually become 'wired' at some point during the night and start sleeping the best around 5 AM, when it's time for me to be getting up soon.



What I am looking forward to: meeting GB, finding our home in Tyler and getting settled in the new year.



Symptoms: not much has changed, still feel really good to be so far near the end. I haven't had any swelling (only when being on my feet for a long period 0f time), but if so, it goes away once I get to rest. It is a little harder to move around and adjust while I sleep and get up off the ground - achiness, acid reflux and sleep deprivation are the most common.