Last week I hit my 36 week mark and tomorrow I hit 37! I still am in shock that this baby is really coming in just over TWO WEEKS! Wowsars! In some ways it seems like this pregnancy has lasted FOREVER and in other ways it has just flown by. One thing is for sure though and that is that there is A LOT of excitement here at the Egbert house for the arrival of this little girl. The boys can’t WAIT to hold their baby sister and we all just are so excited to have little Sissy pants finally join our family! We still aren’t set on a name (but are at least starting to get serious about one) – but most importantly everything is still really looking good.
Sissy’s heart rate was spot on at my 36 week appointment, she is low and in position (which was SUCH good news because it most likely means NO c-section for me) and I was dilated to a 1.5 and effacing nicely. Because she is so low though I find that I’m getting what I like to call “trunk legs” due to her cutting off my circulation. Crossing my legs is pretty much impossible and SO uncomfortable. I’m totally waddling now and am also getting TONZ of charlie horses in the middle of the night and while I walk around. Sis is still kicking like crazy too and mostly its all far on my right side and in my back (her bum is in my ribs) but man can this girl kick! But mostly I’m just feeling really blessed and don’t have much to complain about.
Below is my old 34 week shot along with my new 36 week shots. Luckily my weight gain has stabilized (aka I’m not packing quite as much anymore) but I’m still at a total weight gain of around 23-25 pounds depending on the day. I’m hoping to keep it around that – but with a little over two weeks left you never know! đ
Other Side at 36 Weeks
