Week 41

 

Week 41

How far along: 41 Weeks

Weeks to due date: One week overdue

Total weight gain: 38 pounds

Maternity clothes: I’m getting to enjoy them a little longer =)

Sleep:  Depends on the night but overall has been much better the past couple of weeks.  I find myself waking up earlier each morning though. Mornings are my favorite so that just means more time to enjoy the stillness.    

 

Best moment this week:  We aren’t completely done with all of our remodel but for the most part everything is in working condition.  We are done painting and everything has been separated between the new guest room and the baby’s room.  The baby’s room isn’t all set up yet but that’s okay because he or she will be in our room for a little while anyway and our room has been ready for this baby for weeks now =) 

What I miss: Being able to wear my shoes.  I seriously only have a few options now that my feet are so swollen all the time. They get worse throughout the day but they start out pretty puffy.

Movement: Yeppers =)

Food cravings: Nothing stands out.

  

Making me queasy:  I’ve kind of been in a general state of queasiness. I’m not sure if it’s anything specific.  My midwife said that in the last couple of weeks of pregnancy some of those hormones that make one queasy in the beginning of pregnancy come back.  

Starting to show:  I’m pregnant and I know it

    

Gender:  Oh how I can’t wait to know!!! Here are a couple of theories. We are having a girl and she is taking her sweet time to get ready.  We are having a boy and he can’t find his way out and won’t ask for directions =) 

Happy or moody:  Both! This has been a week of emotions for me.  I am lucky my husband is as understanding as he is.     

Things I've been experiencing this week:  We had two appointments this week.  They did about 30 min of fetal and uterine monitoring at both appointments which means we were able to listen to our sweet baby’s heartbeat for over an hour this week.  I also learned at my second appointment that the pressure I have thought was the baby pressing hard was actually Braxton hick’s contractions.  Who knew? 

This week I tried my hand at a prenatal parenting demonstration…. Yes I think I may have made that up… What I did was bake homemade buns. So I demonstrated to our child that you make the dough, let it rise, roll it into buns, place them in the oven to bake….. AND THEN TAKE THEM OUT… Yeah, the kid didn’t get it…. I’ll have to come up with some other prenatal parenting demonstrations and see if they work =) 

Also, I thought I should give a quick explanation on our doctoring situation. I’ve had a few people ask questions so I thought I would clarify.  We are doctoring with a certified nurse midwife at a hospital in Fargo.  That way we could have the midwife experience in the setting of a hospital. Kind of the best of both worlds.  We have really enjoyed the experience and the great personal care we have received and I am so glad we went this route.  

 

What I am looking forward to:  Having this child! 

Size of baby:  There wasn’t a fruit update this week but my midwife says that the baby is in the 7 ½ to 8 pound range.