New Year.....More Procrastinating....

Happy New Year!!!......27 days late. Oh and did you know that I had my baby? No, I am not eternally stuck at being 37 weeks pregnant! Ha! Wouldn't that be a great movie...NOT! Baby Kaitlyn Rose Meyer is here, and she's already 4 months old! Phew, time flies when you are caring for a baby. I have lots to post about, and lots of pictures too, but as you can tell by this post title, procrastination is my middle name. So I'll leave you with the last picture I have of me being pregnant, at 39 weeks!!!!

HOLY BARE BIG BELLY!!!!

37 Weeks

How many weeks along: 37 -I am officially full term!

Belly button innie or outtie: The lip of my belly button (the outer rim) is slightly protruding.

Baby is the size of a(n): Watermelon! That's the last fruit! We had our growth ultrasound and baby weighs approximately 6lbs 9 ounces.

Baby Movement: Still lots of rolls and an occasional poke. She's definitely on my bladder, and I feel like I have to pee all the time!

Any stretch marks? No new ones, so I'm trying to stay positive!

Cravings? Nope, and I'm noticing that I can't eat a lot in one sitting anymore, there just isn't any room!

Weight gain: Still gaining, bleh!

Other pregnancy symptoms: Heartburn is back, fun fun! The tomato sauce I had for dinner last night did me in!

Progress? At my 37 week appt, I found out I am 2cm dilated and 70% effaced, YIKES! The OB didn't seem too concerned, but it definitely made Andrew and I go wha???? Better get those bags packed!

36 Weeks

How many weeks along: 36
Belly button innie or outtie: Right now it's neither, it is flat.
Baby is the size of a(n): Honeydew! She now weighs 6 lbs and is anywhere from 18-20 inches long! We get a growth ultrasound today for a better estimate on how big she really is!
Baby Movement: She is still rolling around, and making my stomach look all funny-like!
Any stretch marks? Sigh.......today is a sad day......the stretch marks have appeared on the belly. I guess when they say it's all in your genetics is true, because I've been lubing up the belly from the get go......and they did not stay away! I just hope not many more appear!
Cravings? Still no midnight runs for Andrew! But we do have a bottle of M&Ms (courtesy of my sis) that seem to be dwindling pretty fast!
Weight gain: I'm just going to answer this one with yes....yes there is.....
Other pregnancy symptoms: My feet were big fat frodo feet last week! But a nice pedicure and parrafin and hot stone massage on them (courtesy of my mother in law) made the swelling go down, and now they are pretty!!!! And Braxton Hicks seem to be coming much more frequent, but nothing timeable.
Overall feeling: I definitely had an "Oh crap" moment this week. Andrew and I were just talking about how on a typical day, we come home, and usually put up our feet to relax, and watch a little tv. Well no more! Once baby Meyer comes, gone are the days of relaxing with just the two of us! It's definitely becoming real, finally! And that scares me just a little bit!

And since I missed a post on week 35, here are the two week pics.

35 Weeks

36 Weeks

34 Weeks

How many weeks along: 34

Belly button innie or outtie: It's an innie, and I think it's going to stay that way!

Baby is the size of a(n): Honeydew! She now weighs 4.5 lbs and is anywhere from 18-20 inches long!

Baby Movement: Now that she is bigger, I feel more rolls and big pushes, no more quick jabs. And this month I have felt hiccups!! :) Almost everyday she gets them, they are the cutest thing!

Any stretch marks? No new ones, stomach is still stretch mark free (keeping my fingers crossed it stays that way)

Cravings? None to really mention, but I do have ice cream once a week.........more of a it's hot out I need some goodness rather than a craving I think.

Weight gain: I'm sure I've gained a little more, have my appt later today, but from my last appt, I've gained 26 lbs.

Other pregnancy symptoms: The Braxton Hicks contractions are coming more frequently, which is warm up for my real labor! They don't hurt, sometimes it's uncomfortable. I am getting up in the middle of the night every night now to pee, and it's still uncomfortable to move around in bed.

Overall feeling: Can't believe there are only 6 weeks left!!! It's slowly feeling very real....and I have my first shower this weekend, so super looking forward to seeing all my family and friends!

Look at that big ole belly!

Maternity Photo Sneak Peek!

So here is a sneak peak of our maternity photo shoot........

PSYCH!!!!!!

We aren't doing Maternity Photos, but I am attempting to take some photos myself and 'doctoring' them up a bit. Here's the real photo....

So did I fool you? Does the first one look real? Be honest!
And oh yeah, I still use "Psych" in my daily vocab, don't judge!

32 and 33 Weeks

Two weeks in one!

32 Weeks

33 Weeks

Baby is definitely getting bigger! No more quick, cute jabs. Now I feel the constant rolling and moving from her. I'm also getting Braxton Hicks a lot more frequent. The contractions don't hurt, but just tighten my belly up, and sometime make my belly look all deformed!!

We've started our day care search!! Not something I'm looking forward to, but it has to be done. And in all actuality, we probably should've started this sooner! We're realizing all of the day cares have waiting lists, some are 6 months up to a year! We're trying not to let this discourage us, since we won't need care right away.

Today is 34 weeks, and I hope to post tomorrow a new picture AND my pregnancy update! (I know, two posts in two days, who am I kidding?)

One month later.....

Ooops, I haven't updated in a month! My bad.......what's even worse is I haven't been keeping up with my weekly bump pictures either! Shame on me....blame it on the pregnancy brain!

Here's a quick synopsis of my belly....

29 weeks!

31 weeks!

I skipped 30 weeks, sorry! But just imagine a belly size in between 29 and 31! Yesterday I made it to 32 weeks! And I still need to take that picture!

Let's see what has happened in the past month...
1.) Passed my glucose test with flying colors!! My score was 80 and I believe the max you can have is 120.

2.) Had 2 doctor appointments, all is well with Baby Meyer, she's growing right on schedule, heart rate is good, my weight gain is good! (Well it's normal anyway....not that I enjoy seeing myself gain 25 lbs or more....)

3.) Baby furniture is ordered, as well as some of the other accessories! Just got a call yesterday that our glider is shipping and we should have the glider and our dresser sometime next week! Crib is also ordered, should be here in another 2 weeks or so! Look for pictures as soon as they come in!

4.) Baby showers are planned!!! I am one lucky lady, Little Baby Meyer is getting 4 showers! Family and friends shower hosted by my sister, Church shower hosted by my SIL and 2 work showers from both my work and Andrew's work! Our first one is August 14th, and our last is September 4th. So we will be very busy for a while!

5.) Last night was our last birthing class! We are now officially ready to have this baby! LOL! Both Andrew and I have thoroughly enjoyed going to these weekly classes. We've learned a lot, and our instructor Meredith rocked! She's one of the OB nurses, we hope she's working when we go into labor!

Phew...that's a lot going on, and I'm sure it will keep getting busy! Tata for now!