Skip to main content

36 Weeks - We've Reached Our Goal!



Babies Are The Size Of: We have another growth ultrasound on Monday! Curious as to how much they've grown in a month!  
Maternity Clothes: So over it! 
Stretch Marks: Getting worse! I'm seriously stretched to the max!
Sleep: It's getting very tough. I wake up with painful contractions off and on nightly, but nothing that stays regular. Acid Reflux makes me feel like I'm going to get sick while laying down as well. 
Belly Button: It's definitely poking out! 
Feeling: So so so tired, but I just keep going! 
Symptoms: Contracting a lot more often and they are more painful. Dealing with awful pains at the top of my stomach that feel like a huge bruise, rib pains and still having shooting pains down there. I can also feel a head in place, which makes it very uncomfortable to lay down or walk. 
Missing Anything? Not having to spend every Monday afternoon at the hospital and not having constant hospital bills. 
Movement: Big movements, some of which cause pain. My belly has definitely dropped, because people have started to ask if I'm expecting a boy! haha
Anything Making You Queasy or Sick? Acid Reflux
Cravings: Life Savers Mints & Crunching on Ice
Wedding Ring: Still in-tact
Big Moments: We've reached our pregnancy goal of 36 weeks meaning the girls have hit peak lung development! I'm probably going to embarrass him, but my husband had a moment that I never want to forget. You know you're getting close when there is a puddle of water in the garage and your husband automatically thinks that your water has broken! He came running back to our bathroom (where I spend my time peeing every 5 minutes) to make sure I was alright. He stood outside the door yelling for me, because he thought it was go time! It was hilarious and super sweet at the same time. At least he's ready! haha
Looking Forward To: Bringing these sweet girls into the world and the new chapter of our lives that comes with it. I am most definitely over the pregnancy stage. 
Next Appointment: Monday

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

What I Learned from Frugal January

While I don't believe in new year resolutions, I do believe in goals, aspirations and dreams. As a society, we're made to feel that with each new year, we must make resolutions, which more often than not, fade by March or set us up for failure. The feeling of failure is never good for the spirit, so a couple of years ago, I decided to stop giving in to that societal pressure. I have found that self-reflection is an excellent place to begin a new year and set realistic goals. This year, I started by challenging myself to what I named Frugal January. It's exactly what it sounds like. I challenged myself to only spend on necessities. I gave up runs to the coffee shop and trips to TJ Maxx. I gave up frivolous, careless and impulse-based spending, no matter how big or small it was. I asked myself one question with every single purchase decision, "do I really need this?" If I could live without it, I declined it. Did this cause me physical pain at times? Yes! There were...
Post a Comment
Read more

2023 Taking Care of Me

For me, 2023 has been a year of conquering fears and making lifestyle changes. As parents, how often do we place ourselves on the back burner? It's so common and I am 100% guilty of it. This year, something inside of me clicked. Maybe it's the whole "wisdom with age" thing. Maybe it's finally getting the courage to go to therapy. Perhaps, it's a little bit of both. For me, it happened with a 3-step plan. It's a plan that terrified me, but I held myself accountable and put the plan into action.  Step 1: Medical Health January 2023, the 4th to be exact, started with a wellness visit to my primary care doctor. Was I even allowed to refer to her as that when I hadn't paid her a visit since 2018? Yes. 2018. Of course, we had the whole pandemic thing in the mix, but we can only use that excuse for so long. I hadn't had a women's well check since 2018. I was having all kinds of strange symptoms, that I told myself was just the downward spiral to 40 (n...
Post a Comment
Read more

14 Weeks

Weight Gain:  Up 2 more pounds  Babies Are The Size Of:  Approximately 8 cm long each Maternity Clothes:  Belly Bands are currently my friend!  Stretch Marks:  None Sleep:  Staying up later now and sleeping great until bathroom breaks! Belly Button:  In Feeling:  More energized! Having weird circulation issues with my legs going numb when I over-apply myself. Symptoms:  Ligament Stretching Pains Missing Anything?  Caesar Dressing Movement:  Still little tiny flutters Anything Making You Queasy or Sick?  Occasionally someone's cologne or perfume gets me.  Cravings:  Still can't get enough of spicy foods! Chocolate ice cream! Wedding Rings:  On Big Moments:  Had our 2nd ultrasound this week and it was amazing! Both babies are going great!  Looking Forward To:  The next ultrasound to reconfirm Baby B's gender and to confirm Baby A's. We have a strong feeling tha...
Post a Comment
Read more