38 Weeks!

How Far Along? 38 weeks + 2 days Weight Gain: + 25 lbs (FYI...polar bears gain 200 lbs during their pregnancy! So I'm doing okay, right?? haha) How big is baby? Pumpkin, 7 lbs now! Sleep? Sleep's gotten better! My back doesn't hurt nearly as much. I really can't complain... Best moment this week? I've gotten a new burst of energy lately. I try to take my dogs on a really long walk everyday (5+ miles), and that's made my back pain and joint pain go away! Although, I definitely have the pregnancy 'wobble'. Haha the other day on a walk a car actually pulled over and they asked if I was in labor and needed a ride!! I was so embarrassed! Sometimes baby will kick me really hard and I'll stop and bend over and grab my belly because it HURTS! But I thought I still looked really good when I go on walks....apparently I look worse than I feel haha. Food Cravings: Spaghetti (had it 3 times for dinner this week), doritos, and watermelon of course! Gender: I'm sticking with my gut on this one. I think it's a girl. And if I'm wrong, I'm wrong. but I really do think it's a girl :) Labor Signs: Besides braxton hicks, no real labor signs. My doctor checked me today and I'm not dilated, but he does say my cervix is soft & thinning out..(tmi?) I'm glad I am not dilated yet, because this baby needs to stay in until its due date if I'm gonna pass nursing school!! "Nesting"? Everything is done! Nursery is set up and organized, car seat base is installed in the car, diaper bag is packed, my hospital bag is packed and waiting by the door. So baby could come any time now and we'd be "ready"! Due date guesses: Right now I'm thinking baby will come either on my due date or a few days late. I've been measuring a week early my whole pregnancy, but I'm also a first time mom (generally first time moms go late), I'm not dilated, but I've definitely "dropped"......so we'll see. Plus I don't want to go any earlier than my due date because I have a ton of clinicals and school simulations that if I missed, I don't know what I would do.... (Have I mentioned my school sucks?!)

Anyway, here's a bunch of pictures I've collected over the past 2 weeks!