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37 Weeks

At 37 Weeks:

Full term!

I am feeling pretty dang good for the most part. Yes, there are days when I am completely exhausted and feel like it's all I can do to keep my eyes open. I typically notice that if I really overdid it the day before. I have noticed I get easily annoyed with people quickly. Rather that's just me, or being pregnant, I have yet to figure that out but for now I'm going to blame it on the pregnancy! 

I have most definitely been "nesting". This boy has got so many clothes, I can't tell you how many loads of laundry I did for him. And I'm pretty sure someone should inform you that match baby outfits together is the worst job ever. Everything comes in a set so my OCD comes out in full force - these pants to this onesie and this long sleeve, oh don't forget the matching bib and socks... It took me literally hours to get all of his outfits organized. Then there was sanitizing bottles and binks, organizing his closet and his changing table. And the simple need to keep the rest of the house clean. Lucky for me, Scott is also a self diagnosed OCD sufferer, so we clean equally. He's been taking care of the tougher jobs and giving me the easy ones. He knows it's getting more difficult for me to move, let alone bend over and scrub a tub. Just not happening. 

Sleep is still a thing of the past. I'm constantly getting up to use the bathroom and finding a comfortable spot to lay is nearly impossibly since my limbs are getting crushed by my ever growing body weight. I have only recently started feeling more constant pressure on my pelvis and my hips. Not the best feeling ever. I also feel achy everywhere. The drop in temperatures has been nice, especially at night. Even with the AC in our home, I still felt like I was sweating to death at night. My edema is still there, I notice it starting in my hands on occasion where as before it was just my poor feet and ankles. I'm still able to comfortably wear my wedding ring. Something that I really refused to take off no matter how swollen I get. We'll see if I can make it to D-Day still wearing it. 

I find it amazing that I am out growing my maternity clothes... Seriously?! Lets add insult to injury, right?? I love that I'm constantly pulling the fronts of my shirts down to cover my lovely belly bands or pulling my belly bands up to what seems like my boobs (nice visual?) or even those few precious inches of stark, white belly. I give up. I have a few staple items that better not give up the ghost on me until I can get this little man out.

We finally finished the nursery, with the exception of the pallet book shelfs and cleaning Scott's first cowboy hat. It looks so amazing. His bedding is so perfect I could almost die. When I got it, and the diaper bag, I cried it was so perfect! HA! Scott loves it. Now that it's finished it's even more of our favorite room. It's just ready for him to get here. I'm seriously throwing in a plug here again for my friend Nicole, Crafty Coley. CHECK HER OUT! She is so amazing at what she does and her prices are so reasonable for all the time/effort she puts into her projects. You can check her out on Facebook or Etsy, under Crafty Coley. Tell her I sent you!

Baby update: at Tuesday's check up, everything looked great. He is still measuring in between, so 36-37 weeks. I'm praying this means I am going to have a reasonable sized infant - not a toddler. I received my pertussis vaccine (here it is, Thursday and my arm still aches from that damn shot!) and they gave me the low down on making sure the family gets one as well. Something they were all informed of long, long ago. "If you want to see/hold your grandson, you WILL get a vaccine. If not, stay away." I won't start getting 'checked' until next Tuesday. I was really hoping he would this Tuesday, but he doesn't start until 38 weeks. So... I guess I will wait!

We are so incredibly excited and overwhelmed for Ryker to get here. We love him so much already and feel so blessed to have an opportunity to be parents to this little boy. Our lives will never be the same and we've both discussed how our hearts will never be the same either. I'm thankful the Savior trusted Scott and I enough to love and protect this sweet spirt. I know I've mentioned it before, maybe more than once, but I know the Savior knew what this year had in store for Scott and I. He knew that with all the trials we would go through that we needed light at the end of the hardest years of our life. We needed something to keep us strong when all we wanted to do was break and give up. After all the heartache and loss we've felt this year, bringing this baby into the world will help ease some of the pain and hurt we still feel on a daily basis. 

Well, I guess that is all I have to report on today. Hopefully these next week weeks/days we have some progress! It's very surreal to think I will have a son by the months end. I'll make sure to get some pictures up of his room and a recent belly photo!

Until next time,

-M