Happy Due Date to Me!

Happy due date to me....

Happy due date to me....

Happy due date but no baby (yet)...

Happy due date to meeeee!

Clarification for counting weeks!

May 25th is actually the mark of us having COMPLETED week 40! 

So the 25th will mark the beginning of us working on week 41!!  

So today we are exactly 39 weeks and 3 days (we have completed 39 full weeks and are 3 days into the 40th)

Just what I needed was to feel more pregnant than I already do!! :)

**Not that anyone other than me may really care about this... but I was wondering since the due date is on a Monday... if that was the beginning or the end of week 40! So now I/you know!

The belly at the beach...

The 38 week belly at the beach with Daddy!

Are we getting even bigger?

Mommy, Gramma, and the Bump!

I had to give you all this strait on shot... doesn't it look almost fake!?! From this picture one would wonder how I even manage to move my legs!!

Phew... time to come out "Blueberry"! Mommy is starting to look kinda silly!

Really Hungry Mama!

Last night Kev and I went for Mexican food...the pregnant lady indecision was really kicking in and I totally couldn't decide what I wanted to eat. Finally I narrowed my decision down to one combination plate with a few of my own personal requests. Through all of this, Kev sat patiently knowing what he wanted from the minute we walked in the door. Our waitress came and began to take our order. I told her the plate that I wanted, the substitutions, different item, change of sauce, no cheese on that, etc. (I just couldn't help myself). She very patiently wrote it all down and then began to walk away. This was when Kev spoke up "what about me?". The waitress came back with a smile, "I'm so sorry, what would you like?". When Kevin finished she went to put our order in. 

When the waitress arrived at our table with the food, she handed over my combination plate first, and I noted some of my request hadn't been remembered! Then she began to put down the rest of the PLATES. Somewhere in there was Kev's dinner. We watched her for a minute in shock, and then I realized what had happened: She though all my changes were different dinners!! Smiling, she had brought me two full dinners with rice and beans and tortillas, and all of the extra plates and trimmings. I had to laugh! No wonder she didn't stick around for Kev's order!! 

As It was, my combination plate was about 2 feet across (a huge Mexican feast by any standard) through my laughing I managed to choke out, "I'm hungry but not that hungry!!" And pointing to my one plate "just no cheese on this part!" 

"Ooh!" she said, suddenly understanding, looking at my very big belly and laughing, "You just wanted one plate!" 

After switching around some items (all my special requests remembered on different plates), she took the other plates away (no charge) and left me with exactly what I wanted. After she walked away Kev and I really had a good laugh... can you imagine what she was thinking when I kept ordering food (enough that she obviously thought, correctly, that it was plenty for Kev too)! And smiling sweetly, no judgement, the whole time! So funny!

Bless her heart... there was no way she was going to argue with a really hungry, very pregnant mama in any circumstances... 2 dinners, sure!... Extra food, no problem!... A bunch of changes, whatever you say!... You have changed your mind again, Okay! :) 

We got dinner and a good laugh, and left a big tip!         

What a good waitress! :P

Still growing....

We had a nice visit to the midwives today... I gained a lot this week, some of which I hope went to the baby (not all or we might be having a 12 pounder)! The belly is measuring 38 cm at this 37 week appointment so we definitely had a growth spurt this last week. 

The heartbeat sounds great and "Blueberry" is still moving a lot, although always head down! So everything is good!!

So, the million dollar question: when will the baby decide to come out? 

Can we eat yet???....now???...how about now???

This little one has firmly decided that the 4 in the morning snack is perfect!! 

If I try to go back to sleep or ignore the message, then the kicking and wiggling gets more vigorous until I pay attention. The "tiny taskmaster" demands that I get up and eat. Eventually, I have to give in and waddle to the kitchen for a VERY early breakfast. Once I have eaten, then "Blueberry" is able to fall back to sleep and we all get a few more hours of blissful rest. We are coining the term "baby yogurt coma" as the morning snack is usually yogurt.

Why am I starting to get the feeling mornings will be almost exactly like this after "Blueberry" is born?!?

I guess when you're small and hungry... you're HUNGRY!  :D

Wow! Only 3 weeks until our due date!!!

I cannot believe that we are getting this close to the due date! Only 3 more weeks to go... and we are officially at 37 weeks now so, we have the GREEN LIGHT to have the baby anytime! 

The bags are packed and the car seat will go in the car today... Yippee!

The 9 Month (36 week) Belly!!!

Things are getting bigger

Wonder who is in there...

Somebody very busy!! :)

The big reveal...

So, are you impressed!?!