38 Weeks

Yep, I'm still pregnant! And at this point, hopefully I stay this way until at least Monday. 

We ran out of room, but there is one more important vow that Louis V needs to make: to NOT make me resemble Shrek in my huge, green bridesmaid dress. That might be asking a bit much though. ;)

Baby Belby is excited to go his first wedding, fingers are crossed that his appearance remains in utero. ;) I head to the doctor this morning for a  "check", so we'll see if any progress has been made since Week 36. Assuming there are no signs of imminent labor, I take off tomorrow for Dubuque and the big Manternach-Boesen wedding! Louis V and I survived our first bachelorette party together, so I'm sure we'll manage our first wedding together just fine. Looking forward to celebrating a great couple! Let's hope we don't make this wedding any more memorable than it already will be...

I'm a little worried that my doctor is going to question my home life when she sees the raging scratches (understatement) on my thigh thanks to our oh-so-sweet (insert sarcasm here) Izzy and the lovely burn mark across the underside of my bump. Izzy tried to stick her landing on my leg just as I was heaving myself out of bed to let Berta in. The result? Blood and gouges resembling the Grand Canyon. Then, this morning as I was getting ready for work, I leaned over the counter like I've done a million times in my life with no issues...however, now that I have this ginormous overhang of a belly, it doesn't quite work the same and the bump ended up on top of my scorching hot straightening iron. I swear I was not trying to brand my unborn child! And I promise Ian is not abusing me. :) The joys of a 38 week baby bump!

Now onto a recap of our week--

It's been a week of celebrations for us:

We celebrated Mother's Day with our amazing moms!

 

I remained a mother-to-be, obviously. 

 

Because I love my mama so much, I have to include these:

I have THE best mother in the world and I hope I inherited some of her awesome mom genes to use on our little man!
 

Clarification - I did celebrate Mother's Day, furbabies count!

Speaking of furbabies, Berta enjoyed getting loved in the sunshine on one of the few warm days we had. I love that face!

And I enjoyed spying on her obsessively with our new camera!

I've discovered that she has several napping locations in the house and often shares a bed with Izzy. I am not one bit surprised that she spends the ENTIRE day sleeping. In fact, she went almost 4 hours straight hardly moving an inch!! She sure leads a tough life.

I'm not sure I'm going to want to move this camera into Louis V's room, watching Berta is very entertaining. :)

 

Then the birthday celebrations began! 

I was very spoiled by my great friends:

 Lunch, cookie cake, flowers...

...and cruelty-free makeup, they get me!

 Ian gets me, too. Candy and a gift certificate for my favorite sushi!

(And a sweet, new video camera to capture Berta, I mean Louis V...)

I received an extremely funny card:
(Carter and I share a birthday!)

And an extremely awesome card:

And another cookie cake!!

 Kip must not realize I don't like to share.

 

If you can't take a sequin bump selfie on your birthday, when can you?!

 A BIG thank you to everyone who called, texted, emailed, sent cards, etc., you sure know how to make a girl feel special as she turns 26! ;) 

 

Not sure if it will have been my last time, but I got a run in yet again!

I keep thinking (hoping) that the movement on the treadmill will lodge him into place and get him ready to go, but he's holding tight. I'm trying to be patient, but it's hard!!

And that's a wrap for this week. 14 days and counting, will he come early, late or on time!? It's anyone's guess!!

Q&A:

 How far along: 38 weeks

Baby is the size of a: Pumpkin. He could be over 20 inches long at this point and weigh anywhere from 6-9lbs (please be closer to 6!!!) 

Weight gain: Enough.

Maternity clothes: I have not had to purchase anything new, I've continued to utilize clothes already in my closet. Hard to believe I'm going to make it through this pregnancy with very few true maternity outfits! I just hope I didn't stretch out too many of my old clothes...although that would be a good reason to shop for new stuff. :)

Stretch marks: Still stretch mark free.  

Belly button in or out: I don't even know what it is anymore.
Sleep: Not great. Sore back and lots of bathroom visits. All to be expected!

Best moment this week: Celebrating all the wonderful moms in my life and celebrating the start of my life (aka my birthday)! I wish I could answer this question with "had my baby!!!!" but that will have to wait for another post, darn!

Worst moment this week: I did not feel well Sunday night through Monday, that was no fun. Equally not fun was playing the guessing game of "is it a bug of some sort or is it the start of labor?" Guess it was the former...feeling much better now though, whew.

Miss anything: Having cheekbones and collarbones.

Movement: No decreased fetal movement here, this guy likes to move it, move it.

Cravings: Obviously not cookie cake. ;)

Queasy or sick: Not since Sunday/Monday. Luckily it was pretty brief! 
Baby items of the week: The camera/monitor! Although, as you already noticed, it's more of a "Pet item of the week" at this point.

Looking forward to: Maggie and Brian's wedding!!! Fingers, toes and legs crossed that Baby Belby waits until we're home and settled to show his face! And, of course, my doctor's appointment this morning. I never get tired of hearing his little heartbeat!