How I’m feeling: Large and in charge! Cankles are just a reality at this point, lol! Mr. FSL and I went shopping at the Nike store on Wednesday and my feet were too swollen to find shoes that fit! I feel like my face is starting to get the oh-so-chic woodchuck look too. The countdown clock in my kitchen is at 18 days left until the due date. I’m getting quite nervous about the arrival of this baby.
New and Exciting: At my last doctor visit, I was told that I am now 60% effaced! In other news, there is a car seat installed in the back of the FSL “Mommy-mobile”. This is getting so real now!
Funny-But-Not-So-Funny: My doctor noted my abnormally short torso. Now that my belly has started to drop, I have literally 2 inches from the crotch of my pants to where my belly starts to balloon out. My pants won’t stay up! I wasn’t blessed with a booty, even during pregnancy. Nothing is holding my jeans up at this point.
Rings Fitting Fingers: Tight
Belly Button Status: Smoothed out!
Cravings: Salty Cape Cod potato chips! Anything involving Nutella.
Aversions: asparagus (still) Yuck! I’m wondering if I will ever like it again!
Baby is the size of: a winter melon!
The baby at 37 weeks:
- He or she’s practicing some skills: inhaling, exhaling, sucking, gripping and blinking.
- Baby’s getting his first poop (called meconium) ready for his first diaper. Ew.
Info & fruit photo from thebump.com
How are all you pregnant mamas out there? What week are you in? How are you feeling? Did you start your nursery?
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looking beautiful Mindy! TRY to take it easy…xoxo
YOU LOOK AWESOME! Can’t wait for the bean’s little arrival 🙂
Thanks Michelle! So glad to hear from you 🙂 Hope all is well.
xo
Mindy
Getting closer! Enjoy the meconium. 😉
LOL Ew! Can’t wait for the poop dipes lol!
The first phase of many many months where poop will be the main topic of conversation! I think I changed every dirty diaper for the first month.
So while we’re on the subject, a few tips!
Be very very gentle when wiping up for the first few weeks and use cloth diapers if you can, Travis got some bad chafing the first month and I think it was a combination of too much wiping and too-tight disposables.
Meconium is way stickier than normal poop.
You might see some funny little orange pee crystals for the first few diapers, this is normal!
We’re coming up to CT this Thursday if you haven’t heard and of course we’ll be at Nana & Papa’s one afternoon (Saturday, I think). Hope to see ya then! I’m bringing traditional Okinawan treats from my last trip and you will not want to miss that.
Wow!!! It’s getting closer! Very exciting! You’re looking fantastic! Pregnancy looks great on you!