37 weeks! and Final Nursery Pics

So the nursery is finally finished, and all of our hospital bags are packed! Of course I made a list of last-minute items to pack that we use every day. I have 5 more days of work this week, and I'm really excited about that. Other than a few appointments the following week, I am ready for Blake to come at any point! Here are the final nursery pics. Enjoy!

How I’m Changing

Total weight gain: 15 lbs (0 lbs gained since last week)

Maternity clothes? of course

Stretch marks? still nothing!

Sleep: I usually have 2-3 restless sleep nights and then 1 really good sleep. Between lower back discomfort and peeing a lot, it's hard to get continuous sleep most nights. Then, once I am awake, I have trouble going back to sleep.

Best moment this week: hearing that I am 1cm dilated and cervix is soft... making progress!

Miss Anything? good, restful sleep (won't be seeing that for a LONG time!)

Movement: kicking, poking, hiccups... you name it!

Food cravings: iced tea sweetened with splenda
Anything making you queasy or sick: no

Gender: girl

Symptoms: swollen feet, low-to-mid back pain (intermittent), some mild period-like cramps (intermittent), mild cervical cramping at times, very slight pink spotting, and irregular Braxton Hicks contractions (tightness)

Belly Button in or out? starting to pop! (but not completely)

Wedding rings on or off? off

Happy or Moody most of the time: neither... just tired all the time

Looking forward to: 37-week checkup on Tuesday... finding out weight, dilation, and effacement!

Blake Alexis Kirby Week 37 Update:

Your baby's the length of swiss chard! Yay! Baby has reached full term. She likely measures around 18.9 to 20.9 inches and weighs about 6.2 to 9.2 pounds. She's gaining about 1/2 ounce each day.

She's practicing some skills: inhaling, exhaling, sucking, gripping and blinking. She's getting his first sticky poop (called meconium) ready for her first diaper.