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37 weeks, 2 days (!!!)
Yes, I have reached what's considered full-term. If you had asked me when I was in pre-term labor at 33 weeks if I'd still be pregnant today, I would have said "no way." Another big milestone, check it off the list! Hooray for my cervix!
I've been busy doing last-minute baby prep these days, with lots of help from Mr. P, as I'm huge and swollen (yup, within 3 days off bedrest, my feet are like over-stuffed sausages again) and just huge. But we got the mural decal thing up on the nursery wall, washed the last of the baby stuff, put things away in their proper places. We are ready, I think. Well, as ready as we can be.
I've found myself reflecting on being pregnant a lot recently. I remember a year ago (and pretty much for the last several years before that!) I wondered, "What will it be like? What will it feel like? How will my body respond?" And of course, given my open dislike and mistrust of those fertile-oriented pregnancy books, I did not really believe my experience would be like they told me it would be.
So, for posterity's sake (because this is my diary/journal, even though I share it with you lovely interweb folks) I wanted to write down my favorite pregnancy things, my least favorite, and the surprises. Over a few posts. So today, my top 3 favorites.
1. My belly. I have loved my growing belly. I loved it when it was a fat pooch, I loved it when it began to round out, and I still love it in its huge glory right now. I am one of those people, I am forever touching my belly. I just love it, am in awe of it, and so happy and grateful to have it. It is tangible proof of my body, for once, doing something it should. It amazes me, and I love it. Things may not be so good when there is no more baby in it and it is still huge, and with a c-section scar, but I love it now.
2. Movement. LOVE to feel the critter bouncing around. And I really love learning about her patterns. It is the first time I can get to know her, and I just love that. The connection, the bond, the knowledge of her. Movement is just so cool. She doesn't move a ton, not like some people describe at least, but she does have patterns of wiggles, punches and spastic jolts. Not flips though, she likes being breech!
3. Cravings. As someone who loves to eat, I have really been amazed and mostly enjoyed the food cravings I've had throughout the pregnancy. I did have the queasies during the first tri, but never threw up, never couldn't eat. And after that, I've had a pretty good appetite, and cravings for odd things. I think this has been the pregnancy of ground meat. Hamburgers, I've sampled every kind. Beefy-cheesy-mac, I've perfected my recipe. Lamb kofta, always on the menu. Dairy, of all kinds, has also been a favorite. I've always liked dairy, but now I'm obsessed with milk and yogurt and cheese. Yum! And spicy food - I can't get enough! I've never been a huge spicy food person, but now, it's hot sauce on everything. More peppers over here! Now we'll just have to see what kind of palette the critter has, given all the foods I've exposed her to so far.
So that's the top 3 pregnancy favorites, stay tuned for the not-so-favorites, and the surprises of pregnancy.
Repeat: Cold Peace
1 day ago
Yeah for full term, it's a good feeling isn't it! So will we get to see pics of the nursery??
ReplyDeleteSounds like we had the same 3 favorites. I too loved my belly, I couldn't stop touching it. Every night I sat in bed with my shirt up and rubbed it. The movement was the absolute best for me. Remember how you kept telling me that my belly moving was creepy? I was wondering if you still think a moving belly is creepy? ;-) That is so funny that you had cravings for hamburger, I couldn't get enough of it! Every time dh asked me what I wanted to eat I said a burger! haha
Now my not so favorites was the major swelling, especially my poor feet and then poor legs. The heartburn was bad but cured by a prescription antacid. The back pain could be pretty bad at times too. The anxiety of if there would be a live baby in the end wasn't too much fun. After it was all over with, the contractions was by far the worst of the entire experience. All worth it though, and would do it again in a heartbeat.
Congrats on reaching full term! : ) And I love reading about your favorite things about being pregnant. Those are all things I dream about (and I'm sure many other IFers do as well), so it's fun to see it in writing!
ReplyDeletelove the post theme! and most importantly, I love that you are at 37 weeks! congratulations!
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