Oh my gosh, it's coming up so fast. We are so excited!
Biggest news from this past week is that Molly dropped! Very noticeably. I can actually breathe again and eat without feeling like my stomach is full after 3 bites of food. It's quite amazing. I didn't really notice that I couldn't before until she actually moved. Then I took a deep breath and went "Whoa!" Hehe.
My feet are also swelling pretty badly, but I'm figuring out good ways to deal with that. The best piece of advice I got from the nurse at my doctor's appointment last week which was "Elevate your feet above your heart." So I tried that, by sleeping with two pillows under my feet. The swelling is much easier to deal with now and not as bad! I'm glad that trick worked.
Oh speaking of the doctor's appointment, everything is looking great. Molly's heartbeat was at 153 this time (wow!); I didn't gain any weight (which I was surprised--ok, shocked really--at); and I had my last lab test done (the strep B culture thing). I go in again next Wednesday, and then everyday until I go into labor. Home-stretch, we're almost there!
I'm officially Full Term now, so I can go into labor at any time safely. So far though, I haven't had any noticeable warnings of labor being imminent. I can't even really tell if I'm having Braxton Hicks contractions or not.
Fun things going on this week: My boss's wife is throwing me an office baby shower on Thursday! It was supposed to be a surprise, but they (her and her daughter) realized they should probably clear the date and such with me. I am very blessed and excited. They're throwing me a luncheon here at the office, and apparently everyone is super excited and coming. It really blesses me, because I admit, half the time, I kind of feel just like part of the office furniture. You know, always there, always doing her job, but no one really notices unless I'm gone and it disrupts their schedules. So them doing this for me is really amazing.
We had quite a fun weekend! Very long but very fun. Thursday night we went to see The Hunger Games (Yes, midnight showing, yes I'm crazy). It was really good. They changed some stuff I wish they hadn't, and left out some stuff I wish they hadn't, but overall, I think it kept very well to the book. I can't wait to see the 2nd one when it comes out!
Friday was basically just get through work and get home and pass out day. 3 hours of sleep = not the best idea.
Saturday, we had a wedding for a friend, where we met up with some other friends who have just moved to NorCal but were down for the wedding too. So we spent a good chunk of time hanging out, catching up, and otherwise just enjoying each other's company! Then later that night, we went to see John Carter with some other friends (Hubby's boss gave us tickets to go see it). It was very fun, definitely an Edgar Rice Burroughs book. I enjoyed it.
Sunday, it was pouring down rain. A LOT of rain. Which was awesome, cause we really needed it. That being said, it also meant Hubby and I didn't feel like doing much. So we went out to lunch at Olive Garden (yum!), and then hit up the $ theater to see Man on a Ledge. It was really fun! I enjoyed it. Felt like a mix of Inside Man and The Departed.
In case you couldn't tell, yes, this was kind our date-weekend without meaning it to be. Figured the next few weekends are going to be busy with prepping for Molly and just waiting for her to arrive.
Only a little over 2 weeks before I get to go on maternity leave! Hooray! We seriously cannot wait for Molly to arrive. She's so close now. We're just waiting (rather impatiently).
Oh, here's my picture for Week 36. She really really dropped!
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