40 Weeks

40 weeks (11/13)

Dear Callie,
I was really hoping you were not stubborn like your sister. I am so glad you find my uterus comfortable but I promise I have a really comfortable place for you to sleep out here too. It is time to come out. Everyone is anxious to meet you, especially your sister. I know she can be loud and has been yelling at you to come out for a while now but she is just excited to meet you. Ok? So come on out!
Love,
Mommy

Well, here I am once again passed my due date. I have definitely hit the "I'm done" wall. I was certain this baby was coming on Tuesday. Monday night I played bunko which has been known to put girls in our group into labor. Also, that day the weather changed drastically. It was low 70's during the day and low 30's by that evening. I guess she didn't get the memo that she was supposed to be born on Tuesday.
Since I didn't have a baby on Tuesday I went to my last appointment. Everything looked great. She checked my cervix again and tried to stir things up again. She said I was a 3 on the outside but still a 1 on the inside and still pretty thick. So maybe a little change from the week before but not really. We went ahead and scheduled an induction for Sunday night. The plan is to go in Sunday at 7pm, have a few doses Cytotec placed then start pitocin Monday morning and hopefully have a baby by Monday afternoon. Since Tuesday I have had some uncomfortable contractions off and on mostly in the evening. Just as soon as I think maybe I'm in early labor they stop. It is a little frustrating. Who knows, maybe I will deliver Sunday evening on my own like I did with Kinsley.
We did get her room as complete as we can for now. I am waiting on a few things to come in the mail. Here are some pictures but the color is pretty off. The walls are a taupe and the curtains and bedskirt are much prettier in person.

Curtains my mom made

Waiting for a decal to put on this wall. You can see the bedskirt poking out.

painting Kinsley made. Waiting on a different changing pad cover

Waiting on curtains for the closet. 

I'm so glad it is finally coming together.

I guess it is time to do one more comparison so we can see just how big I have gotten over the past 40 weeks. 

9 Weeks

20 Weeks

30 Weeks

40 Weeks with Kinsley

40 Weeks (with my sidekick)

 

I think the 20's are my favorite weeks. I was big enough that it was obvious I was pregnant but not so big that it wasn't cute anymore. 

The next post will be a "baby" post! This really has gone way too fast. 

How far along: 40 weeks (and 2 days now)

Total weight gain/loss: I gained just over a pound last week making my grand total 42.8 lbs.

Maternity clothes?: Yes. I ripped my favorite jeans this week. I am now down to one pair of jeans. :(
Stretch marks?: Nothing
Sleep:  Still waking up early in the morning.
Best moment this week: Scheduling the induction and knowing that this baby will be here no later than Monday!
Movement: She moves the most in the evenings and especially while I'm at work
Food cravings: I have been wanting Thai for a couple weeks. JanMarie was kind enough to go with me on Thursday. It was so good!
Gender: Girl! I'm going to guess she weighs 7lbs 8oz and is 21 inches long.

What I miss: Being able to sit on the floor and actually get up. I also miss my lap. 

Milestones: I made it to my due date. Yay! (a little sarcasm if you couldn't tell)

From BabyCenter:

It's hard to say for sure how big your baby will be, but the average newborn weighs about 7 1/2 pounds (about the size of a small pumpkin) and is about 20 inches long. Her skull bones are not yet fused, which allows them to overlap a bit if it's a snug fit through the birth canal during labor. This so-called "molding" is the reason your baby's noggin may look a little conehead-ish after birth. Rest assured — it's normal and temporary.

38-39 Weeks

38 weeks (and 5 days 11/4)

We are officially down to single digit days until we meet this little girl. Quite a bit has been accomplished in the the past couple of weeks. I am definitely in nesting mode and have been cleaning/organizing like crazy. I have just a few more things I need to get for her room like a curtain for her closet, a lamp and a changing pad cover. My mom and I went this week to get the fabric for the bed skirt and curtains above the window. I also ordered the decal that will go on her wall. Now, I just have to get the rest of the house ready.
I have had two weekly appointments, both went well. I actually lost weight last week! Only a half pound but I will take it. At my last appointment they checked my cervix again. No real change from the first time they checked me but she did try to stir things up a little.  So far it hasn't worked. As I was leaving Kim noticed that I have dropped a little since the week before, which I am definitely feeling. She told me "Make an appointment for next week...we'll see if you make it that long". AHHHH. I am trying not to get my hopes up and preparing myself to go overdue like I did with Kinsley, but it was a nice reminder that the end is so close.
In these last couple of weeks we have tried to have a lot of family time with Kinsley. Just before Halloween we had our families over for S'mores. Kinsley loved roasting the "marsh-uh-mallows". She ate at least 5 and was asking for more!

roasting marshmallows

On Halloween I had a prenatal massage and a pedicure while Kinsley was at preschool then we spent the day visiting each grandma and grandpa at work and went to a trunk or treat in the evening.

Princes Sofia

Even the baby got to wear a costume

This week we had a family date night. Chris took us to Kiku's (he really DOES love us! He doesn't care for Chinese food or anything similar). I thought Kinsley would love seeing them cook the food in front of us especially with all the tricks they do. It turns out, she was scared of the fire and thought the tricks were too loud.  We made it through dinner with her on my lap for most of it.

Date night! My face is definitely getting round.

Last night Kinsley had a sibling class. She loved holding the baby and making her a birthday card. We took a tour of the Birthplace (OB floor) and even got to see a real baby in the nursery. It will be interesting to see how well she does in the little room when the baby actually comes.

She is going to be such a good big sister...hopefully

Oh, did I forget to mention we decided on a name!? This is the picture and the only clue we sent to our family. They had to figure it out from there. Any guesses? We are still working on a middle name.

Baby I's name starts with a "C"

The next blog post will either be Baby I's birth story or her eviction notice. We'll see!
Any guesses on date, time, weight and length?

How far along: 39 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: 41 pounds. Definitely more than I was hoping for but what can you do.

Maternity clothes?: Yes. My belly is starting to hang out the bottom of most of them.
Stretch marks?: None yet.
Sleep:  Oh my. The past few days have been terrible. I get up once in the night to go to the bathroom and then can't go back to sleep. Most days I have been getting out of bed for the day around 6. I guess my body is trying to prepare me for sleep deprivation, as if it's not used to that already working nights.
Best moment this week: Time with family. I am trying to cherish these last few days as a family of three
Movement: I can tell she has gotten lower.
Food cravings: I have eaten so much Halloween candy this week it's ridiculous.
Gender: Girl!

What I miss: Being able to walk normal. The waddle is not very attractive. 

Milestones: Single digits!

From BabyCenter:

Your baby's waiting to greet the world! She continues to build a layer of fat to help control her body temperature after birth, but it's likely she already measures about 20 inches and weighs a bit over 7 pounds, about the size of a mini-watermelon. (Boys tend to be slightly heavier than girls.) The outer layers of his skin are sloughing off as new skin forms underneath.