37 Weeks

Thirty-seven weeks! I am officially full term! Hooray, hooray! If I have Baby Dolton today, he should be fine! I didn't realize what a relief it would be to know that.

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I have been swelling and swelling lately... My feet, my hands, my face - even my nose and lips are bigger! Here is a picture taken last Saturday - I'm huge!

My second shower - a diaper shower - was on the 31st of March. It was given by my dear friends Adreanne Hoggard and Beth Freeman. All of the guests brought diapers as gifts! It was great. I am diaper-rich at the moment! I'm sure that won't last long once the baby is here... We played lots of fun games - guess what's in the diaper (different melted chocolate candies), how big is my belly (cut a piece of yarn that is the same circumference), what kind of baby food is in the unlabeled jars, etc. We had a blast! The food was great, too - I think I ate half of what was there! I had my camera sitting next to me the whole time, and failed to take any pictures. As soon as I get copies of the ones Adre took, I'll be sure to post them.

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My niece, Emily, will be 2 years old tomorrow! Sweet baby girl is getting so big! Here are a couple of pictures of her... Isn't she a cutie? The pic with the white dress is one of her Easter pictures, and the one in the pink is her two-year-old picture. She's a doll-baby!

A friend of mine is having a hysterectomy on the same day as my c-section - April 13th. I decided to make her a 'replacement uterus' as a get-well gift! Here it is, in all it's yarn-ish glory... I know, I know, its really odd, but I'm proud of it. It's the first softie I've made without a pattern! I just printed off some pictures of uteruses (uteri?) online, and started hooking. I even wrote down the pattern - also a first for me. It's the first Lindsey original! I'm seeing an army of crocheted organs in my future...

It's that time again! From the Baby Center website:

"Congratulations! Your pregnancy is now considered full term — meaning your baby is developmentally ready to handle life outside the womb. (Babies born before 37 weeks are pre-term and those born after 42 weeks are post-term.) Your baby probably weighs a little over 6 pounds at this point and measures between 19 and 20 inches, head to heel.

"Many babies have a full head of hair at birth, with locks from 1/2 inch to 1 1/2 inches long. But don't be surprised if your baby's hair isn't the same color as yours. Dark-haired couples are sometimes thrown for a loop when their children are born blonds or redheads, and fair-haired couples have been surprised by Elvis look-alikes. And then, of course, some babies sport only peach fuzz.

"The next couple of weeks are a waiting game. Use this time to prepare your baby's nursery or to take care of tasks you may not get around to for a while after your baby's born. Take naps and catch up on your reading while you can.

"Have you noticed an increase in the frequency or vividness of dreams lately? Anxiety about becoming a parent can fuel a lot of strange pregnancy dreams.

"You may be getting a lot more Braxton Hicks contractions now, and they may last longer and be more uncomfortable. Sometimes — when they start to come frequently — you may even think you're in labor. You might also notice an increase in mucus discharge from your vagina. If you see some "bloody show" (the mucus plug tinged with a tiny amount of blood), labor is probably right around the corner! (If you have other spotting or bleeding, call your caregiver immediately.)"

This is getting more and more gross as the weeks go by...

It is 1:35 A.M. on April 5th, so I have 8 days, 5 hours, and 55 minutes left of this pregnancy!