At 37 weeks, Jack is finally considered full-term! Jack weighs 6 lbs and is 19 inches long. We found out recently that he has absolutely no hair (aw!) and is on target to be a few ounces bigger than his brother at birth!
How far along? 37 weeks!
Total Weight Gain: 26 lbs. I have lost 3 pounds since my visit last week and was a little worried but my doctor reassured me that Jack is growing well, my uterus is measuring right on target, and he is actually predicting he will be a few ounces bigger than his brother! Woo hoo!
Total Weight Gain: 26 lbs. I have lost 3 pounds since my visit last week and was a little worried but my doctor reassured me that Jack is growing well, my uterus is measuring right on target, and he is actually predicting he will be a few ounces bigger than his brother! Woo hoo!
Symptoms: Extreme and sudden cramps in my inner thighs that literally almost have me falling to my knees. They feel like charlie horses that come on last no longer than a second but always take my breath away. I have googled like crazy to see what this is or if it's normal or concerning and I haven't found anything. Not even my doctor knows. I just hope they go away after Jack arrives.
Stretch Marks: Still none, although my belly button is completely gone!
Sleep: Great! I do get leg cramps at night sometimes but not enough to complain.
Highlight This Week: Getting our BEAUTIFUL NEW FLOORS INSTALLED!!!!! I am SO excited!!!! We have been living on bare concrete, our houses naked foundation and it is NO FUN! No matter how much you sweep or how many rugs you lay down, your feet are chalky white the instant you start to walk around. And that's no fun with a sweet little munchkin man who wants to play with his cars and trucks on the floor. Harrison's legs are always chalky white and so are our feet. It's so annoying. But no longer! We have started installing our wood laminate floors this week and we will be done this weekend! Hurray!
Movement: Lots of rolls and kicks and slides! Jack is running out of room so my tummy just contorts into different shapes!
Cravings: None, which I'm surprised since I have cut out so many carbs in my diet. Every now and then when I walk by the frozen food aisle my mouth waters at the Eggo waffles and Toaster Strudles but that's about it.
What I Miss: Wearing every other type of bottoms OTHER than black stretchy pants!
What am I looking forward to: Spending this weekend with my husband getting our floor installed, and hopefully finishing in time to have a relaxing Sunday afternoon with my family.
Milestones: Reaching the "full term" mark! Hurray!
How is Daddy? Good! He is working hard as usual! Putting in the new flooring is tedious and time consuming work and he is doing great. He has done so much to this house it's amazing! Also, he is getting ready to start working from home just in time for Jack so we are thrilled! Daddy can eat breakfast and lunch with us now instead of just dinner. We are very thankful and very excited!
How is Harry? Fantastic as usual! He has pretty much learned to run, although is still slow. Oh man, he will probably learn to run at full speed as soon as Jack arrives. Perfect timing! Haha. Harrison was signing 20 different words and saying 5 different words but almost all of this has stopped, like a calm before a storm! I am thinking we are in for a word explosion at any moment! He unserstands absolutely everything we say which is still mind blowing to me. I just don't get how a wee little 15 month old already has enough of a grasp on our language to follow simple directions and answer questions. It's amazing! We are impressed every single day.
I am so happy you posted the link again for Jack's blog. Happy to hear you are both doing well. Gorgeous prego mama :) When you were talking about the thigh cramps it reminded me of my coworker. She was just talking to me last week and telling me she was having cramps in her thighs. She was explaining that she feels labor pains in her thighs and so does her mom. She said it is weird, but they both labor that way.
ReplyDeleteIt also maybe from dehydration or potassium which are more obvious things. I am sure you have already thought of. I hope it starts to feels better soon.
I can't believe how big Harry is getting. He is such a bright and happy boy. It is so amazing how much language he already has and that you can understand what he is needing without him even saying complete sentences yet. He is going to be such an amazing big brother.
Love you all and miss you so much!