Pregnancy Update! 36 weeks!

It's crazy to think that this may be my last pregnancy update! My little boy is going to be here before we know it!

34 Weeks

36 Weeks

Dr. Appointment: At my appointment yesterday, Dr. Craig measured my belly and literally gasped, "Oh Wow!" I guess my baby is.. well... HUGE! She said that if she had to guess, she would say right now he weights OVER 7 pounds. I was 7 pounds when I was born and was considered a bigger baby. HE STILL HAS 4 WEEKS TO GO!  Yikes. She also says I have a smaller pelvis?? Interesting because I have always thought my hips were huge and I could push giants out of there. But, no. Dr. Craig is concerned with how big he is getting and how small my pelvis is. So... good news! She is hoping to get him out of there two weeks early. Which means... I only have TWO MORE WEEKS! WAHOOOO! As of now I am dilated 1cm and cervix is already started to get thin. Dr. Craig said if I haven't gone into labor already on my own by 38 weeks, she will strip my membranes to help speed the process up. Ouch...  Hopefully that does the job because there's some crazy rule that for your first child they're not allowed to actually "induce" you until one week after your due date UNLESS you have a serious medical reason. Which oddly enough, blood clots and small pelvises don't count as medical reasons :( So... we'll keep our fingers crossed that I can go into labor by myself early and if that doesn't happen, I'll go into labor when my membranes are stripped. AND IF that doesn't happen, I'll just be prepared to give birth to a 15 pound baby. Dr. Craig actually said, "Don't buy any newborn size diapers or clothes because by the looks of it he's going to be a big baby!"OH. BOY.

Movement: I finally figured out what him having the hiccups feels like! I felt it a couple nights ago. Although I KNOW I have felt them before, this was the first time I was like, "Okay that has to be hiccups!" It's a crazy feeling!! and I have to admit... I'm not too found of it. haha It kind of drives me crazy!! I do love feeling him move though. He definitely is getting stronger. One night last week I woke up to what I thought FOR SURE was Alek poking me in the side.. I got all frustrated thinking, "why is Al waking me up??!" That's how hard it was! Sure enough is was just my baby. :)

Weight: This past month I've gained 3 pounds. Making a grand total of 28 pounds. I feel like a pig! I eat soooo much food!

Cravings: Hmm... still not craving anything specific. Every night it's something different. I eat a lot of snow cones! Yes, I've always been a bit obsessed with them but I feel like this summer has been even worse. Maybe it's just because I can get away with blaming them on the pregnancy ;) Last night at like 10pm I made Alek take me to Wendy's and get me a cheese burger. That was pretty random! Then I ended up only eating bites with pickles and threw the rest away. Sooo maybe pickles? I tell ya, it's strange!

Name: I'm glad to say we have it narrowed down to... I believe 3 options. Alek wants to wait and decide when Baby is finally here. I'm not so sure I'm too keen on that idea. I'm a planner and don't like waiting to decide something so life changing until the last minute. I'm hoping Al decides that when baby comes out he will look like a Baby "J" because that is what I'm still set on. :)
AND for those who have asked... I better make one thing clear. When I say Baby J. I'm not meaning "J" is going to be his name. I would hope I could be a bit more creative than that ;) That's simply just the letter it starts with. We are still keeping it a secret until he makes his grand arrival. Except those special few of you that caught me in a good mood and I told you. You guys better keep your mouth zipped up!

Stretch marks:  I never thought people would actually ask me this... but I'm not scared to share. I have been lucky! No stretch marks on my tummy or legs. I've been very good about applying my stretch mark lotion everyday. It has worked miracles! Sadly... it has not done so well with the ladies upstairs. If you know what I mean. But, they've gotten so big I don't really blame them. Their stretched to their max... TMI? Eh.... too bad.

Blood clot: Still religiously doing shots twice a day! All the credit goes to my amazing husband who remembers every single time! He's a champ. Sometimes I don't feel a thing, other times it hurts like a.... (IDK something that hurts bad) and then I get mad at Al and he is really patient and just says sorry and gives me a hug. :) The only bad thing about being on blood thinners... is well... my blood is super thin. Go figure. I get bloody noses ALL THE TIME! In fact as I'm sitting here typing this I got a tissue shoved up my nose. Eh... at least I'm not getting any more blood clots, right?

Things I can't wait for:

• Sleeping on my belly again. Notice it's at the top of the list.
• Holding my baby for the first time!!!
• Seeing Al hold our baby.
• Finally deciding on a name.
• Dressing my little guy in all his cute clothes! He's going to be a STUD!
• Wearing normal clothes
• Not peeing ever 5 minutes.
• Not peeing everytime I sneeze. Again.. (TMI?) Allergies don't make it any easier! 
• My next doctors appointment. Best part of the week now a days.
• To go running!!!! Ahhh I can't wait!!!
• My ribs not hurting. I forgot what that feels like!

Things I'm going to miss:

• Feeling him move inside me!
• Having an excuse for all the food I eat ;)
• Having an excuse for wearing Al's basketball shorts all the time.

Here's a few maternity pics too! Kylee Ann Photography took them and did an amazing job!! She also will be taking pics while I'm at the hospital in labor. Can't wait!!