37 Weeks

I'm 37 weeks already! It's funny to me to think that a lot of people have their babies by this point. I think I would go into shock if I went into labor before my due date! It's hard to believe that I only have 3 weeks to go...or 4 or 5. :)

I'm feeling great. Of course I have the normal aches and pains that come with being hugely pregnant, but I honestly think that the last few weeks before the baby arrives are my favorite part. I love being very obviously pregnant, feeling the baby move in his cramped little space, waking up in the middle of the night and realizing how funny it must look to see someone with a belly as big as mine trying to roll over, and being glad that no one can actually see me trying to roll over!

My varicose veins are really not bothering me much at all right now unless someone touches them. I have one near my knee that gets bumped by little people every once in a while, and that one annoys me the most. But I'm very thankful that I haven't had to wear those awful compression hose this time around! I've been trying to exercise, though I'm afraid I haven't been very successful. Our neighborhood is very hilly and taking a walk results in one long Braxton-Hicks contraction that makes it hard to keep going.

I've gained 30 lbs on the button, which is pretty much right on target for me. I gained 30 lbs with each of the girls and a little more with the boys. I actually gained 40lbs with Joshua, but I was 10lbs underweight when I started, so I suppose that's why. I have my usual third-trimester sugar craving. I'm trying to limit my sugar intake so that the baby isn't humongous, but it's hard! I ate 6 clementines yesterday afternoon for a snack. :) Of course that's better than cookies or ice cream, but it's still sugar and will still make the baby grow big and fat! If our babies were small at birth then I wouldn't worry about it. Since that's not the case, I'm trying to keep the sugar to a minimum.