37 weeks

One more week down! I'm getting so anxious for this little man to get here so we can snuggle him up and finally get to really enjoy that rocking chair. ;)

So I've been thinking a lot lately about all of this being a mother stuff. I've devoured every single mommy blog, parenting article, and advice post there is out there. It's been strange to me reading all of these things, (especially after I went back to the beginning of Kelle Hampton's blog- Enjoying the Small things- and read about when she had her first baby...) I have this unique feeling every time I look through people's pictures of them with their babies or read their posts about what's going on in life and I finally pinned my finger on what it is. 

Familiarity.

Nope, I haven't been a mom before, but this all feels so familiar to me. Like deja vu almost. (Which, I have this theory that deja vu is Heavenly Father giving us little thumbs up that we're on the right path. I think we got to see what our lives could have in store for us before we made the decision to follow his plan- this is probably complete speculation so don't think I'm bearing my testimony on this as doctrine.) When I went to Snow College the first time, I had deja vu ALL the time. It got even more frequent when I was able to go back for Spring semester the next year and when I met Matt. And now here it is again. I see pictures of little toes in grass, playing at parks during the summertime, or snuggling up in blankets while it's stormy outside and I just feel like I've been there before. Like it'll just be second nature when Jaden gets here. It's kind of a weird and surreal feeling, I'm interested to see how I feel when he does get here. 

Whether or not my theory has any stock in it, I do believe with all of my heart that Heavenly Father blesses you with the intuition you need to be a parent as you go through the journey of being pregnant and getting ready to bring a baby into the world. So I guess maybe it will seem like second nature to take care of this tiny human in a few weeks. :)

Rambles over, on to the update. :)

The doctor's appointment went well, nothing exciting. I'm still where I was last week, which is kind of what I expected and that's ok. We'll let little man cook as long as he needs to. :p I go back in next Thursday so we'll see! (And then the next day is my last day of work so if Jaden wants to suddenly be getting much closer to being ready he's allowed to. ;) )

Cravings this week: Anything liquid. I want juice (still root beer. Weird isn't it?) and popsicles and milk and smoothies... I'm just dying of thirst all the time lately!

Aversions: Granola bars. What's new there. ;)

Hardest part of this week: Holy braxton hicks and little contractions! They're starting to get a little painful, and I get a lot more crampy 'real' contractions now. They're still not really regular, but I've noticed they're more likely to happen in the evenings or mornings.
Between the contractions and feeling completely exhausted all the time, this past week has been kind of rough. But it's still not as awful as it could be based on every horror story I've heard so far. ;) So I'll take it!

Best part of this week: Realizing that we have three weeks until the due date! Little man's stretches and kicks are so stinkin uncomfortable now (poor baby is squished in there) so they're slightly less endearing. ;) But it's still funny to see my belly get all lopsided when he picks one side to snuggle up in over the other. I haven't had heartburn as bad this week either, which is fabulous.

In other news, my ring still fits generally, but it's off more than it's on lately. My feet are definitely more puffy lately too. It used to just get that way after I'd been at work all day, but I've been waking up with chubby feet now. :p And it doesn't feel super marvelous to put shoes on at first, but if I wear structured shoes (like my Asics that I'm still in love with) my feet don't hurt throughout the day as bad.

I still have morning sickness days, but luckily it's tapered off again so I haven't had as many sick days lately. It's usually just if I let myself get too hungry, or if I get really rushed in the morning and don't take my time eating and getting ready. (It gets annoying because I feel so sluggish when I try to take my time. But I guess that's better than spending the morning with my porcelain throne.)

I don't think I've blogged about the baby showers yet, so that'll be my next post! We're done with all of the partying so now I can just combine it into one post! They've all been so fun! :)