LbC: Week 38 & Comparison Pic

Little Baby C {LbC} Pregnancy: Inch by Inch from 4 to 40 {weeks}

Trimester: 3 

How far along: 38 weeks (actually almost 39!) 

Size of baby: around 6.8 pounds and over 19.5 inches long (size of leeks).

What is going on with baby: Practicing breathing, growing, final development!

Total weight gain: +15

Wedding Rings: Both still fit

Feet: I can still see them if I turn my head!

Belly Button: OUT

Stretch Marks: Not that I can tell.

Linea Negra: Not yet. 

Maternity clothes: YES!

Food cravings: Cookies

Labor Signs: Pressure, a few leg cramps, Braxton Hicks ALL day on Sunday!  Some other signs that are a bit personal! =)

Sleep: Pretty good!  This weather has made Finley extra sleepy so she has been sleeping in and taking good naps so I have been able to rest more even if I haven’t slept super-great!

Weekly Appointment Update:  My OB called again to reschedule my appointment since another storm was coming in.  She checked me and said I hadn’t really changed much since last week.  Obviously from the beginning, she said that babies are unpredictable and that even though she thought he could and would come any day, he would come when he was ready.  She sort of shook her head this week as if to say “I can’t believe you are still pregnant!”  When we originally discussed inducement, she had said that she didn’t think there was any way that I would make it until then, but now it is a REAL possibility.  I admit I am feeling anxious and a bit disappointed.  I had really wanted to go into labor and not be induced.  I am reminding myself almost constantly that God is in control and that He has it all taken care of because I am losing a bit of patience.  I just can’t wait to meet him and have had EVERY reason to believe he would be here by now so it’s been a long 3 weeks of living out of hospital bags, loading and unloading the car, timing contractions, constantly having a game plan for Finley “just in case” it happens today, etc.  I have also been a bit insane about keeping our house clean so that we wouldn’t be coming home to a mess, which has been crazy considering the fact that we’ve been cooped up inside so much lately!  I’m a bit surprised by my feelings because I love being pregnant and have been trying to really enjoy these last weeks and not rush any part of them, but I find myself being much more impatient than I had wanted to be or expected to be!

Best Moment This Week: Creating the email that will go out to everyone once our little one arrives, spending so much one-on-one time with Finley, knowing that every moment that he stays in the womb enables him to be more prepared for the “real” world!

Looking Forward To: Seeing what LbC looks like!  Holding him in my arms!  Introducing him to everyone including his big sister!  Labor itself!  Every portion of it!  I just can’t wait!

My Prayer This Week: 

Dear Lord God, I thank You from the bottom of my heart for giving us Your Son, Jesus. It's such an amazing story, what You did for us. I pray You will give me courage and faith like Mary had.

And Lord, only You know the exact minute my baby will be born. Please help me to be patient and get through this time of waiting. I am so anxious to see and hold my baby that I can barely wait another day. Please be close to me and surround me with Your love and presence at the birth. Help the labor go smoothly and the birth to go just right.

Thank You, Lord, for all You have done to provide us with a way to communicate with You. Thank You for salvation and for Your great love. Thank You for my baby.

In Jesus' name. Amen.

Here is the last comparison picture for me to post since I had Finley at 38 weeks.  In fact, this picture was taken the night I went into labor with her.  I think I definitely look bigger with LbC, but I can't tell if I had dropped with Finley and that's why I look smaller or if I am just bigger this time around.  It's weird that I'm bigger, but have gained 10 less pounds, but my doctor does think LbC will be bigger than Finley so I guess that doesn't matter!