Due Date!

Pregnancy Highlights: It’s officially my “Due date” and we are still waiting! Not a huge surprise to me, but I was a little hopeful that he would have come early.
Guess Date: TODAY!!
How Far Along: 40 weeks
Size of baby: About 7 pounds and over 19 1/2 inches long
Weight: 216.4 – I didn’t weigh myself this week so I’m just leaving last week’s here
Total Weight Gain/Loss: Gain: 20 lbs – I am very happy with this!
Maternity Clothes: Yes! Growing out of a few of the shirts
Gender: BOY!!!!
Name: We still haven’t decided on a name for sure! We have a few, and are trying to choose middle names.
Movement: He finally turned head down middle of last week, right before we decided to schedule an external version which is where the Dr would try to turn him from the outside. Not pleasant, and most Dr’s like to induce immediately after.
Sleep: One HUGE benefit to using Hypnobabies is that it has an instant relaxing effect, and makes me sleep quickly and deeply. Best sleep of my pregnancy so far!
Exercise: I have been walking to the park with the girls a couple times a week
Hypnobabies: I am in the practice weeks of the home study class, which means I am cycling through all the CD tracks and practicing my hypnosis cues on my own.
Symptoms: Exhaustion.
Throw up tally: 0!!
What I miss: Energy!!
Cravings: I haven’t had any cravings for a while. I haven’t been very hungry much lately. Aversions: Nothing!
Things to do: Only a few! I have all but a couple of things for the birth, and everything needed right away for baby.
Best Moment this week: Having him solidly head down! It was a huge relief that we can continue to plan for a home birth.
Looking Forward To: Meeting this little one and proving to myself that I can birth naturally!

Week 40