Week 36

Hi everyone - Wow it's week 36! Less than a month to go! Things are going well - I feel really big right now. I swear my belly has popped in the last week or two. I am starting to get pretty uncomfortable and a little antsy. We had an ultrasound last week and the little one measured 6 lbs and 3 oz at week 35 (about 10 oz above average, but well within the plus or minus 3 week uncertainty in ultrasound measurements). Her head measured what an average 38 week baby's head would measure (ahhh). Everything looks really good though - she just has a lot of brain! She'll be a smarty pants like her Mommy and Daddy! After talking to my OB it looks like she isn't going to want me to go past 39 weeks so we are looking at the last week in September to get things moving. I have been having contractions (real ones!) the last week so that's a good sign that I might actually go into labor naturally, but I am not getting my hopes up too much on that because I am still 0% effaced and 0 cm dilated. We will just have to wait it out.

Things are going well at work - just trying not to get too stressed and starting to gather all my work to pass off while I am away. Lenny is doing well too - I think we are both excited and nervous! His work is busy - he has a bunch of colleagues in from Costa Rica this week, so he is entertaining them.

We had our final baby shower last Friday with Ad Astra folks. It was a lot of fun - thank you Lindsay, Jacob, Christine, and Brian for throwing such a great party!

We also celebrated my 32nd birthday (I'm old!) with a cookout at our house with our close friends - it was a lot fun! Plus we had our 5th anniversary over the weekend! We went out for a really nice dinner at Perry's steakhouse - Mmmm! So I was a little bad with keeping on track for gestational diabetes - I had one slice of cake (the best ever - Lenny made it with homemade frosting!) and creme brulee on our anniversary. I think all turned out okay though - my doctor just smiled when I told her.

Anyhoo - I have gathered all the belly pics and posted them for your viewing pleasure - it shows how my body has changed the last 9 months. Here is the link: Belly pics. Enjoy!

One more thing...we are keeping an eye on Ike, but have no plans to evacuate. We won't know anything for the next day or two until the storm has a chance to make it's path in the Gulf. I really hope we don't have to leave.