37 weeks

A bit has changed since my last post. I guess it was Friday that I started feeling a bit different. My back started hurting and I was getting a lot of really weird pains in my pelvis. More achy than anything, but it definitely felt like things were moving around down there. By Sunday I felt the waddle... yes, I am now waddling like a true pregnant woman does! I have no confirmation, but I think Emma has dropped a bit. I can feel her hiccups lower now, walking is harder and I think I have sciatica. Basically her moving is causing my sciatic nerve to be pinched and I am getting shooting pains down my left leg. It's not fun. I have another doctor's appointment on Thursday morning and I'll confirm all of it, but I think things are moving in the right direction now.

We did a ton of work this weekend and I am proud to say that the nursery is DONE! We got the glider put together and all the new things put away and hung. It looks great. It's just too bad Emma won't be sleeping in there for a few months.

Here are some new pics of the nursery:




Take a look at the chandelier above the glider, how cool is that???? Thanks to Aunt Margie and Barbara for making that wish come true! I know Emma will spend countless hours looking up at it!

I also wanted to share the quilt that my sister-in-law Su made for Emma, it's beautiful! She is so talented! Isn't it gorgeous?!?!


Here's the Week 37 update:
Congratulations! Your baby is full-term! This means that if your baby arrives now, her lungs should be fully mature and ready to adjust to life outside the womb, even though your due date is still three weeks away. She weighs 6 1/3 pounds and measures a bit over 19 inches, head to heel (like a stalk of Swiss chard). Many babies have a full head of hair at birth, with locks from 1/2 inch to 1 1/2 inches long.

And, last but not least, the 37 week picture of the belly....

Here's the difference between this week and 33 weeks, it doesn't look like much but man does it feel different!

Love to all!