Pregnancy: Week 36

I blink and another week has gone by--tomorrow will be the beginning of week 37, which means according to the doctors this baby can come anytime and be considered full term!  According to me it would be nice if she stayed put for another week or two so I can get things finished up at work, but we could make it work whatever she decides.

This week, week 36, baby girl is now the size of a crenshaw melon, or about 6 pounds and 18 1/2 inches long.  She is shedding the body hair and waxy covering that has protected her skin in preparation for life on the outside.  She seems to have settled into a head down position, which is also a good step in getting ready to come out, and seems to prefer to have her torso slightly on my right side, so I get more kicks and punches on the left, although she is still pretty mobile.

I am still feeling pretty good, although I am starting to get a little soreness in my lower abdomen from the weight of the baby.  I am still working out and getting around pretty well, so it is not a big deal.  As my belly stretches a little more, my non-maternity shirts are getting a little short, so I have been able to compensate by bringing back my bella band to cover the maternity panel in my pants (as pictured above) and make people think I have a tank top on underneath my shortening shirts. This should be enough to get me through the next few weeks I hope!

Some people at work are saying the baby dropped more and might not make it to her due date, while JP continues to be convinced that the baby will be late.  Our doctor reports that things looked the same at this week's appointment so no major changes are on the horizon yet.

We also commemorated Halloween this week with a JP-carved pumpkin:

But we were disappointed by the small turnout of trick or treaters.  Sadly, we had to eat some of the leftover Halloween candy and give some away.  Scarily, the pumpkin looked like this earlier today:

And has now found a home in the dumpster...it was fun while it lasted!

JP is doing a triathlon tomorrow in Casa Grande, about an hour from here, so we are bracing ourselves for an early wake up and a cold day--the weather is going to go from high 80s to low 60s between now and then, so send him some warm vibes!