Sadie: 39 Weeks Pregnant

How Far Along: 39 Weeks (7 days until due date)

Size of baby:  over 20 inches long and weighs 7 pounds (a mini watermelon)

Gender: Girl - Sadie

Maternity Clothes: Yes, maternity dresses are outfits of choice.
Weight gain: + 30 pounds

Movement: Sadie is fairly active with her movements.
Symptoms: Contractions off & on but nothing consistent
Sleep: sleeping better the last few weeks.
 What I miss: Almost starting to miss being pregnant since this will be the last time.
Cravings: Watermelon and chocolate.
Best moment this week:  One last weekend for Emma being an only child.
What I am looking forward to: Sadie. Getting labor over with.
Doctor's appointment recap: Blood pressure: good. Urine: good. + 2 pounds weight gain. The cervical check was uncomfortable but found out that I am 3 cms dilated, 75 % effaced, and still head down. The doctor predicted that Sadie would be the same size or smaller than Emma. I did ask for my membranes to be stripped and I don't remember it being so painful. Last time, a woman stripped them; this time, it was a male. He predicted that I would not make it to my next appointment.

** We were so excited to make it to August (insurance renewal date) and then disappointed that my doctor's appointment had to be delayed 3 days due to medical emergency for the practice. We impatiently waited for this doctor's appointment!

Sadie: 38 Weeks Pregnant

How Far Along: 38 Weeks  (2 weeks until due date)

Size of baby:  over 20 inches long and weighs 7 pounds (a mini watermelon)

Gender: Girl - Sadie

Maternity Clothes: yes
Weight gain: + 28 pounds

Movement: Sadie is very active with her lower extremities. Ouch!
Symptoms: on and off contractions, not consistent or very painful.
Sleep: sleeping much better recently.
 What I miss: bending over without hurting.
Cravings: watermelon
Best moment this week:  Good doctor's visit. Enjoying this time with Emma.
What I am looking forward to: The end of the pregnancy. Have definitely slowed down and becoming more & more miserable.
Doctor's appointment recap: Blood pressure: good. Urine: good. Weight gain: + 2 pounds.  No cervical check this visit but the doctor said that they will do one this friday (39 weeks).

Emma: We went to the ZOO!

Yes, I am very pregnant and we decided to take Emma to the zoo before Sadie arrived ... in the middle of Summer. Emma loved it! Lions were her favorite animals; however, she quickly changed it to giraffe because the lions were being lazy in the heat and the giraffes were eating branches with their long tongues. Emma also enjoyed the monkeys and gorillas because they were doing gymnastics, just like Emma. The train was a favorite and we had to ride in the caboose. I was disappointed in the petting zoo; they only had sheep to pet. 

Sadie: 37 Weeks Pregnant

How Far Along: 37 Weeks 3 Days (3 weeks until due date)

Size of baby:  over 19 inches long and weighs 6 1/3 pounds (a stalk of a Swiss chard)

Gender: Girl - Sadie

Maternity Clothes: Yes, getting tired of it.
Weight gain: + 27 pounds

Movement:Yes, I feel Sadie's legs kicking me mid-stomach, so I think that she is lower than Emma was at this point.
Symptoms: Non painful cramping. Uncomfortable and miserable.
Sleep: Sleeping okay.
 What I miss: ability to bend over without groaning. Pulling Emma's panties down several times a day wears me out.
Cravings: Watermelon
Best moment this week: Taking Emma to the zoo
What I am looking forward to: Enjoying the last few days/weeks of being a family of three. Emma is very excited about being a big sister.
Doctor's appointment recap: Blood pressure: normal. Urine: good. Weight gain: 2 pounds. No cervical check. My next doctor's appointment is this Friday.

Sadie: 36 Weeks Pregnant

How Far Along: 36 Weeks (4 weeks until due date)

Size of baby:  over 18.5 inches long and weighs almost 6 pounds (a crenshaw melon)

Gender: Girl - Sadie

Maternity Clothes: Yes, switch between two maternity dresses.

Weight gain: + 25 pound2
Movement: Sadie moves a little but no rolling around, just stretching. 
Symptoms: some light contractions
Sleep: Sleeping well. Up 2 - 3 times at night.
 What I miss: Being able to move more quickly. It's tough to be sitting on the floor and then Emma needs to go potty so I have to rush to stand up and run to the bathroom with her.
Cravings: Watermelon
Best moment this week:  Doctor's visit.  

What I am looking forward to: Almost the finish line!
Doctor's appointment recap: Urine was good. Blood pressure: good. Sadie has dropped! The fundal height had always been measuring right on track, until this week. I am now measuring 33 weeks. I tested positive for the group b strep; therefore, I will need two doses of antibiotics before labor. I was a bit nervous about this but the more I read, the more comfortable I feel about it. It's common and the likelihood that I'm unable to receive all the antibiotics in time for labor is slim. Cervical check: 3 cm dilated and 50% effaced.

Sadie: 35 Weeks Pregnant

How Far Along: 35 Weeks  (5 weeks until due date)

Size of baby:  over 18 inches long and weighs 5.25 pounds (honeydew melon)

Gender: Girl - Sadie

Maternity Clothes: Yes, all maternity.

Weight gain: + 24 pounds

Movement:Sadie is active. mostly feel feet and knees. 

Symptoms: uncomfortable. not enjoying the heat.
Sleep: Sleeping fairly well. Exhausted by the end of the day.

 What I miss: Being able to take Emma outside to play. Poor thing probably feels cooped up.

Cravings: watermelon.

Best moment this week:  Taking Emma to the splash pad. It was such a relief from the heat!

What I am looking forward to: Chasing Emma around again.

Doctor's appointment recap: Urine was good. Blood pressure: good. I was one day shy of taking the group B strep so I will have that done next week. No cervical check.

Sadie: 34 Weeks Pregnant

How Far Along: 34 Weeks (6 weeks until due date)

Size of baby: 18 inches long and weighs 4.75 pounds (like the size of a cantaloupe)

Gender: Girl - Sadie

Maternity Clothes:Yes.

Weight gain: + 22 pounds

Movement: Active around bedtime.
Sleep: I'm waking up a few times at night, mostly to use the restroom.

Symptoms: Slow to get up and move with Emma. Do not like going outside to play, too hot!

 What I miss: More energy to chase a 2 year old around.

Cravings: Watermelon.

Best moment this week: Emma explaining to everyone that her baby sister is in Mommy's belly.

What I am looking forward to: Doctor's visit next week.