37 Weeks!

Less than 3 weeks left!?! I had a doctors appointment on Friday and I'm finally starting to progress... kind of. On Friday, I was dialated to ALMOST a 1 and my cervix was continue to soften. So really.... not too much progress at all haha I think he's just use to women getting upset if they haven't made progress in a week when they are so close to their due date so he just lied to me about it. I really don't feel any closer to having this baby. I'm pretty much in denial about the fact that I'm now due in 2.5 weeks!

Dr. Chalmers explained that I should probably just plan on going all the way to my due date. Fine by me! In fact, that would be perfect! I feel like I need these three weeks to tie up any loose ends before the baby gets here. This weekend we're planning on deep cleaning the house and maybe getting our carpets cleaned. I am so looking forward to the 3 day weekend. Monday I don't want to do anything else except lay by the pool :) The following weekend I want to have a special date night with Biggy Nealson's. And then- the weekend after that is my expected due date! Crazy! But oh so exciting :)

Bump Watch '11:

Weight gain: 14 pounds

Symptoms: I can tell that Liam is starting to drop. And by starting I mean that I'm noticing that I don't have a basketball up to my chest. It's getting a little lower. I'm feeling a lot more pressure on my sciatic nerve and pelvic bone. Semi-Swollen feet, the heat is starting to get to me. 107 degrees and pregnant is not always fun. I feel like I'm getting a small taste of what is to come with how much I get up throughout the night. I'm on a strict schedule of waking up every 2 hours from contractions and having to go to the bathroom so bad that my bladder might explode...literally. I guess it's good though because it's training my body to say goodbye to a full night's sleep :)

What do you miss doing since being pregnant? Really being able to dance :( I made the decision this week that this mornings practice was my last one. I'm going to take the next couple of weeks off to relax and take it easy before the baby gets here.

Something I learned this week: Life is a lot easier when you're not working and going to school full-time. I finished my last class on Monday! So exciting! I don't have to take another one until November. It has been amazing to have some extra time to myself this week. I was getting so overwhelmed with work, school, and dance that it was becoming just too much. I managed to finish up this last class with a B+. It feels good to finally have a break. I'm going to do one class over maternity leave and then I'll only have 5 classes to finish in the spring and then I will graduate!

Favorite part of the week: SPA DAY! Saturday after dance I scheduled an entire spa day for myself. I told Neal that I cannot have this baby until I get a mani/pedi and my hair colored. I know, I'm so vain. I'm well aware of it but you know what? It felt good to spoil myself haha It's hard to feel cute when you get to this point in the pregnancy. So, saturday morning I got a manicure, one hour spa pedicure, and then had a hair appointment. I felt like a new woman when I left the salon haha I promised myself that if he hasn't arrived on his due date I'm going back for another pedicure. It was heavenly! Now I want to look into a pre-natal massage. I've heard that I may be too far along but I'm willing to lie at this point to get in with a massuese.

Preparations: Neal and I went to Target this weekend and returned all of our duplicates. We were able to pull together our refund money and giftcards to get a Boppy and some last items we needed for his arrival. Over the weekend we finished washing all of his clothes and blankets. I picked out his first outfit for the hospital and packed it with our hospital bags. Everything is ready to go, nursery and all! I'm still feeling the urge to nest though so I'm sure my house is going to get a couple more deep cleans before he gets here.