37 weeks

Well Im nearly halfway into being 37 weeks pregnant… so am now classed as full term and could go into labour at any time! I still think she will be late, like her brother was, though DaddyB thinks she will be early.

The pounds seem to have found me this week (although I havent been eating more than usual) as I suddenly gained 3 pounds and am now at 9st 11lbs. So looks like I will be hitting at least that 10st mark before the end of this pregancy after all.

I was having some mild Braxton Hicks at the weekend, although yesterday I got some REALLY painful ones. They didnt turn into anything else though thankfully (I dont feel ready just yet!) With all the excitement of Sunday, I was suddenly worried that BabyB2 wasnt moving, but she started kicking around on Sunday evening, and was very active on Monday, so Ive stopped panicing about that – I was obviously just too distracted on Sunday to notice!

At the party, we took a photo of myself and my friend who is also pregnant – photo attached to entry. She is about 24 weeks, and is adamant there will be no more babies, so it is likely to be the only time we will ever both have bumps at the same time! I really had subscribed to the view (of many strangers who feel compelled to come up to me) that my bump isnt that big, however, after the reaction of people at the weekend and the many jokes about whether it was a beach ball shoved up my dress, I am changing my mind about that! Especially as I think I look ridiculously big in the bump photo!

DaddyB and I tried to spend some time in the garden yesterday and I was getting frustrated at how hard I am finding it to get around now. It is difficult because I dont want to wish this pregnancy away, as it is likely to be the last and I know I am going to miss the bump. But on the other hand, Im so uncomfortable, Im fed up of not being able to lie down without being in huge pain (SPD is much worse when Im laid down), my baby brain is REALLY bad this time around, and generally Im so easily exhasuted.

But there isnt long left now… which is exciting and scary in equal measure. I really dont want to have to go through labour again (!!!), I dont want to be apart from Oren for that long either, but I am looking forward to meeting this little lady and finding out what she looks like and what she is like.