{40 weeks} Jack fruit...

See, Baby Hoff is as big as a Jack fruit...

Jack would have been a very fitting name......

According to The Bump, baby Hoff is about 6.2 to 9.2 pounds and measures about 18.9 to 20.19 inches.  

 

How far along? 40w0d 

Total weight gain: 36lbs 

Maternity clothes? mixture of both but mainly maternity.

Stretch marks? some...nowhere new yet

Sleep: averaging about 3-5 a night (if knocked out with medication)
Best moment this week:nothing really....

Miss Anything? not feeling pain on a daily basis....
Movement: yep, he's still in there....
Food cravings: baked goods...made him a birthday cake today to try and convince him it was time to come out....he didn't listen.
Anything making you queasy or sick: chicken.
Gender: We know the gender........
Labor Signs: lots of contractions that are getting me NOWHERE
Symptoms:pain, contractions, rolly polly....
Belly Button in or out?  pretty flat
Wedding rings on or off? I try to keep it on, if anything it fits on my pinky!
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy--and a little moody because of the pain I'm in. 
Looking forward to: meeting Mister

How are you feeling? Did I think I would make it this long? No.  I'm very happy to have a full term Mister, but ready to get him out so I can heal up.  I don't enjoy taking so much medicine with him in me but it's the only way I can make it through the day.  The dr tells me it's perfectly fine to be taking it all, but I don't like it.  

Next Appointment: October 16--I'm hoping to not make it there...but I'm sure we will....

Chad's amusement of this week: I think he's ready for Mister to be here so he doesn't have to worry about ME so much...  He really didn't say much this week that amused him....

Here's the weekly picture

This is my last pregnancy update before Mister arrives.  We are set to be induced on Thursday if Mister hasn't shown up on his own before then.  Am I nervous for this...yes.  Can I handle it? yes.  We are definitely hoping he comes on his own, it would be much easier and more fun for him to pick his birthday and not have one set for him.

{39 weeks} Watermelon!

 According to The Bump, Baby Hoff is growing, despite being so crowded in there. He probably weighs around 6.2 to 9.2 pounds and measures about 18.9 to 20.9 inches. 

How far along? 39w0d 

Total weight gain: 35lbs 

Maternity clothes? mixture of both but mainly maternity.

Stretch marks? FOUND SOME!  They aren't on my belly though...and only on the left...How weird is that?! (I know, you're thinking "Really?? Is she excited about stretch marks?" and no, I'm not, I've just been waiting for them to show up and I've been working hard to earn those stripes...even if they are on my butt/hip----and I'm sure there will be more to come and probably on my stomach). 

Sleep: averaging about 4 a night
Best moment this week: getting the crowbar feeling =) hurts like heck but if that's what it takes to not be induced, SIGN ME UP!

Miss Anything? not feeling pain on a daily basis....
Movement: Kicks, hiccups, rolls, jabs, punches, you name it Baby Hoff is probably doing it!
Food cravings: baked goods
Anything making you queasy or sick: chicken.
Gender: We know the gender........
Labor Signs: too many. 
Symptoms:MAJOR heartburn, sore legs/knees/feet/ankles, sleepy, pressure, and CONTRACTIONS... MAJOR LIGHTNING CROTCH (gotta love that)
Belly Button in or out?   the top is starting to stick out! Almost done!
Wedding rings on or off? I try to keep it on, if anything it fits on my pinky!
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy 
Looking forward to: getting rid of this cold

How are you feeling? I am on leave officially this week.  Between the contractions, complete uncomfortableness, head/chest cold, and anxiety attacks I am just not able to focus enough to give those little kinders the attention they need.  I feel like poo from my head/chest cold and I'm hoping it goes away SOON! It's been 8 days now and I want it gone before mister decides to come.  I've been downing orange juice, sleeping as much as I can, and drinking as much liquid as I can stomach to try and get rid of this thing.  Today I switched over from Tylenol cold to Robitussin cold or something.  It has a funky taste...it's not cherry or grape...more tropical...it's weird. Seems to be helping my cough out a little bit more, so that's nice.

Next Appointment: OCTOBER 10--last appt before due date.

Chad's amusement of this week: It's been pretty low key around here this week with me being sick.  He did get to spend some time with his brother on Monday night so that was a nice change of pace for him =)

Here's the weekly pictures

FIRE FIRE FIRE

Seriously?  We were woken up to the our fire alarms beeping and screaming "Fire Fire Fire" at us this morning around 2:30.  Don't worry though, there wasn't a fire...just a SPIDER!!  

Chad went running around the house looking for a fire, smelling for smoke, feeling the walls for hot spots, and checking in the attic...NOTHING.  We now know that our hardwired smoke alarms work well....and we know how to shut them off more quickly (apparently the light on the one that gets tripped turns red).  Poor Chad ran around for about 10 minutes taking down all but one of our detectors to get them to shut off.  After about an hour of them being plugged back in he went back to bed (I was up for the day, yay!).  

So, after all the excitement he still got up this a.m. and has been doing stuff outside.  He tried something new with the gutters to see if it helps and has been working on painting the trim on the house.  He's so great.

I've been confined to the house to get as much rest as possible to try and get rid of my head/chest cold before mister decides to arrive.  I feel horrible I can't be out there helping him do stuff.  

Thanks Chaddy.