35 Weeks Pregnant - Baby Honeydo Melon

The baby monitor we bought...What a 35 Week Baby Looks Like...

Well, I failed once again at taking a picture this week. I have just been way too tired to think about it, but I am definitely taking some this coming week (since tomorrow I am 36 weeks). I am so far behind!

Eric and I did not do much this week besides get ready for Brianna. We bought the baby monitor with some gift cards we had. It is so neat! Eric and Chris (Susan's boyfriend) put it together and got it all ready. We LOVE how you can not only hear, but you can see what is going on in the crib (therefore if she is crying and okay, we can see it, not just wonder or have to go check on her and see she is okay) both during the day and at night. How awesome is that??? Eric and I also did the yard, did some grocery shopping, and then did a LOT of washing to prepare for anyone who is staying here to help us out when Brianna first arrives.

Your baby doesn't have much room to maneuver now that she's over 18 inches long and tips the scales at 5 1/4 pounds (about the size of a honeydo melon). Because it's so snug in your womb, she isn't likely to be doing somersaults anymore, but the number of times she kicks should remain about the same. Her kidneys are fully developed now, and her liver can process some waste products. Most of her basic physical development is now complete — she'll spend the next few weeks putting on weight.

Your uterus — which was entirely tucked away inside your pelvis when you conceived — now reaches up under your rib cage. If you could peek inside your womb, you'd see that there's more baby than amniotic fluid in there now. Your ballooning uterus is crowding your other internal organs, too, which is why you probably have to urinate more often and may be dealing with heartburn and other gastrointestinal distress. If you're not grappling with these annoyances, you're one of the lucky few.

From here on out, you'll start seeing your practitioner every week. (I start seeing him every week starting this coming week...aka 36 weeks.) This is also a good time to create a birth plan — like who'll be present, what pain management techniques you want to try, and where you want your baby to stay after you deliver. It will give you a starting point to discuss your preferences with your medical team. Childbirth is unpredictable, and chances are you won't follow your plan to the letter, but thinking about your choices ahead of time — and sharing your preferences with your caregiver — should take some of the anxiety out of the process. (We are doing this at my 36 week appointment.)

Well, I will update this after our 36 week appointment. I also have my work baby shower Wednesday so that should be really fun! I am really looking forward to this week. :)