A-OK Today!

Stats!
How far along? 37 w 2 d
Weight gained? Still 41 lbs (let's hold there as long as possible, please)
How big is baby?  Estimated 7 lbs - big, beautiful girl!
Fun passtimes? Watching my belly dance, without me moving at all
Looking forward to?  Not having to work anymore!!! T minus 5 days and counting every second!

Sorry for my sad sack post last week!  I've had several awesome friends and family members reach out to me to make sure I'm ok.

I'm ok!  :)

As with all diary-type things, I just get motivated to write when I'm feeling particularly sad or cheesed off about something.  When things are A-OK, I usually don't think to write.  Things are A-OK!  I really am sorry for the big gripe last week.

We are making so much progress, and I actually feel like we are ready for Alex to arrive!  The car seat has been installed, her nursery is finished, and I think we have all of the absolute must-have items for bringing home baby.  Here are a few of the newest nursery pics:

 

Of course, once I've finished work (soooo close!) I'll use any extra time to get the house as clean and ready as possible, and we still have some "would-like-to-dos" that we'll get to if we have time.

Yes, I am feeling ginormous and clumsy and not super beautiful every day, but I also feel so excited about finally meeting Alex after this long wait.  And I feel grateful that she is seemingly healthy so far.  And I feel hopeful that I will have control of my own body again sometime soon.  We're all good here.

I think I was also freaking out about the weight gain and blood pressure spike from my doctor's visit last week.  Well, I have since dropped my blood pressure (from 140/80 to 123/67) by following the midwife's advice (daily walk + lots of fluids) and the weight gain has slowed.  I think the walking, even though it's only a little over a half mile per day, is helping my mood, too.   And I am stoked to finally have hit FULL TERM!  If Alex arrived today, she'd be fully "cooked".  But we still probably have another 3 weeks to wait, in all likelihood.

In the meantime, I took matters into my own hands and made a change to my appearance.  Not everything is outside my control.  I got bangs!  I think they make me look younger, which I love.

I can't wait to meet my little Alex!  I just have to hang in there a few more weeks now!