37 Weeks

This week: The baby is shedding Vernix and lanugo to prepare for his big arrival.  His lungs are continuing to mature.  He is still really active!  You would think by now he would be out of room, but that doesn't seem to affect him!  I still feel kicks and jabs all day long!

Weight gain: +1, Total weight gain, +27.  

How I'm feeling:  I still feel really good!  The weather has been beautiful this past week so I was able to go outside and walk many evenings.  I'm still experiencing some swelling, but I guess that's to be expected at this point in the pregnancy.  I'm starting to have more evenings where I feel uncomfortable, but I feel great during the day!  The highlight of this past week had to be seeing the look on another teacher's face when she turned the corner and saw me standing over a puddle of water!  The water was spilled by one of our students, and I was standing over it so that another student wouldn't slip and fall!  You could tell that she was a bit worried and wasn't quite sure what to do!  We both got a pretty good laugh out of it after I told her where the water really came from!!!!  On Thursday we celebrated Adam's partner's retirement with a reception.  It was a long evening, but an enjoyable one!  It was fun to see the look on many of their faces when they found out how close I was to my due date!  People tell me quite often that they don't think I'm going to make it to the 27th!  I guess only time will tell!

We also had our weekly doctor's appointment on Thursday.  The doctor seemed pleased with everything!  He said I'm about 1 centimeter dilated, but I haven't thinned at all.  Based on that, it could still be a while before this little guy is ready to enter the world!  I'm fine with that!  The longer he waits to arrive the less time I will have to go back to school in May, which means more time at home with my little guy!

Here is this week's picture: