My Last Month of Pregnancy....

Ok so I fell off the blog wagon in my last trimester of pregnancy. I was slammed at work and trying to get things ready for Aiden's big arrival. So unfortunately there was just no time for blogging. Now that the little man is here and we are slowly settling into a routine I'm hoping to have a little more time on my hands to blog... starting with the oldest news first! :) So here it goes, here's a quick recap of my final month of pregnancy!


How far along are you? In the below pictures I was 36, 37, 38 and 39 weeks pregnant
Total Weight Gain? I stayed pretty consistent towards the end of the pregnancy. When all was said and done I gained about 20lbs total. Although towards the end it felt like soooo much more! It's amazing how heavy a 6 pound baby can feel!
Maternity Clothes? Towards the end of the pregnancy I was really struggling with clothes. Even some maternity pants felt like they were pinching and pushing in all the wrong places. So I wore as many maxi dresses and other comfy clothes as possible!
Stretch Marks? Ugh... I really thought I had avoided stretch marks... I thought I was lucky... well that is until Aiden "dropped." I guess the added pressure and weight was too much for the stomach to handle so yes I definitely walked away from this pregnancy with some stretch marks... I'm just praying they fade away eventually!
 Sleep? Wow sleep during my last trimester was hard to come by! It definitely trained me for the sleep deprivation of having a child! Towards the end I was just so incredibly uncomfortable that it made it so difficult to sleep. Oh well, at least it gave me a taste of parenthood!
Miss Anything? In those last few months I think I missed absolutely everything! Lol. Mostly sleep and just being comfortable in my own body.
Movement? Tons... Aiden was an active little man until the very end. He was a kicker and a stretcher. Watching him now I wonder how its even possible that he was once doing that inside me!
Food Cravings? Amazingly I never got any crazy cravings. And towards the end I even lost my obsession with oranges. Oh I guess I continued to really love ice cream.
Anything making you queasy or sick? Nope! So thankful that I didn't have to deal with that.
Labor Signs? I never had any labor signs until after I was admitted to the hospital. At my 39 week appointment I had slightly elevated blood pressure so my doctor decided to induce me on Aiden's due date March 30th. So we had a nice calm drive to the hospital with no sign of labor until we were already there.I'll do another post on Aiden's birthday here soon!
Belly Button in or out? I think my belly button "popped" in the last month or so of pregnancy. And it wasn't quite as strange as I thought it was going to be lol.
Wedding rings on or off? Sadly I had to take them off for about the last month. My hands were much too swollen to keep them on anymore.
Happy or moody most the time? I guess I was a little bit more moody. The last month of pregnancy was definitely hard, not necessarily because of the weight or anything but because I was slammed at work. It just made it hard to focus on all the upcoming excitement with so much going on at work. It just wasn't how I imagined the final month of pregnancy, but I guess it's never really what you imagine. :)
Looking Forward to? At the end I was just so excited to meet our little man! Oh and sleep comfortably!

Here's a few pictures of my last month of pregnancy.

36 weeks... I think this was the last time I felt like I looked like myself! :)

 

37 Weeks, I was so excited to be full term!

38 weeks fell on my 29th Birthday!

39.8 Weeks pregnant, we went to the hospital the next night and met Aiden that morning!