35 Weeks

How far along? I am 35 weeks

Total Weight Gain? I was 124 when I started and now I am at 138 although I do not have a scale so I am going off of my last weight measurement at the docs office. I have an appointment next week so I will update you then.

Maternity Clothes? I have not bought any maternity clothing, I often wear stretchy regular not maternity Old Navy jean skirts and layered stretchy tanks and hoodies... hoodies because it is still rather chilly here at times. For church again I wear my jean skirts , Old Navy foldover skirts , or a maxi dress with an empire waist.

Stretch Marks? No not yet, but I am sure in these last few weeks a few will show up..... after all you can only stretch so far.

Sleep? This subject is touchy, some nights I sleep like a rock, but more often I have quite a bit of hip pain so I have a hard time getting to sleep. I welcome the hip pain hoping that it means my body is just getting ready to birth this baby more easily.

Best Moment This Week? We set up the crib!! My husband picked it out all by himself . We should be getting the crib bedding set next Wednesday so at that time I will post pics.

Miss Anything? I miss being able to bend over easily, I am really not that big so I can still bend over but when I do bend over my sweet little Gage compresses my lungs resulting in shortness of breath.

Movement? I literally got scared yesterday. He was kicking so hard you could see a limb protruding, the scary part was he kept doing it over and over rapidly.... I felt like he was going to bust out. Then afterward I laughed at how scared it made me.

Food Cravings? Red, Green and Yellow Bell Peppers the taste but mostly the smell of them..... and Oranges

Anything Making you Queasy or Sick? No

Gender? Still a boy, we may get another ultrasound before he makes his appearance and at that point I will ask again.

Symptoms? Just the hip pain, I have been pretty blessed this pregnancy and have not had any major problems or discomfort.

Belly Button In or Out? Flat.... just flat, my husband Bright Eyes feels it and says " That is so Weird and Smooth!"

Wedding Rings On or Off? On and still very loose, I haven't gained any weight in my arms, hands, legs, or behind... In fact the opposite my arms and legs have gotten thinner so I have just tummy.

Happy or Moody? Half and half at this point, the thought of how little time we have to get ready for Gage's arrival sometimes gets to me. But we are doing a new sunday school class on Joy and that is helping me view things differently.

Looking Forward To? Summer Months with the new baby and seeing my mother in law , Bright Eyes and my baby together.... That will be just neat.

Babies and Trusting in God's Plans

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First I want to say sorry for not posting in a while. We have been so busy cramming all that needs to be done into the 5 weeks before Gage gets here. I have finally come out of my denial and realized that Gage will be here regardless of if we are ready or not! So we have our hospital bags mostly packed, we installed the car seat in the car on Sunday, my husband did an awesome job of picking out and buying a crib and mattress all on his own yesterday. Last night the purchased crib was assembled and we picked out and ordered a crib bedding set that should arrive soon. I will post pictures of Bright Eyes setting up the crib as well as the finshed product as soon as we get the bedding set to pretty it up. But through all of this preparation I have often had another Baby on my mind as well. I have a friend from church named Marie who just gave birth to a baby boy named Joshua. Baby Joshua has been born with cancer, a rapidly growing form of cancer. Joshua is receiving chemo treatments , his name is special name to his family and as far as I know he is being a standing strong, and being a fighter just like Joshua in the Bible. His parents are also taking a queue from the Biblical Joshua and putting their complete faith in the Lord's plan for Baby Joshua's life. It is an inspiration to see the trust this family has in the Lord. I thank Baby Joshua's family because in a way this family has helped me come out of my fear of being a new mom. I realized that my worries and my fears are so petty compared to what Baby Joshua's family is going through, and if they can come out giving God all of the glory in whatever trial or worry their family faces, then I can do the same. Please if you took a moment to read this post, please take just one more moment to pray for Joshua and his Family.