35 Weeks

How Far Along: 35 Weeks

Size of baby: Mason weighs around 5 ¼ pounds. He's over 18 inches long from head to heel!

Weight Gain/Loss: 19 pounds

Maternity Clothes: All maternity clothes now.

Gender: It's a BOY!! Mason Carter Mitchell

Movement: Mason’s movements have slowed down just a little, and it’s just small movements most of the time. I think he’s simply just running out of room to move around in there.

Food Cravings: Still loving french fries and spaghetti. I’ve also started to crave Dr. Pepper. I cut out Dr. Pepper a few months before I got pregnant and did really good about not having any, but here lately I’ve not been as good. So, I bought some Caffeine Free Diet Dr. Pepper. It’s nowhere close to being as good as the real thing, but it’s a good compromise.

What I miss: The only thing I can think that I miss right now is sleeping on my back.

Sleep: Still uncomfortable and interrupted too much by trips to the bathroom, position changes, and acid reflux.

Symptoms: A few Braxton Hicks contractions, acid reflux/heartburn, and muscle soreness in my upper abdomen.

Best Moment this week: I got to have a sonogram this week! Mom went with me this time because they were shorthanded at Scotty’s work so he wasn’t able to get away. At my appointment on Wednesday, 3/9/11, I found out that I was 3 cm dilated and 80% effaced already. I was TOTALLY surprised! Dr. Lamar said it was great that I was already progressing this much. I was worried that it was too early, but he assured me that it was fine. He said that I’m far enough along that Mason would be just fine if he were to be born now. That night I had a lot of Braxton Hicks contractions. At some points they were coming every 7 minutes apart. They weren’t really painful, but sure did have me wondering if I should call the doctor. However, after soaking in a warm bath and then laying down in bed they stopped. I was very thankful!   

What I am looking forward to: I’m looking forward to Mason being here. The thought of him coming early was very unsettling to me at first. I simply wasn’t ready emotionally; I had it in my mind that he wasn’t coming for another 4 weeks or so. But, now I’ve adjusted to the idea that he could come anytime now and I’m ready when he is. However, I would like for him to stay in another 2 weeks, he’s still got some growing to do!