Welp, Swarley's sad blog is coming to an end, as I'm sure this'll be my last update before he or she finally arrives! It has been a fast, healthy, and relatively easy pregnancy, though it hasn't been without its hormone-triggered upsets, I can assure you.
My nervousness about having two little ones was finally quelled when I said to myself, "That's what's happening and you're not the first person to do it, so GET OVER IT!" and then I got over it. Now, I'm mainly just excited to meet Swarley, while also slightly mourning the coming loss of what little sleep Gus lets me have.
Today is the first day that I do not have some sort of work to do at nap time, and I am THRILLED! I am going to spend it doing the most unproductive things I can think of -- eating chocolate pudding and watching Gossip Girl. Though, I may throw some reading in there, too, if time allows.
I am still feeling pretty good, though I'm moving a lot slower and I do find more to gripe about. I am tired most of the time at this point, but going to the chiro has kept me almost pain-free, which is GLORIOUS! At this point with Gus, putting on pants or getting in and out of the care required so much concentration and caused so much pain that it basically wasn't worth it.
Cravings have taken over again recently -- I crave ice cream, milkshakes, protein shakes...A lot of dairy, apparently. I've gained almost the exact same amount of weight as I did with Gus, which is weird because I feel and look smaller. Hopefully it's not as hard to lose the weight as it was with Gus!
Names are still up in the air, though we have a few that would work. I've had many moments of "This is the perfect name!" and Jacob has had an equal number of, "Nope, it's not perfect." moments. Meaning, he is lame and I am awesome about naming our baby. :P We are going with his plan, which he worded beautifully, "We'll just see what pops out of you and then find something."
Lastly, I'm trying to remind myself regularly that these are our last few days or weeks as a family of three. When I first became pregnant, I was sad at the thought of not getting to only have Gus -- of losing that closeness, and the freedom which allowed me to give him my undivided mom attention. Now, though, I so look forward to him meeting his little brother or sister, and watching the relationship that develops. I do still have a little bit of sadness for moving out of this part of my life - a mom of one wonderful boy - so I do look for ways to spend time as just the three of us. But, I know that tiny piece of sadness will be gone the moment I get to hold baby Swarley, and experience that amazingly unique and wonderful moment of looking into my baby's eyes for the first time.
BabyCenter update:
Your baby is now considered "full term," even though your due date is three weeks away. If you go into labor now, his lungs will likely be mature enough to fully adjust to life outside the womb. (Some babies need a bit more time, though. So if you're planning to have a repeat c-section, for example, your practitioner will schedule it for no earlier than 39 weeks unless there's a medical reason to intervene earlier.)
Your baby weighs 6 1/3 pounds and measures a bit over 19 inches, head to heel (like a stalk of Swiss chard). Many babies have a full head of hair at birth, with locks from 1/2 inch to 1 1/2 inches long. But don't be surprised if your baby's hair isn't the same color as yours. Dark-haired couples are sometimes thrown for a loop when their children come out as blonds or redheads, and fair-haired couples have been surprised by Elvis look-alikes. And then, of course, some babies sport only peach fuzz.
