39 weeks- Yes I am still pregnant...

How far along? 39 weeks and 6 days..1 day away from my due date.

Baby's Development:  Sophia is just fattening up at this point.

Maternity clothes?  Still just maxi dresses...anything new I have gotten recently has been non-maternity and just cut so that the waist is above my belly...that way I can wear it now and postpartum as well.

Weight Gain? Still at 17 lbs over pre-preg. weight...no gain here.

Am I Showing? For sure!

Sleep?  Sleep still sucks..nothing new! 

Exciting Moment? I got another amazing foot massage with my Mom this weekend, so that was soo nice.  Finishing the nursery is awesome, too.  

Gender:   Girl!

Stretch marks? Still none…

What do I miss? Sleep and being comfortable!

How have I been feeling?  Anxious and impatient! I am ready for people to stop asking me if baby is here yet and how I am feeling.  No..she's obviously not here yet. We are not going to have her in secret and not tell anyone about it. I must have gotten like 10 text messages today asking me if she was here.  I know everyone is excited and anxious...so are we, except times a million!  And I'm 10 months pregnant..how do you think I feel??

Movement: Her graceful dance moves have turned into karate chops.  It's super weird when she punches straight down...that a sensation I was not prepared for!

Food cravings:  I could eat fruit for every meal...and ice, always ice.

Food aversions: None

Labor signs: Some stronger contractions and cramps, but still nothing painful or close enough together for me to start timing.  I am definitely able to feel the beginning and end of them, though.

I think I have tried every old wives tale I can think of to induce labor, and yet...here I am.  Clearly this child is testing my patience already! Let's see..I ate eggplant parm (twice), I walked (a lot), I have bounced on a birthing ball, eaten both spicy foods and pineapple, I have been drinking Red Raspberry Leaf tea nightly for about a month now and taking about 1000 mg of Primrose oil a day ( I recently upped it to 2000 mg).  When they say baby won't come until baby is ready...they mean it! haha 

I am trying to be patient (I am the most impatient person ever!) and I am trying to enjoy these last few days as much as possible.  Sometimes it's difficult to see that there IS a light at the end of the tunnel, and I won't be pregnant forever.  I know that every pregnant woman feels like this towards the end and every day just makes the waiting worse and worse.  Matt and I have gone on a couple of date nights recently and it's been nice to hang out just us two before we turn into a family of three.

Rings on or off? Still on, but they are getting tight.

Happy or Moody most of the time:  Impatient, Anxious, and happy

Looking forward to:  I have another appointment on Wednesday if she doesn't come by then.  I am going to try not to induce until 42 weeks if everything still goes well, but I will have them do another membrane sweep.  However, I am most looking forward to meeting Miss Sophia Caroline..whenever she decides to grace us with her presence!