Week 36 comes to a close

I hit week 37 in two days (sunday). That is the day I am officially considered "full term". (full term is anywhere from 37-42 weeks, so the baby's not imminent but you get the idea). Scary to know it's any day now, but nice also in that my stats have become ludicrous:

• At my doctor's appt on Wednesday, I was 200.4 lbs. I never thought I would be over 200 lbs. So, it's nice to know these pounds will be going away soon. I started around 156 or so -- a solid 44 lb weight gain. Average is 25-35 lbs. The upside is that I have been thoroughly enjoying myself. I currently can't get enough milk and drink it by the quart. My blueberry craving has been replaced by a nectarine craving.
• I had to get up from bed to go to the bathroom 4 times last night. I think that is the baby's way of preparing me to get up every 2 hours for feedings and such. Even moving 4 times at night is hard for me, let alone getting up.
• I have carpal tunnel in my right hand from the pregnancy-induced swelling compressing the nerves to my middle and ring finger. Ken will massage my forearm for me, which helps, but the numbness is constant. it is very uncomfortable.
• My cankles are laughing at my wrists. I have hobbit feet.

In the meantime, I've been working on the nursery. Here are some pictures:


Looking at the door to the room.

The glider



From the glider, looking into the closet abyss:


The closet. Please note that Ken and I have only purchased three onesies and a hat. Everything else was given to us by family and friends. Insane! I labeled it all by age and type of clothing: i.e. Dresses (0-3 months), Dresses (3-6 months), etc. Otherwise, it just looks like mountains and mountains of small clothes.



The closet, looking closer.


Looking at the crib from the glider. I made the paper mache lanterns for above the crib. Ken helped to hang them.


Old sideboard that we refinished and will be using as a changing table. I did the sanding, stripping, staining. Ken did the structural work.


Still need to hang some pictures and decorate the wall, but most of the big stuff is finished. I'm packing a bag for the hospital this weekend (just in case). My maternity leave is taken care of (12 weeks) and I'm already pre-registered for the hospital.

Now I'm just waiting for the time bomb that is my uterus to explode.