Week 36

Getting so close- we just can't believe it.  Under four weeks till our due date and in just 6 days our little one is considered full term!!!  We have now completed all of our childbirth classes.  I never knew I was married to the master swaddler - Gary was certainly showing me how it is done.  He also already had the 5 S's memorized which I did not even know existed until our Infant Care Class (they are side position, swaddle, shush, swing and suck just in case you were wondering and they are the five ways to sooth a crying infant.)  All in all the classes were rather informative.  I also had my OB appointment on Thursday which went very well.  Things are going great.  Baby is head down and is VERY low as the provider put it.  Her comment to me was "well you certainly should be waddling by now!"  The other excitement from last week is that I now have my work schedule for after I return from maternity leave.  For those that don't already know, I am going back part-time.  I feel blessed to have this option. With my current hours, and how much Gary is going to be working, it would just be too much for our little one (and me) and I was very interested in having more time at home with our baby.  The schedule we have arranged is that I will work Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday all day and a half a day on Thursday. For me this was the perfect arrangement and exactly what I was looking for at this point in time.  God has certainly answered some prayers because I was very concerned about how it was all going to work out.

I am currently sitting out on our porch listening to the rain- to be honest I am sitting outside because it is much cooler than in the house right now.  The house is up to 87 degrees from this weekend's heat wave!  We are trying to resist turing the AC on, plus Gary has the heating/cooling system torn apart right now.   He is mid-instillation of an inline humidifier and I must say he is doing a fabulous job.  He has really been pounding out the home projects (also know as his honey-do-list) these past few months while he has time before residency.  Unfortunately we did not get the car seat installed yet secondary to some rain this evening but hopefully some night early this week we will be able to do that (just in case).  Our friends Zach and Tara stopped by for a very nice visit today.  We took them to a Par 3 (otherwise know as Chip and Putt) golf course near by.  Unfortunately we forgot how bug infested it can be this time of year and with this weather; but none the less we still had a great time.  To defeat the heat we hit Rita's on the way home.  Unfortunately Sasha is having a hard time adjusting to the temperature.  She is sleeping all day (not THAT out of the ordinary for her) and is trying every tactic imaginable to stay cool.  Here is how we found her last night!

And as you can tell it is definitely time for us to have a child.  We have entirely too many pictures of Sasha!  She drastically needs a human sibling.

Our little one is nearing or at 6 pounds and approximately 18.5 inches in length.  They are putting on approximately an ounce a day.  Curiosity got to me and I jumped to week 40 on the website I use for my facts to see what they are using as their end point as far as weight.  According to their generic scale they have the infant being born at approximately 7.5 pounds.  The girls at the office have a pool going as far as the date of birth, weight and length.  I had to laugh at first cause they all seemed to putting the baby being born at or around my due date but weighing in the 6 pounds range- some did venture up to mid seven pounds.  Gary and I have a feeling that the baby will be a little heavier in that I was 7 pounds 13 ounces (I believe) and Gary was in the high 8's.  I would be thrilled with a 6 or 7 pound baby but I am not sure if genetics are in our favor- who knows though- we will have to wait and see.  

Hope everyone stayed cool this weekend and enjoyed themselves.  Happy May!