Baby Wotring - 38 Weeks!

Well, we made it to week 38!

This week Baby Wotring weighs 6.8 pounds and measures 19 1/2 inches long - about the size of a watermelon! Our little girl has a firm grasp, which we'll soon be able to test when we hold her hand for the first time! Her organs have matured and are ready for life outside the womb. When our little nugget is born, if she has brown eyes they will likely stay that way. If she is born with steel gray or blue eyes, they may stay that color or change. That's because a child's irises (the colored part of the eye) may gain more pigment in the months after birth, but they usually won't get "lighter" or more blue.

Last belly pic before baby??

Well we waited patiently anxiously all week to see if Baby Wotring was going to make an early entrance but momma's instincts were right - no baby. I get the sense that she's pretty content where she is and don't get the feeling that she's coming anytime soon. I've been having more braxton hicks contractions this week than normal and some cramping with the occasional contraction but nothing regular and no swelling or back aches to complain about. I'm definitely feeling more and more pregnant though. The belly is huge but I guess that's to be expected when you gain 26 lbs. The last few days I have been waking up more in the night (usually 2-3 times) which I think is bothering Brownie more than me. I've also noticed I'm more tired in the late afternoon so I guess the whole third trimester exhaustion has caught up to me.

When in a Senate office building bathroom, take a selfie. Obvi. 

Exercise is now confined to walking and yoga (self-imposed). I've been spending a lot of time on Capitol Hill the last couple weeks so that is helping me stay active (and probably is contributing to some of my tiredness!) and being busy is making the days go by fast as we wait for baby girl. We had a frantic weekend getting our car seats checked by the Fairfax Sheriff's Department, cleaning, making baby meals for the freezer, hanging out with friends and getting lots of other little things tied up in anticipation of Baby Wotring and we now feel prepared for her arrival...whenever it may be!

This weekend I have big plans to clean our windows but we'll probably also go out to dinner and enjoy what could be our last weekend as a family of three!