Week 38

How far along: 38 Weeks (can't believe it's been 38 weeks and we're only a couple weeks until our lives are changed forever!)
Weight gain: Back down to total of 30lbs or so weight gain, shed most of the water weight from last week, probably because I've been battling a cold/cough.
How big is baby:  Small pumpkin (how appropriate since he'll be an October baby!)
Maternity clothes: Thinking about having to go back to regular clothes is not pleasant, I've actually quite enjoyed the maternity wear LOL and I know I'll probably since be utilizing it for awhile even after baby is born. Went to the Tulalip outlets yesterday and not even in a shopping mood but am looking forward to Autumn and cooler weather which means bundling up in warm wraps and whatnot. 
Best moment this week: It's been a rough week, I caught a cold and without my usual regimen of Nyquil and Emergen-C, it's been quite miserable. Fortunately my mama has been so wonderful at taking care of me during this time, she made me soup and a mini-steam sauna under a blanket with boiled water and herbs and also coined me which all seemed to help. I took a couple days off work to rest, was back to work on Friday for half day since we had our 38-week check that afternoon. Still congested and tired but feeling much better than earlier in the week. Even though being sick was horrible, it did give me a lot of quality time together with my mama which was very wonderful. On one of the days I was home sick she came over and cooked a bunch of dishes and we just hung out and chatted all day.
Movement: Yupp still lots of movement, getting ready for the outside world!
Food Cravings: French fries and pizza and these awesome hybrid choc chip/brownie bars that Dr. Nguyen made, need to get the recipe for that, figure I should indulge before I have to go on post-pregnancy diet, which sounds so horrible right now LOL
Belly button in or out: Innie
What I miss:  Having energy (have been waiting for that supposed burst of energy/nesting that some women get close to the due date, the house really needs to get cleaned), feeling well (need to kick this cold!), sleeping comfortably
What I'm looking forward to: Baby arriving, so suspenseful! We wonder if he'll be like his papabear (early) or like his mamabear (right on time or slightly late) LOL!

Week 37

How far along: 37 Weeks
Weight gain: I gained 5lbs since last week but they are attributing it to water weight, especially since I swelled up like a water balloon while in Spokane last weekend
How big is baby:  Mini-watermelon (feels very accurate!)
Maternity clothes: Weather is getting somewhat cooler so going back to my jeans which is more comfortable now because it's very hard to be lady-like in a dress anymore which my large belly taking up so much room in between things LOL
Best moment this week: Mama threw me a family baby shower on Sunday which was so nice, lots of good food and Meepers got some great stuff, lots of gift cards and $ which will definitely come in handy. Was nice to spend some time with my aunts/uncles, mama, mama's friends and my bro and his gf. Saturday was great too, hung out at Anh Hai & Chi Holly's house for the boxing match and got to talk a whole lot of pregnancy talk which was so much fun!
Movement: Still going strong! He's been on a great schedule, seems like when I'm awake, he's awake, and when I'm sleeping he goes to sleep too. It's so cute! In the morning I notice that it will be about 20-30 minutes after I wake up that I feel him start to move around and wake up too, hoping he stays on this schedule after he comes out too!
Food Cravings: Nothing in particular that I can remember (I'm post-journaling again, it's been a long couple of weeks since Spokane so I've fallen behind!)
Belly button in or out: Innie
What I miss:  Having energy, especially when I'm at work. It makes the day go by so much slower when I'm exhausted.
What I'm looking forward to: Having baby here!

Week 36

How far along: 36 Weeks
Weight gain: Total gain throughout pregnancy is about 30lbs, haven't put on much in the past few weeks but definitely feel like Meepers is getting bigger!
How big is baby: Leek (they must be referring to lengthwise because I'm sure he's bigger than an actual leek LOL)
Maternity clothes: Chi Kim was so kind to give me some of her maternity clothes which included a pair of capris and shorts that came in so handy this past weekend since it was in the 90's this past weekend in Spokane. My belly is outgrowing most of my maternity dresses making them very short and not appropriate LOL
Best moment this week: Hanging out with family in Spokane and being there for baby Addison's baptism which was very important to Hunnie and me since we are her Godparents, such a blessing! It was definitely challenging traveling but very worth it. We left Seattle at noon on Friday and the sun was ruthlessly roasting my side of the car. I hung a pillow case up in the window which meant my window had to be closed and we had our small house fan plugged in but it was just blowing hot air. We stopped and hosed down the dogs to keep them cool, by the time we reached Moses Lake I couldn't take it anymore and broke down crying. Hunnie told me to pour water on myself from our water bottles and we took our an icepack from the cooler and laid it on my belly which helped. We got to Spokane around 4pm and went over to see baby Addison for a little bit, she was sleeping but I got to hold her and she is such a doll! For dinner we went out to the Couer de Lane Casino for their seafood buffet, the wait was 2 hours long! This is pretty bad but at that point we had not eaten anything since 11am when we left Seattle and we didn't get start eating at the buffet until 9pm, I definitely should have packed some snacks and frankly I'm surprised I did not pass out, sorry Meepers. The food was good, or maybe I was just really hungry. It was a long drive back to Cheney from there and by then I was just exhausted, tired and ready for bed. The next day we met up with friends at the Elk - Ben, Stephanie & Whitley, Kris & Ann, Chip & Dahdia, and Jeremiah (and I don't remember his wife's name). It was so much fun, good times and good company. We had Addison's baptism that afternoon which was very beautiful, then dinner and celebrating and Chi Kim's parents house, so much good food especially the oysters on the barbie! and hot vit lon (duck egg) yum! Sunday we celebrated Kayla & Huy's birthday at Ba Me's house so we got in some more quality family time. Waited until later in the evening to head out so that the temperature would be more bearable since we were unable to get the AC cool even after spending almost an hour at Jiffy Lube. All in all, great family time but seriously exhausting weekend, so happy to have Monday off to recuperate.   
Movement: Still lots of movement, definitely knees or feet pushing out on my left side and he loves to have his butt pushed up into my right ribs LOL
Food Cravings: Really wanted to get some Victoria's - panini and ice chai tea latte but with our busy schedule in Spokane didn't make it there but hopefully next time!
Belly button in or out: Stretched out innie
What I miss:  Sleeping through the long drive to and from Spokane, that was the first time I've ever stayed awake for both trips to and fro.
What I'm looking forward to: Resting, I'm exhausted!

Week 35

How far along: 35 Weeks
Weight gain:
How big is baby: Honeydew Melon (that sounds yummy)
Maternity clothes: O jeez, well my "spandex" pants will no longer stay up on my belly and neither will my maternity jeans...which means they keep slipping and I'm constantly feeling like my pants are going to fall down. I feel like I'm so close to the end that I don't want to buy anything new...but a pair of maternity shorts would be great because summer finally decided to show up around here and it's be so hot and sometimes I just don't feel like wearing a dress...especially since my legs are like two giant sausages. 
Best moment this week: LONG WEEKEND of pretty much doing nothing but relaxing since I worked about 5 hours of OT this past week which I haven't done in quite awhile...figured I might as well since it was the last real full week of working for me because from now until Meeps arrives we will have appointments every week. Crazy to think we're this close! Had pre-natal yoga on Saturday which was good but I definitely was tired because I fell completely asleep during the Shavasana (rest period at the end). It's been great spending the weekend with my Hunnie and our pups, even after almost 7 years of being together...it's still so much fun and he makes me laugh every single day and I just love being with him no matter what we're doing.  
Movement: Meeps has been still moving a lot, he likes to push out on my left side...feels like he's stretching his legs out or something but sometimes it's so forceful and sudden that it feels like he's seriously going to poke right out of my stomach. Hunnie's seeing more of the movement and the giant shakes and jerks of my belly when Meeps is rolling around in there. 
Food Cravings: Changes everyday really, but really craving home made Vietnamese banh beo which I haven't had since I was in Vietnam. I was going to attempt to make some but I'm way to lazy for that right now LOL 
Belly button in or out: Still an innie, doubt it will ever become an outtie
What I miss:  Cold cuts, running out of lunch ideas...
What I'm looking forward to: Our 36-week check this Friday, going to have an U/S and can't wait to see Meeps! It's been 16 weeks since we last saw him. And right after our appointment we'll be making the trek east to Spokane for the weekend and Baby Addison's baptism, very excited! Hoping it will be a comfortable ride...as comfortable as possible at least. 

Nursery is filling up, just got two big boxes of cousin Jacob's clothes and Meepers is pretty much set for his first year!

Hunnie helped me re-purpose an old corkboard to use as a keepsake board for Meeps