36 Weeks + My Birthday!

How far along: 36 Weeks!
Total weight gain: 25 pounds. Johnie weighs around 6 pounds!
Maternity clothes: Still nothing new! John did get me a couple of shirts that will be great for nursing for my birthday though. :)
Stretch marks: Yep, all over my belly. I am not one of the lucky women that doesn't get any.
Sleep: I do OK most nights, besides having to get up and pee. I am so tired all the time that it doesn't take me long to fall asleep!
Best moment of this week: Celebrating my birthday with John and family. We had a great weekend! John spoiled me with a new watch and took me shopping.
Miss anything: Not having swollen feet. They get HUGE every day....they look like hobbit feet without the hair.
Movement: Johnie moves around a lot! I feel him constantly it seems like.
Food cravings: Nothing new. Chocolate cake has been really appealing to me lately, but then when isn't chocolate cake appealing?!
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope!
Have you started to show yet: I'm still huge, and getting bigger by the minute!
Gender: BOY!!!
Labor signs: Nothing yet. I'm not even sure if I've had any of those Braxton Hicks contractions. At least I haven't felt anything.
Belly button in or out: In, but it's really shallow!
Wedding rings on or off: Still off. I'm just too swollen!
Happy or moody most of the time: Happy and stressed. I still have lots I need to get done before Johnie gets here.
Looking forward to: Finishing the nursery and meeting our little guy! It really could be any day now...though hopefully he waits a little longer!

Here's a few pics from my birthday, just for fun:

Me and my BEARDLESS husband at Station Park.
I still can't believe he shaved it off!

Yum...chocolate strawberry cobbler! And if you look close, you can
spot the beautiful watch John got me for my birthday!

John with his peach cobbler!

And of course, I can't leave Fate out. We found her a bed and she loves it!
We wanted her to have her own place for when the baby gets here.

34 Weeks

How far along: 34 Weeks!
Total weight gain: 22 Pounds....Whew! Baby Johnie weighs over 5 pounds by now.
Maternity clothes: Nothing new. Most of my maternity clothes are winter items, but I'm in the final few weeks and don't want to buy anything else. Now I'm on the hunt for good nursing tops.
Stretch marks: I have a lot on my belly. Lotions, cocoa butter, coconut oil and all the other remedies I tried didn't work for me.
Sleep: I've been doing OK. I usually have to get up once a night, but if I can get comfortable, then I sleep pretty good.
Best moment of this week: Getting our maternity pictures taken! It was the first time we've had photos done since our wedding, so it was fun to have some updated ones, even if I feel like I look like a whale in them. I'm working on embracing it! I mean, I am growing a baby after all!
Miss anything: My waistline.

Movement: All the time! He's one active little guy.

Food cravings: Nothing new and nothing that's been really odd. Though I did have a weird hankering for McDonald's the other day.
Anything making you queasy or sick: No, thank goodness!
Have you started to show yet: I'm huge!
Gender: BOY!!!
Labor signs: Nothing yet. Six weeks to go, give or take a couple of weeks.
Belly button in or out: In, but it's really shallow!
Wedding rings on or off: I've officially quit wearing my wedding ring. :( My hands and feet swell up almost every day now. It's no fun.
Happy or moody most of the time: Happy with a bit of stress mixed in. I still have a list of things I want to do before the baby gets here, and I'm determined to make it happen!
Looking forward to: The next couple of weekends. We get to celebrate Easter this weekend and the next weekend is my birthday. It should be fun! Plus, we're almost done with the nursery. That has been a lot of fun to put together.

Just for fun, here's a few shots from our maternity photo session: