37 weeks 3 days

FULL TERM!!!!! Yay!!! Well what a great milestone to be at! I am now considered to be full term in my pregnancy and D-Day is only 10 days away, unless he comes early on his own. Boy am I ready. Not only because I feel worse everyday, but because I am ready to see him and hold him. The baby room is now complete (pictures below!), and its just a waiting game now. Everyone is just waiting. After my doctor appointments, everyone is wondering if today will be the day. What if he comes today? or right now? or tonight? or tomorrow?? He could! Any moment now. So, sleeping has been really difficult for me lately. I have pregnant insomnia and it sucks. Last night I was awake for like an hour or so and I toss and turn like no bodys business. My legs cramp up and its hard to get out of bed. I remember praying that my water would just break so I could get this over with, but I know the longer he stays in the better it is for him. Ive ben trying to get "exercise" by walking around the mall. Sadly thats the most I can really do right now and it takes a lot for me to walk the mall. I cant wait until I can walk and run and really work out again. I miss it. I was looking at pictures from last summer and hoping that I will be skinny and tan once again. Its hard to have a huge belly weighing me down. I also had my first case of swollen feet this past week! It wasnt too bad but they were definitely swollen. Ive tried to prop them up and it helps. I feel lazy sometimes because I will spend hours sitting on the couch. I try to be productive throughout the day though. Doing chores around the house helps.

Other than swollen feet and insomnia, everything is good. I went to the dr twice last week and Landon is passing all of his tests (stress tests) and it looks like there is less fluid in his kidneys that dr originally thought. We will keep monitoring it though. If anything changes they will schedule me. I havent dialated yet, but I feel abdominal cramps a lot more frequent now. I get contractions occasionally too. Sometimes they hurt but mostly they dont. I dont have any stretch marks on my belly, thank God! So in essence, everything is really really good. Landon is growing sooo much. He was 6.2 pounds last thursday so hes growing about an ounce a day which is normal. I am still eating alot and get hungry a lot. Speaking of which, I am hungry right now! Its funny how much I eat actually. Some days I feel like a bottomless pit, and Taylor seems to be amazed that I can be hungry after we just ate! Cravings are still for ice-cream and cereal. Not highly unusual and nothing I wouldnt eat before. Like Ive said, Taylor has been the pickle, ice-cream, cheese and crackers eater, not me! We celebrated our one-week of being engaged by going on a double date with our fun engaged couple friends Bailey and Andy! We ate pizza at Fralo's. It was super yummy and fun! Its nice to have an engaged couple to hang out with, especially since Bailey has been my bestie for over 4 years now!

Anyway, everything else is good and moving along. Taylor has applied for some jobs. I am just waiting to take on mom-duties. And we are all just waiting. My mom and Taylors mom have bags packed just in case we call at anytime they can hurry over. Everyone keeps asking if hes here and what the status is.... but we are still waiting!! Its so hard to be patient! I am 100% ready... Ah! So my belly picture is outrageous. People look at my belly, smile, make comments all the time now when I am in public. I still waddle around. The room is finally complete with decor and book shelves!! I absolutely love his room and cant wait to spend all my time in there. Its my new favorite room of the house! Ok, well its time for me to eat now.

Thanks for reading everyone.. (Hey Julia :)

Love,

Alyssa, Taylor and Landon!