Pregnancy Survey - 37 weeks

How far along are you? 37 weeks...only 19 days till my due date (will I make it that long?)

How big is Baby? about 6 2/3 pounds and about 18-19 inches long.

Weight Gain? all for the baby!!

Gender? Still a Boy (having weird dreams of delivering a girl though)

Maternity Clothes? Skirts, dresses and leggings are still a God-send!

Stretch Marks? 3 new stretch marks showed up over night this past weekend!  That's ok, though...I'll consider them victory marks. :)

Sleep? Pretty choppy...not gonna lie.  I'll sleep about 2 hours max before waking up and having to turn over or go to the bathroom. 

Symptoms? Restlessness - nesting, but not a lot of energy.  Having the desire to have a clean house but really just wanting to lie down and do nothing.  Anxious for Sweet Pea's arrival.  Still pretty uncomfortable.  Still very forgetful. 

Movement? I'm lucky to have quite the mover on me! All. The. Time!  He likes to stretch which is getting uncomfortable for mommy.

Food Cravings? peanut butter and jelly still is the best thing on earth!  Also, El Tapatio is making a fortune off of me! :)

Labor Signs? I've been having more frequent Braxton-Hicks contractions.  It seems every time I stand up I feel one.  I keep hoping that today will be the day!

Belly Button in or out? 100% innie! It hasn't changed even a little bit.

What I miss? Being able to sleep on my stomach. Not going to the bathroom every half hour. Being able to see my toes.  Exercising like I want to, not having to modify everything.

What I am looking forward to? maternity leave where it's just me and baby and daddy and not a thing to do except just be! Learning how I cope with labor.

Best moment of the week? My family went on a mini vacation to Astoria and I climbed all the way to the top of the Astoria Column.  I didn't think I would be able to do it, but I did!  YAY!  It was well worth the 164 spiral stairs (up and down!!)

10 Day Challenge - Day 2

1. Looking at Her Face - Tyrone Wells

(sung by a dear friend at my DH and I wedding)

2. Suavemente - Elvis Crespo

(this song ALWAYS gets my husband dancing!)



10 Day Challenge - Day 3

1. Bourne Series

2. Mr. & Mrs. Smith

3. Away We Go

10 Day Challenge - Day 4

1.  The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding

2. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (and it's sequels)

3. The Notebook

4. Biography of Maria Callas

10 Day Challenge - Day 5

1. SOUR CREAM!!!!!!  (that's my craving)

 

2. Oatmeal and wheat berries

3. chocolate!! (can't wait to eat it again, I gave it up for lent, props to the pregnant lady...PLEASE!!!!)

 

4.  My husbands Cuban meals (beef+rice+beans+malanga+cilantro=Heaven)

 

5. Baba ghanouj, stuffed grape leaves, tabouli, and homous

10 Day Challenge - Day 6

1. Cuba

 

2. Mambo Lounge :)

3. Cannon Beach

4. Italy

 

5. Denmark

 

6. At the dinner table with all my family around me

10 Day Challenge - Day 7

1. I want pretzels and peanut butter and ice cream!  :)

2. I want my Masters of Music degree to just fall in my lap! HA!

3. I really want a Kindle!!  My friend just got one and I was playing with it a little bit last night and OH MY GOODNESS!!  I want it!

4. I want my child to be healthy and happy.  I want him to know God and have a good relationship with his daddy.  I want him to love fishing and camping and hiking and...

5. I want to have the ability to fly to visit my friends in all the different places that they live!  I hate not being so close to them.  Strike that...I want my friends to move to Portland!! ;)

6. I want to go full term with my son and not have any complications that lead to intervention or c-section

7. I want a house to live in that is in a good neighborhood for my family and has a beautiful park where my son and I can go play!

10 Day Challenge - Day 8

1. I won't ever be in a place where I can say I have a great relationship with my Savior.

2. Somebody I meet won't like me or get along with me.

3. Anything adventurous.  You laugh, but seriously, I've realized I'm scared of adventure.  I once stood on a cliff for at least an hour and couldn't talk myself into jumping off like all my other friends.  That goes for high dive as well. White water rafting...HA!  Caves, super scary.  Skiing, slow death by rolling head over heals down a steep mountain.  Not joking...this is how I think.

4. I won't be able to lose my pregnancy weight.

5. I'll never be involved in singing or music ever again.

6. I won't be a good mother, one of those "naturals" that just knows what to do.

7. My child will be just like me :)

8. My husband and I won't ever be able to get out of debt.



10 Day Challenge - Day 9

1. I absolutely adore feeling my son kick inside of me.  Seriously can't get enough of that!!

2. I love when I get home and my husband is in the kitchen.  He already has the dishwasher loaded, the trash/recycling taken out and dinner is ready to be served!  He's the best husband EVER!

3. I love listening to the rain falling outside when I can just grab a book and lazily read the morning away.

4. I love receiving a random email or post that puts a smile on my face and warms my heart.

5. I love that my sister and I have play dates and random encounters!  For that matter, I love that my sister is within a 30 minute drive of me! :)

6. I love the fact that I live is 2 hours from the ocean, 1 hour from a huge mountain (not mentioning that it's a volcano), 1 hour from waterfalls, and 2 hours from the high desert land. Can't beat it!

7. I love that my family loves me so unconditionally!

8. I love Birch Community Services, our gleaning community.  Rolando and I would have starved to death (ok, slight exaggeration) without it.

9. I love the feeling I have AFTER a good work out.  I don't necessarily love the work out, though.

10 Day Challenge - Day 10

I found this little gem of inspiration over at Here Comes the Sun.  Beautiful new family, many challenges, you should stop by and read their story!

I've been having trouble figuring out what to write about so I've decided to take this challenge.

Ten Secrets:

1. I'm OCD...I know that's not a secret, but the one 'mess' I can't keep up with is the pile of clean clothes after doing laundry.  I HATE putting clothes away!

2. I am jealous of mommies who get to stay at home.  I don't think I would be a good SAHM but I would like the chance to try it out.

3. I love being lazy and would love nothing more than to spend every Saturday lying on the couch watching movies or TV shows

4. I could very easily eat a whole pint of ben & jerry's half baked ice cream...no joke!  I am not one of those who finds certain foods 'rich'...I don't even know what that means.

5. I would rather listen to a musical than any other genre of music.

6. I shower every other day (unless I work out at the gym, then it's necessary!!)

7. I beat myself up for not keeping in better contact with my friends.

8. I've lived in five different states, attended 7 different schools k-12, went to 3 colleges and am a better person for it.  I know how to make friends, I'm not afraid of new situations, and I'm not deterred by a room full of strangers.

9. My weight and food are always on my mind...not always in a positive manner.

10. I want to move to Italy someday.