36 Weeks

How far along? 36 weeks
Maternity clothes?  Yup – still loving the maternity wardrobe!
Stretch marks?  Zip – Zero - Zilch! Looking at the bottom of my belly butter and debating on buying another one….
Sleep?  My nites of sleeping all the way through are starting to dwindle….I find myself now waking up sometime between midnight and 3 and then again at my normal time of 5am…. BUT other than those quick ‘breaks’ I’m still getting some really good shut eye!
Best moment this week?  Crossing off items on my list!  As we make the final preparations for Baby Laws it has been so great to see progress as I make red lines through the final tasks we have left! 
I am now on weekly doctor visits – as usual I got to hear our baby’s heart beat (156 this time – must not have liked the midwife pushing around on him/her!) and found out that baby is in the right position!  I also learned that he/she still has some cooking time left and won’t be making a grand entrance anytime soon!
Movement?  This is a busy, busy baby!  Moving morning, noon and nite!  J
Miss anything? I miss my shoe collection!!  I’ve been switching back and forth between some black suede boots and my brown moccasins…. I’m totally missing be able to just pick an outfit and then find the right shoes to match RATHER than picking out the shoes and planning the outfit around them…its hard!
Food cravings?  Nope – although trying to stay away from anything salty that sounds good at the moment….these poor legs/ankles/feet can’t take it!
Exercise?  None this week as I was busy crossing things off my list….maybe I should add, ‘get to gym’ on my list and I’ll make it next week – only to get the satisfaction of crossing it off after I complete it!
Gender? ??????? – see this week's pic.  I'm still loving the predictions AND even though a healthy baby is my #1 priority I am totally on Team Girl…
Symptoms? Swollen feet still top the list and I believe that they will for the final weeks….
Rings on or off?  I have taken off my wedding and engagement rings and am wearing a band that I found from the top of a perfume bottle – it looks like a real wedding eternity band though!  Still able to rock my Tiffany mesh ring though – so I would say 1 outta 3 at 36 weeks isn’t bad?!
Heels or flats? Ugh – see the Miss Anything section!  Although I was able to rock a pair of heeled boots the other day!  I seriously felt like Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz when I got them on as I immediately heard Glenda say, “There they are and there they’ll stay” as I knew those suckers weren’t coming off until the end of the day!
Belly button in or out? FLAT!
Mood - happy or moody most of the time? I am extremely happy but as the weeks countdown I find myself getting a tad more emotional about the tiniest things…..
Looking forward to?  Finishing up my holiday prep (95% done!) and working my last week of the year!  And of course hearing our baby at the next weekly appointment!  J