Gabriella Lauren Levine

Born:  October 13, 2010 at 9:26 a.m.

Weight:  6 lbs 15 oz

Length:  20 inches

We had our 37 1/2 week appt

and the belly measured right on! Yay! The last few times, I've been measuring on the small side and they were saying that if I'm more than 3 cm behind that I might have to go in for another ultrasound to make sure the baby is growing. But this time, I was measured spot on. Which is awesome.

I'm now considered full term, so the baby could come at any time, which is good. Mat told me the other day that I could have the baby at any time, that he's ready to meet her. We'll see when she decides to come. Does the fact that my mom had all her babies early factor in at all or is it just a guessing game? I'm beginning to think it's just a guessing game.

37 weeks

Tomorrow we'll be 37 weeks...3 more weeks to go before the due date. Yesterday, Mat and I hiked out to Mt. Craig. It was a beautiful day for a hike and Mat didn't complain about how slow I was going.



We went to the doctor on Monday and all appears to be well.  The baby is head down, which is great, so we don't have to worry about a breech baby.   Mat finished up his season last week and it appears he let his defense down long enough to pick up a cold, which he so kindly shared with me.  It doesn't help that we've been having somewhat crazy weather.  One day is a beautiful fall day, the next being a chilly, rainy day.  So we are drinking lots of tea and Emergen-C and blowing our noses a lot!

35 weeks pregnant

Some pictures Mat took Friday out at Mat's parents house.  I definitely have a pregnant belly now!  Check out the nice profile shot of me.  I know I'm not the first person to be pregnant, but it's amazing how the baby takes over the body.

prego photos

Thanks to a friend for taking these photos that I've stolen off facebook...I thought I'd share some of my growing belly.  This is at the first MAMAgroup gathering at the park a couple weeks ago.  It was a lovely afternoon.

Check out that belly on me.  I think I've surpassed Jess and she's due 3 weeks before me!

Can kind of see my belly in the family photo taken when Mat's cousin, Laura, was in town visiting.

This is a picture of Jess and I from a few weeks earlier.  We are both growing baby girls!  Yay!

34 Weeks and hello, heartburn...

This past week, heartburn has come to visit me and seems to have decided to settle in. I really can't complain too much, as I haven't really been too uncomfortable this whole pregnancy. Sure, I didn't enjoy throwing up and still don't, but for the most part I've been very healthy and have been able to work my job with not too many accommodations. (Other than alternating between sitting and standing at the visitor centers in hopes of helping my swollen feet and hands out.)

A visitor suggested papaya enzymes as something to chew on that will help out heartburn.  Has anyone else heard of that?  I think I might have to stop by a health food store soon to get them to at least try out.

While I might have only 6 weeks left of pregnancy, more or less, depending on the baby's mood I am trying not to focus too much on the actual due date.  I know someone who bought concert tickets for a festival that is happening the weekend she is due, because she figures if she doesn't then the baby will be late and she and her husband will just be sitting at home waiting for the baby to come and it probably won't.  So I guess I need to plan something big for around the time the baby is due...other than working.

***The cantaloupe is the size the baby is this week...I forgot to mention that.  On average she might be about 4 3/4 pounds (cantaloupe size) and 18 inches long.  I believe that.  She's stretching and getting bigger in my belly.  More and more people are coming up and saying "oh, it must be soon now for you."  Maybe they think 6 weeks is soon, but I still feel like it is a some weeks off!  I know it will go fast, but I think I still have some growing to do.

blueberry picking...

Our timing was off this year or we went to the wrong place, because we weren't able to find hardly any blueberries to pick and this was a couple weeks ago. It was still a beautiful day to be out...and we did find some to munch on.  I love my job, I'm able to go out roving to talk with visitors and pick blueberries with friends who were in town visiting.  Not a terrible day!