39 Weeks! I can see the end!

How far along? 39 Weeks
Total weight gain: 47 Pounds...I gained 2 pounds this last week!
Maternity clothes? Yup but I am still rocking maternity jeans at least and not only leggings!
Stretch marks? Yes
Sleep: Sleeping like an angel with good amount of energy during the day to!
Best moment this week: We finally finished everything on our Pre Baby To Do List!! Nursery is all set up, car seat installed, Freezer meals all made, pre-registered at the hospital, Hospital bags all packed ect! We are very prepared!
Miss Anything? Nothing really this week, I will be excited to start up a exercise routine once the baby comes! Walks are not cutting it anymore!
Food cravings: Craving candy, and milk shakes!!
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope, although Mike threw up picking up the dog poop, which I usually do but I was to tired so he offered to be helpful...I feel awful!
Labor Signs: Yup, finally able to tell the cramping and stomach tightening I have been having are contractions. Though not painful at all I am dilated to 3cm and about 80% effaced!!
Symptoms: My belly is still numb! But other than that mild heartburn and thats it!
Belly Button in or out? Flat but still an inny!
Wedding rings on or off? ON!!
Happy or Moody most of the time: Very happy and anxious!
Looking forward to: We have an induction date of Wednesday, October 23! So we can finally see the end of the journey of being pregnant!

 Well this week has gone by so fast! It seemed like everyday we had something going on or planned which is nice because as easy as my pregnancy has been I am definitely starting to be ready to be done! I am starting to be uncomfortable and dread going up and down the stairs! I am still trying to find joy in cooking dinner and doing chores though, we don't have the money to go out to eat so cooking is a must!  

But we got the car seat all installed which was fun, The car seat has a detachable base so the car seat can freely come in and out of the car without the hassle of having to install it each time! We also have a back seat mirror we installed so we can see her in the back seat even if only one of us is in the car! Its funny how much I feel like a mom already driving around with a car seat in the back seat, even with no baby! HAHA!
We also attended a breastfeeding class on Tuesday night, that was very informative and interesting to say the least! The instructor had a visual aid, which was a pillow like, stuffed breast. It had a nipple and everything and the instructor shamelessly would demonstrate how the baby would do an appropriate latch and feed. Mike and I were both a little embarrassed by seeing a grown woman demonstrate this. But when the class was over Mike asked me " So, what was your favorite part of the class?" Without missing a beat I replied "watching the teacher demonstrate the nose to nipple technique". He also confirmed that was his favorite part also!
One thing that I have greatly enjoyed the entire 5 years that Mike has been apart of my life is his never ceasing ability to make me laugh. There is NEVER a dull moment in our house and I wouldn't have it any other way!
We also got an early visit from Santa this year! He brought us a nice new camera! Its a Nikon D3200. It has a 24 megapixels, 2 zoom lenses, can take 1080p video, and has a wifi adapter so we can transfer pictures right from our camera to our smartphones! That is Mikes favorite part! Santa new we would want a nice camera because of Baby Johnson. But Santa was very clear that we would not be getting anything else this Christmas...haha.
But to conclude the week I had my weekly doctors appointment. I before the exam asked the doctor how far past my due date I would have to go before they would induce me. He said that it was an incredibly hot topic in the medical field right now about first time moms after they hit 39 weeks. He said that it depends on how ready the mom is, so lets check you out and see how your doing. Well I am now dilated to 3 cm and about 80% -85% effaced. HOLY COW! The doctor said that I am where many first time moms are when they are stuck in the hospital. So I am doing really well and he has no problem setting up an induction date for WEDNESDAY!!! Thats right, by Wednesday next week I will be moving on to the next phase in my life. Granted the doctor said I may not even make it to Wednesday, but he let me set a date non the less! I am so excited and so thrilled!
But I still need to make it to Sunday for our insurance! So I am praying that if she does want to come on her own that she at least wait until Sunday. I feel like I have been so blessed my whole pregnancy, it has been very easy going and I for the most part feel very unencumbered the entire 9 months. We were fortunate enough that we qualified for prenatal Medicaid so if anything goes wrong with me or with the baby we won't have a mountain of debt as a result. Something that has happened to many people I know and love!
So again thanks everyone for all your love and support! We will keep everyone posted! If anyone would like a birth announcement next week please send me your email address so I can make sure it gets put on the list!!

Love you all!
<3 Lindy & Mike