How far along| 36 weeks
Baby’s Size| According to Babycenter.com you should be an average of 6 lbs and 18 1/2 inches long. This week they compare you to a crenshaw melon.
Weight Gain| OMG, At the midwife this week, I weighed myself and wanted to cry. I know it is just you growing…I do eat healthy I swear it!! I am up to 156 lbs…thats 34 lbs so far…and still a few weeks to go. Your Dad swears it is all in my belly, but I know my legs are starting to grow as well.
Symptoms| Charlie Horses, Feet Asleep and big ole achy hips
Updates|
- Your room looks fantastic!
- Today your cousin Autumn Rose was born! (Congratulations Hoj and Angela!!)
- Thursday we are meeting with Seminole County Community Services to help us install your car seat correctly (who knew there were actual professionals who did this for a living)
- My practice surges (or Braxton Hicks for your non hypnobirth junkies) are really coming on strong…every day!
- I had a mini meltdown a few nights ago and admitted being scared and nervous and all that jazz about becoming a Mom. I cried and maybe it was the hormones, but more likely it was just me being a bit honest about the next road of our life. Your Dad is the most wonderful man and sat down with me. We talked about how exciting it will be when you are here to hold and all the firsts we get to have together. Us raising you, the three of us growing together and experiencing the most wonderful adventures. You are already here, even though you aren’t earth side yet, you are here. You are influencing us everyday and each decision we make includes you. Can’t wait to meet you little man!
Travel with your family
That you will not do it perfectly and that is not the goal. That kids remember how they felt more than what they were given. That the hard seasons pass. And that showing up consistently matters more than any individual parenting decision you will ever agonize over.
Imperfectly and continuously. The balance shifts rather than stays fixed. Some seasons are work-heavy, some are kid-heavy, some are partnership-heavy. The goal is not equal distribution but intentionality about where attention goes and honesty about when the current distribution is not working.
Talk to your kids honestly and earlier than feels comfortable. They handle truth better than they handle sensing that something is happening but not knowing what. And ask for their input even on decisions that are ultimately yours because being heard matters even when the outcome is not what they wanted.
Better than most parents expect, especially when the adults around them are honest and stable. Kids take emotional cues from their parents. If the adults are anxious and secretive, kids become anxious. If the adults are clear and calm, kids adjust. The hardest changes are the ones parents are not settled about themselves.
That each child is entirely different and what worked for one will not reliably work for another. That the early years are harder and faster than anyone tells you. That the goal of parenting is to gradually work yourself out of a job. And that being present is more rare and more valuable than being perfect.
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Yay! I love the room! And your mini-meltdown is a sign that you’re going to be a good mom. Parenthood is a big responsibility and it’s good you are preparing for it. Also…it’s the hormones.
I remember sitting on the couch and sobbing, literally SOBBING to the point Henri ran into the room thinking I hurt myself. The cause of my tears? I was watching The Wizard of Oz and Auntie Em and Uncle Henry locked Dorothy out of the storm cellar by accident just as the twister was coming, and what if I did something like that our baby????
So, yeah. Hormones.