The Ussery Update

I am : 39 weeks pregnant (I wonder if this will be my last weekly picture or if I'll be taking another one next Monday? We are playing the waiting game - fun times!) Size of Baby : A mini-watermelon ~ about 7 pounds and about 20" long Total Weight Gained : Between 20 - 22 pounds Maternity Clothes : I am wearing maternity jeans and a maternity shirt in this picture. Gender : It's a BOY! Name : Parker Holt Movement: I feel lots of movement. I don't feel him moving all around but more like punching, kicking and stretching. His room is more limited so there's not as much movement as early on, but whatever position he's in, he's definitely moving his limbs around. I think he's ready to come out and stretch real good. Sleep : Overall, I am sleeping okay...getting worse as time goes on, but I'll be good and prepared for motherhood! It's just hard to get completely comfortable and turn over from side to side. I get up several times in the night to go...

I am : 38 weeks pregnant Size of Baby : A leek ~ about 6.8 pounds and about 19.5" long. I read this morning that babies at this stage can weigh anywhere from 6-8 pounds. Parker is probably closer to 7 pounds right now. Total Weight Gained : 22 pounds (I think Parker had a mini-growth spurt this week and I did a little more eating too!) Maternity Clothes : I am wearing maternity jeans and a maternity shirt in this picture. Side note : This picture was taken before our date night on Saturday night. We had a really fun date night. We went and ate at Macaroni Grill ~ yum. The food was delicious and we had a really good talk. After that, we went to Lifeway Christian store and each got a CD that we have been wanting. We ended the night by going to a new cupcake place for dessert. All they sell is cupcakes so there were many to chose from. I got cookies and cream and John got peanut butter cup. Oh my...they were heavenly. Actually, the store is called "Bliss Cupcakes" and they ...