38 weeks

Today : Today is 39 weeks! This picture is from Friday, when I was 38 weeks + 5 days

Weight Gain : 27 lbs ... thankfully I seem to have leveled out for now.

Maternity Clothes : Yes... starting to get pretty excited about what will happen when I get my normal wardrobe back! I'm going to have so many more outfit options... who knows how long it will actually take me to be able to fit back into them though.

Stretch marks : Still nothing to talk about. My belly button is pretty solidly poking through all my shirts though.

Sleep : Would be much better if I wasn't getting up a million times a night to go to the bathroom... also what is happening to my hips? I am so sore. Holy guacamole!

Sickness : My 12 hour work days finally caught up with me last weekend. It was the first time I noticed swelling in my feet. My back was so painful and sore I was literally sick and throwing up all night on Sunday/Monday. Needless to say, I cut back to 8 hour shifts this weekend and my boss is letting me pick my hours next weekend (yes I plan on working until this child is born.. what can I say, I love my job!)

Movement : I think I'm going to have a very active little boy. He has been nothing but wild my entire pregnancy. Yesterday we had a full house and Samson was moving around like crazy letting us know he was part of the party already. 

Cravings : Obviously Christmas cookies. That's the only explanation for the amount of sugar that I consumed this week...

Exciting happenings : Cash's last Christmas as an only child! I love this time of year and while it would have been fun to celebrate with Samson, it was nice to have one last year just us and the dog. We didn't do much to celebrate Christmas in the "traditional" sense, we actually didn't buy a single present for each other. This year Christmas meant a whole lot more than presents as we reflected on God's presence in our lives. The magnitude of God's gift to us seems even more monumental when we consider our own son and the tremendous sacrifice of God sending his Son to Earth to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins. Joy to the world, indeed!

After being so sick on Monday at my 38 week appointment, my doctor is thankfully extremely sympathetic to the "Get this baby out of my womb," cause. I'm so thankful for this entire pregnancy and this entire process, but I am more than ready to meet our son and see his beautiful face. We can't wait to count his ten fingers and his ten toes and whisper how much we love him before kissing his sweet cheeks. 

Merry Christmas from The West's!