Maternity portraits

Here are a handful of my maternity portraits. Done by Emily Witkowski http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Beautiful-Life-Photography/153725851330824

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Almost done!

We thought we should do a 38 week picture just in case I don't go to 40 weeks...although we really don't expect baby until 41 weeks.

Other than that, not much is new. Baby and I are both doing great, and we have everything all set and ready for the birth. I feel great, and I'm not tired of being pregnant, but I'm impatient because I'm anxious to meet this little person!

12 x 3 = Me!

36 weeks already! At this point, baby is about 19 inches long and weighs around 6lbs. Now is when it's time to start bulking up and building fat layers, so s/he could gain about an ounce a day.

Our midwife visit yesterday was great! Baby is engaged and nestled into my pelvis nice and low, so the odds of kiddo flipping breech are small. Head down is only half the story, but Baby has also been persistently anterior, so I'm not as concerned with a posterior birth as I was. I will still be doing my OFP routine to make sure baby stays that way! :o)

All the banana peppers stuffed with cream cheese seem to have been doing their job, as in two weeks I've gotten 4 cm bigger. This is by far the most active baby I've ever had, and the kicks, stretches, and squirming has been a source of delight for the whole family.

I've got a few things left to order, and then we'll have everything ready for the birth. Although I still don't realistically expect baby for at least another 4 1/2 to 5 weeks, anytime after 37 is fair game, so our midwife likes her clients to be prepared just in case!