buddha belly.

the side view

look at all those stretch marks...yikes!!

my favorite...the buddha belly

well, it's official. i am now full-term. or as my doctor likes to say "fair game." hard to believe i have gotten this far... 37 weeks. holy cow. life, or pregnancy rather, has taken on a whole new feeling and round of uncomfortableness. it's an odd feeling though...as much as i would love to meet her ASAP, at the same time, i really appreciate and love being pregnant and know i will miss the moments when she kicks and prods. (i will not however miss all the wacky hormones and morning sickness!!) while i haven't had significant, regular contractions in the past couple days, i have found myself almost as nauseous as my first 18 weeks, sleeping hours and hours on end...never quit getting enough!, cramping at all hours of the day and just plain ACHING! i always have found that my cravings have taken on a whole new level. the other night, i awoke from the middle of a dream at around 4 AM, turned to the husband half awake and told him, "i want orange soda RIGHT NOW!" luckily, he was almost comatose that night, or i might have made him drive to the store immediately! haha jk. kinda. i also find myself craving big, juicy cheeseburgers and taco bell. i know, healthy right? i try and convince myself that salad would be just as great at a big cheeseburger, but unfortunately, i've learned, cravings can not be tricked. boo!

that being said, every day has become a waiting game for us and i've tried almost everything i could to induce her naturally. every night M tries to coax her into coming, telling her what days would work best for him. but apparently, she has her own schedule and she's just not ready yet. i can't help but think she'll be here within the week or two but i guess that might be my impatience talking and really, anybody's guess is as good as mine! nonetheless, everybody's so excited and can't wait for her to come out and play!!