And then there were three: 36 weeks!

Your baby is still packing on the pounds — at the rate of about an ounce a day. She now weighs almost 6 pounds and is more than 18 1/2 inches long. She's shedding most of the downy covering of hair that covered her body as well as the vernix caseosa, the waxy substance that covered and protected her skin during her nine-month amniotic bath. Your baby swallows both of these substances, along with other secretions, resulting in a blackish mixture, called meconium, will form the contents of her first bowel movement.

How far along? 36 weeks and 4 days! Only 9 more days!

Baby Size: Pierce was 6 lbs. and 5 oz. this past Wednesday, so we are expected him to be over 7 lbs. when he comes!!!

Maternity Clothes: Well at this point I am definitely just wearing maternity clothes, and have even outgrown some of them!

Gender: Team Blue! He is still a boy we think, if by some chance he comes out as a girl, we will name her "Amelia" to match the aviation room!

Movement: Well he is officially engaged, so he is stuck in pelvic bone and cannot do anymore "flipping," but he sure can kick really hard still! This week he has also developed chronic hiccups, which is kind of fun for me, but I doubt he loves it!

Sleep: Sleep...what is that? Well between a HUGE tummy and severe heartburn, I no longer sleep! The people that say get all the sleep you can before the baby gets here, must have forgotten what it felt like to be 36 weeks pregnant! The two do not go together!

Symptoms: Wow where do I start?? I have the absolute worst case of heartburn known to man...I have been known to cry it hurts so bad! The past week my blood pressure has been a bit elevated, which means some swelling! The swelling definitely comes and goes, some days I look like Courtney, some days it is the Pillsbury Dough Boy! He is facing the side which puts his shoulder in my sciatic nerve, and that is painful when I first get up, but quickly goes away! Even with all of these wonderful symptoms I still absolute love being pregnant, it has truly been a great experience!

Best Moments this week: Knowing that very soon he will be here, I will be holding my little man in less than 10 days!

Food Aversions: I really do not have any...there are foods that do not work as well for my heartburn, but some days water does not even work for my heartburn!

Food Cravings: It has been something different everyday...one day it was chinese, the next it was bbq! Today it happens to be Maggiano's Rigatoni D! Cheesecake has been a consistent one!

What I miss: Well my "what I miss" has definitely stayed the same for quite awhile...I had pictured this wonderful pregnancy with my best friend experiencing the same thing and us getting to complain to one another about all the aches and pains. God had different plans and that still continues to hurt! I pray that Kelsey and Noah are blessed with a healthy pregnancy very soon!
On a very vain note, I miss a non-swollen Courtney!

What I am Looking forward to: Christmas, and then the arrival of Pierce! I am actually looking forward to diapers and sleep deprivation as long as it means a healthy, happy little boy in the house! I just cannot wait to see what he looks like, I am really hoping for him to look just like his daddy!

Milestones: FULL TERM IN 3 MORE DAYS!

So what has been going on in the baking of our family the last 7 weeks? Obviously a lot since I could not manage to even write one single post...sorry!!!

Where do we begin...Another shower! Paul's mom and her wonderful girlfriends threw me another amazing shower! It was very nice and we had the most adorable cake EVER!!! We had a wonderful turnout again, and I was once again completely spoiled by all the wonderful stuff Mr. Pierce received!! I had a blast that beautiful Sunday afternoon, while enjoying the company of family and friends! Auntie Ann also made pierce the most precious wooden plane art, it looks perfect in his room!!

We also had a chance to do 3D/4D photos of our little man! We had very high hopes for the pictures because Pierce had been so cooperative for all of my previous ultrasounds, not this day! He kept his precious face covered almost the entire time, he either had an arm or both hands across his face! So I am going to assume we do not like having our picture taken...GREAT!!!