37 Weeks

This week was INSANE! I went to bed Monday night thinking the storms were breaking up only to listen to tornado and flood warnings going off all night.  I woke up at 3 am to see our street completely flooded, half way up our driveway, as 11 inches of rain had fallen.  Fortunately, our house and cars were dry but most of neighborhood can't say the same.  We experienced some extreme flooding as Bray's Bayou topped its banks turning streets into rivers and ponds.    We were supposed to take my cousin, Sarah, to the airport but we instead spent the day watching the news and drinking coffee.  It definitely gave us a lesson on storm preparedness.  We have since gotten better prepared after last week's lesson--it doesn't take a hurricane to flood Houston!  To see more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=214&v=Ged3auQBel0

My last day of school was Friday.  The kids were done on Thursday and we spent the day making memory books and cleaning out the classroom.  Friday, I turned in my keys and said goodbye to two years of teaching at Wesley.  It was bittersweet but I am excited to be moving on to our neighborhood school.  No more commute.  No more waking up at 5am. No more spending $150 a month on gas.  So excited.

 

I also had my midwife appointment on Thursday.  Baby is crookedly head down and I am still trying all sorts of exercises, chiropractor, and swimming to bring this baby down.  We spent all weekend at our community pool in sunshine and 90 degree weather--a marked change from this week's earlier weather.  

Saturday was Clark's dance first dance recital.  It was a packed house and we all waited to see Clark lead the ladies out on stage but instead saw him crying in the corner!  He was nervous and afraid of the big crowd!  Poor guy :(  Nonetheless, he looked adorable. 

Week: 37 weeks 5 days

Estimated baby size: swiss chard
Total Weight Gain: +25 pounds 
Symptoms:
THIRSTY. Hip pain, restless nights, LOTS OF MOVEMENT, emotional ups and downs,TIRED!!!
Cravings: Water!! I'm so thirsty! Chicken!

What is baby doing? Hair: Your baby may have a full head of hair by now, with locks up to 1 1/2 inches long. Of course, some babies sport only peach fuzz at birth.

Skin: Your baby is shedding most of her downy body hair as well as some of the vernix caseosa, the creamy substance that protects her skin