38 Weeks and Super Tired

37 week Belly Shot

Today I am 38 weeks and 3 days pregnant. I've stayed super busy and productive most days this week. The days have kinda blurred together, but I spent one day cleaning and organizing like a mad woman, so that hopefully I will not have to do a deep cleaning like that again until sometime after the baby is born. I went to yoga twice this week and went for a walk/run once, I mostly walk now, if I jog it's incredibly slow and only for maybe 30 second increments.  I've got 6 meals in the freezer, 4 of which I made and 2 were from a lady from my church. I bought a closet organizer for the baby's closet and got that set up today. I've been meaning to pack for the hospital but I'm having a hard time doing that, I feel like it would be easier to do it once I'm in labor and I know I'm going to the hospital soon, versus having that bag sitting there for weeks. All that said I went ahead and have started packing today, mostly the baby's things and some clothes for me, I guess that's better than nothing for now. So I feel like I've been pretty productive this weeks, however today I just wanted to stay in bed. I didn't but I felt like I was dragging myself around, to yoga and then a couple errands. It was rough, so I finally gave up and attempted an hour and half nap, which was more of doze but that's okay it definitely helped. 

I've moved on from reading about labor and delivery to doing more reading about breastfeeding. I plan to breast feed exclusively but I've heard it can be a challenge so I want to be prepared for it just as much as I've prepared for labor. I've been to 3 La Leche League meetings, which have been great! There's not as many pregnant women there as there are women who already have babies, but they've all told me that I'm smart for going to the meetings before having my baby. The books I've been reading are "The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding," and "Eat Well, Lose Weight While Breastfeeding." Both are great, especially the first one, it offers TONS of great baby care information. 

It's crazy to think that I basically have a whole infant inside of me right now! If she were born right now she'd be completely ready for life outside of my body however, the more time she gets inside the better! Babies practice breathing movements before they are born and at this stage my baby should be taking 40 practice breaths each minute. I never knew that newborn babies can't produce tears! According to www.whattoexpect.com it won't be until sometime after the first month that she will cry real tears, despite the fact that she'll probably be crying upon birth. I'm surprised I never noticed that with my baby brothers.