With Love, Alessandra: Baby Entry #4

How far along: 38 weeks and 4 days

Total weight gain: 30 pounds

Maternity clothes: I purchased a couple shirts since I feel like I'm wearing the same thing everyday.

Stretch marks: Only the same ones on my left hip/upper leg and they've grown, but it's not as bad and I can always hide them.

Sleeping schedule: I haven't had a full nights sleep since I entered my last trimester. This is a good thing though. I feel like I'm ready for those sleepless nights that are coming. Kevin, on the other hand, has a rude awakening. Haha.

Best moment of this week: Feeling my belly. She's so big and I can almost feel her little toes and legs since she keeps moving so much. I can't wait to have her in my arms.

Miss anything: My unswollen hands and feet.

Movement: During my last doctor visit, I found out that she is positioned head first which means her legs are somewhere way above my bellybutton and she really loves to stretch her legs, especially when I'm driving.

Food cravings: Cheesecake and boy, was it delicious.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope.

Gender/Name: Emma Sofia Morris

Labor signs: Yes, but they are irregular. I get them a lot during the later afternoons and I make my students really nervous when I do get them during school hours. I love how concerned they are of me.

Belly button in or out: In

Wedding rings on or off: Off. I miss wearing my band.

Happy or moody: Definitely happy and very impatient.

Looking forward to: The whole child birth experience in its entirety leading to holding our daughter in my arms and seeing her for the first time. Yes, my fears are still there, but I'm also very curious about the whole process. Kevin has been wonderful since the beginning, making me laugh to ease my anxiety or giving me back massages to calm those sciatic nerve pain. I am the luckiest woman to have him by my side throughout our pregnancy journey. I've been telling myself ALOT lately about how our bodies are meant to do this and how the pain is only temporary, plus our greatest gift of all will be handed to us at the end and when I think about that...my fears go away. I've really been blessed with a smooth pregnancy, can't complain about anything. We recently had our maternity session with Marilyn Diaz, if you haven't booked her, you should! She is so talented. Here are some of my favorites from the session.