39 weeks

 With showing the house we have not had a chance to take any more belly pictures, but I look about the same as I did at 36 weeks.  These pictures are from our outing to the Folsom Zoo over memorial weekend.  Check out Brian's fierce lion face.  Pretty intimidating if you ask me.  This was the first time Rachel willingly took her picture in a wood cut out.  She enjoyed sticking her head through and being a lion and bear so much we got a good amount of cute pictures of her.

How far Along: 39 weeks (39 weeks might actually hit tomorrow, but I figure it is close enough)
How big is baby: between 18.9 and 20.9 inches, the size of a watermelon.  My doctor played guess the baby size and guessed around 7 1/2 pounds.  Which was the size the doctor guessed Rachel was going to be when I went to deliver her, but that was about a pound too much.  We will see how close his guess is hopefully soon.  My doctor made my day when he was playing guess the baby size by telling me in a shocked voice that I really was all baby and tiny.  That is so nice to hear when you are feeling like a hippo.
Maternity Clothes: Yes
Sleep: Some nights I sleep fine and some nights I don't.
Best Moment thus far: Our offer was accepted on a new house!
Miss Anything: Not really
Food Cravings: None
Anything make you queasy or sick: No.  I was feeling sick from all the contractions I was having, but I have adjusted and am no longer feeling icky.
Symptoms:  Braxton Hicks contractions and some a fair amount of real contractions; however, the real contractions have yet to continue on to active labor.  I know all these contractions are helping me progress in the right directions because I am 3-4cm and 50% effaced.  Joel dropped really low almost a week ago now.  It seems like his next option is out, but he is hanging in there.  He has been a mellow baby in terms of activity thus far, so I suppose he is just happy to hang out a little longer.  I did pray for a slightly larger baby than we had with Rachel, so this will give him time to accomplish that.
Mood: Overall it is good.  At this point there are discouraging moments like when the doctor said probably within 24 hours after doing a procedure to jump start labor.  Here we are over 24 hours later and no baby, but I am having stronger contractions, so maybe I can still look at it as a jump start to labor.  I just keep reminding myself God is in control and sees the whole picture.  All I can see is one little piece of the puzzle.  His timing is perfect, so why would I want to push my own timing and agenda.
Looking forward to: Selling our current house and settling into our new house.  Oh, and being done with all the contractions.