34 and 35 Weeks, Just 35 days until Adrienne's due date.

34 week pictures! 

35 week pictures! 

 And This one was from 33 weeks 5 days, taken at Chris and Kathryn's wedding

Brief update of the last two weeks:
We have started to finalize our preperations for baby. Gathering things for hospital bag, diaper bag, finishing up the nursery etc.. Pretty much its just been one little thing at a time. I also started shopping on Etsy (which is a bad idea for our bank account)... but i have gotten some amazing things that we can use for newborn pictures/ special memories.
Heres a little preview of things we have been shopping for:
Orange and black is of course to correspond with some OSU themed photos fro brad, and doubles as a cute little halloween outfit. 

 this is just because we have to have a super girly photo.

 And a cute little hospital hat.

Heres a major edition to the nursery ( we now have almost every decoration completed/hung). The last things on my list are a laundry hamper and some blackout curtains, i have plenty of time for a laundry hamper but need to get those curtains soon if we hope to start trying to have her nap in her crib in the first month or so.

So pretty much we are just organizing the last little details and awaiting her arrival! In the next couple of weeks we need to make some final decisions on daycare ( that will be the biggest focus). And i need to work ahead on some schoolwork. oh yeah, I started my Master's Degree!!! Bad timing, my first class started today. But i am hoping to work a couple weeks ahead so it doesnt seem overwhelming when she comes. Wish me luck!

Now for the weekly Stats!
How many weeks: 35 weeks and 3 days today. 
This week baby is...... about 18.5 inches. 
This week our baby weighs..... 6.5 Lbs. Her weight was estimated at 5lb 15 oz at the 34 week appointment. roughly 76th percentile. She is right on track to be an 8ish LB baby. That is unless we actually go to 40 or 41 weeks then she could be bigger.... we are trying to avoid that. 
This week  baby girl.....Is still growing fast! Her lungs are now  almost fully functional. Week 36 is often the marker for fully functional lungs. Although, she really should stay put for at least 2 more weeks in my opinion. the vernix covering her skin is starting to come off. and she is getting more plump each week. Miss Adrienne just needs to focus on gaining weight and fine tuning her lung development in the next few weeks.
 Boy or girl? GIRL!!!
Total weight gain/ loss: +30 ish. Hopefully we stay about right here.
Showing: yep
Maternity Clothes: Definitely in maternity clothes now.
Best moment this week: Hiccups are still super prevalent, usually her hiccups and kicking are correlated. Im sure she doesnt love the hiccups and starts to kick in response to them. I dont think i have a "best moment" for the last two weeks. Overall we are just getting excited. Brad wants to meet his daughter like yesterday! lol. And I am starting to feel ready to have a baby girl. One exciting thing over the past week or so= contractions. I have been having uterine tightening that hasnt been the least bit uncomfortable for weeks but yesterday i had my first braxton hicks type contractions that i could actually feel a little bit. Not painful but definitely slightly uncomfortable, great sign that my body is getting ready for labor!
Food cravings: nothing, my appetite is slowly diminishing. 
Miss anything?: Sushi!!everything else i have seemed to find an adequate substitute for but nothing can replace sushi!
Anything making you sick: Heartburn all the time.
Pregnancy symptoms: third trimester tiredness, insomnia, and heartburn continue. The tired has been pretty crazy the last few days. Ive been working night shift for a couple weeks ( tonight is my last night shift) and i think it finally caught up with me. I have slept/layed in bed all night and half the day the last couple of days. Im sure this is attributed to night shift/lack of restful sleep due to a little bit of insomnia and some nighttime heartburn.
Movement: yep. She moves around like crazy all the time. Her head was still down and sitting pretty low at 34 weeks. She just needs to stay put and work on moving that head down to put some pressure on my cervix.
Gender prediction: It's a Girl!
We call our baby:  Adrienne Elizabeth Gochnauer is her name!
Looking forward to: Hopefully seeing some family/friends this weekend in CleElum, WA. 


Until Next Week,
Shyla