39 weeks!

Made it to 39 weeks praise the Lord! I should have my finals done by the 9th (Sunday) and then can finally relax and allow labor to begin lol. Ariel is being so patient, she's not much like her parents so far haha. Many more stretch marks although the pics don't do them justice. I am somewhere around 158-159 pounds, far surpassing my original goal of 153... But that's okay I will worry about getting back into shape in a couple months. My face seems to have some swelling in it when I wake up in the mornings lately, I will mention it to my midwife on Friday and try to reduce my sodium intake. My blood pressure has been normal/low the whole pregnancy so I don't think that is an issue.

Big sis will be here this weekend to stay for a few weeks-month to help with baby and household stuff and I'm also hoping my younger sis and brother will be able to help out a bit too. Hieu will come to help on his days off too. Hopefully I will not be too stressed/tired/overwhelmed with the new baby and my two online classes... thankfully they don't start until June 24th so I will likely have a small break to rest before baby and have a few days to adjust to new baby before classes start. My dad and Hieu's parents are excited to meet Ariel and will come visit soon after she is born. My dad will come on his days off and he is hoping for good timing of the birth so he can be here on the same day. My mom won't be able to make it to visit until end of July likely... but that may be nice to have a new person to help a bit after my older sister leaves.

Ariel still gets hiccups everyday and wiggles around after I eat and when I sit/lay down to rest. So far Ariel enjoys taking walks, food, singing, praying, and sleeping, can't wait to learn more about her as she develops more... We have been enjoying the warm (low 70s - feels extremely hot to me) weather this past week and have been taking small walks to the parks in our neighborhood.

I am thankful for all of the sisters here who have put up with me the past 9 months and have been great companions and very encouraging. It has been such a blessing to have the support of my family, friends, saints, and Hieu. God continues to supply my every need even when I make mistakes. He doesn't want me to change or try to be perfect, but love, enjoy, and pursue Him daily!