Kelly Belly-35 weeks

How Far Along:  35 weeks!!!

Size of Baby: I think it said she was the size of a honeydew melon....I'm thinking she is about 6 lbs...

Maternity Clothes: what do you think?

Weight Gain:  +3 more pounds the past two weeks.  So that puts me at +28 overall

Sleep: hit or miss.  I didn't sleep well last night but I can sure nap like crazy during the day!

Best Moment of the Week:  Lots of great moments this week!  It was super busy!  We had maternity pictures on Friday which went great.  I really hope we got some cute ones.  I had a shower on Saturday and then another one on Sunday night.  Sunday afternoon my dad took me to get a new camera (EEK!).  On Monday night I went to bunco and they threw me a surprise shower!  So I had three showers in three days!  Is that not insane?!?!?!  So I am going to spend this week getting all of that stuff organized...SO MUCH STUFF....

I also got her bedding in yesterday and put it on her crib...OH SO CUTE!!!  As soon as I get all the stuff from my showers organized I am going to post pics...

I (or my mom and aunt) finished the nightstands for her room...pics soon!

Movement:  Yes..I can tell she is running out of room because I keep getting kicked in the ribs :)

Symptoms:  all the same really.  I am pretty exhausted these days...I have a good few hours in the morning to get stuff done and then I rest.  Same thing in the afternoon. 

My body just hurts.  It takes a while to get out of bed at night to go pee.  I just ache all over and it is hard to get going.  I can't open or close my fingers when I wake up.  They are so sore and swollen in the morning.  They get a little better throughout the day but not much...such a weird feeling.  I haven't really had any swelling in my feet...just my hands.  I did look in the mirror this morning and realize that I had a double chin...where did that come from?  

I also have started to feel like she is going to just fall out.  Seriously!  She just feels sooooo low!  I went to the doctor yesterday and told him about that and when he checked me he said oh yes!  She is super low!  This is a good thing because when my cervix gets ready, her head pressing on it will help it to dilate faster.  I am all for a faster labor :)  Her head being this low does mean more trips to the bathroom with not much resulting.  Just a little dribble...pretty disappointing when you've spent 10 minutes just getting out of the bed.  Oh well...it is all worth it and I would do it a million times over to get her here safely!  

There was no change in my cervix...just her head being really low.  They did the Group B strep test yesterday as well.  

Oh and my belly button is starting to poke out a little bit.  It does poke out when I have a contraction or when she pushes behind it.  But now the rim is starting to poke out all the time...

What I Miss:  nothing.  I am trying to enjoy these last few weeks of pregnancy even though it is getting uncomfortable.  I wanted this so bad for so long and I am going to miss it so much.  I know it will be better to snuggle with her but I have really enjoyed pregnancy.  I can't believe it is almost over.

Food Cravings/Aversions: nothing new...I have had a ton of sweets this weekend with the three showers...

Gender: princess B

What I'm Looking Forward to: getting all of the stuff organized from the showers.  I only have five more days of work left until my due date.  I usually work two days a week but I am down to just one day a week because our PRN girl needed some hours and I was happy to give mine up :)

We are going to get the things off of our registry that we have to have and that we didn't get at our showers this weekend.  I will be happy to get all of the stuff and then just relax and wait for her to come...

Weekly Wisdom: try not to stress or worry too much in these last weeks.  Just enjoy having your baby girl so close....

Milestones:  35 weeks!  As in 35 days left!  We are getting close close close!  I packed our hospital bag yesterday....what a weird feeling!  I am also now going to the doctor every week.  It is so crazy that after worrying this whole pregnancy about keeping her in there and begging my cervix to stay put I am now wanting my cervix to change so we can get her out.  Sometimes it feels so surreal.....

And here are a few belly pics from this week.....

And here is a little comparison....31 weeks to 35 weeks.  Notice I don't have on my rings now....they so don't fit :(