35/35

Today is my 35/35: 35 weeks along, with 35 days left until my due date. I thought I would revisit an earlier post that I did at 26 weeks, and see how things have progressed. 

How far along:  35 weeks 

Total weight gain/loss:   As of last Friday, I was at 30 lbs. I'm hoping to not go too far over this, as I now weigh more than my husband. He thinks it's funny however I, on the other hand, do not. Sidenote: I am proud of myself for posting this number honestly, as I seriously considered typing anything that started with a 2 instead.

 

Maternity clothes: Um, yea, no way around that at this point. In fact, Aiden has started to drop into position, so even some of my smaller maternity shirts are getting tight! 

Stretch marks: I have a few stretch marks that have started to tease me with their presence. They are very light, but they're there...I'm watching you stretch marks...

Sleep: A joke, seriously. I wake up 3-4 times a night, and by the 3rd or 4th time, which is around 5:30 a.m. or so, I am awake. I do take pretty consistent naps though-

Best Moment of this week: Getting a good report at the Drs office on Friday. Aiden was lying breach, but he has turned around-yea!! 

Movement: Not so much kicking and punching anymore, but lots of rolling. I think he is getting pretty cramped in there!

 

Food Cravings: Soft pretzels, and I finally bought a jar of pickles. They looked so good in the lunchmeat section, I passed them up, and they screamed at me again on the condiment isle...now they are half-eaten in my fridge.

Labor Signs: I am having Braxton-Hicks a lot, and a lot of lower abdominal pain, but no full-on contractions yet.

Belly Button in or out: Out and proud baby, my belly button is getting its fifteen minutes of fame (at least I hope that's all it is, they do go back in, right??)

What I miss: Sleeping more than 3 hours consistently, hair color, and being able to walk for more than 15 minutes without pain.

What I am looking forward to:  This one hasn't changed since last time, I am so ready to meet our son,  I can hardly wait! I am also looking forward to being able to exercise normally again, and am also looking forward to summer, and the beach and boat weekends to come!

Milestone:  Knowing that our son could be here in less than a month! I have a lot left to do, in fact I guess I should get off the computer and go clean something!

I know I have been remiss in my blogging, partly because I don't really know if anyone actually reads this, and partly because my world pretty much revolves around being pregnant and baby stuff right now, and I don't know how interesting that really is to anyone but my husband and me, and my mom :-) Also, I have been really slack in taking pictures, and blog posts are better with pics! We did have a maternity photo shoot a few weeks ago (thank you again Michelle!!) and when I get those pics I will post some on here. Also, my mother-in-law hosted (hostessed??) a baby shower for me a few weeks ago, but of course I was so busy chatting that I did not take a single picture...shame on me! 
Aiden's nursery is almost done, and once I get the finishing touches complete I will post pictures of that as well!


Okay, enough of that, I'm off to wash baby clothes and deep clean something, or everything!