35 Weeks

Thank goodness time is flying because I am ready to meet my little man! Only 5 weeks to go and we are ready (I hope)!

This last week has been good. I had my doctor appointment on Monday and all is well! Baby boy's heartbeat is 141 bpm and he was kicking the doppler the entire time. My blood pressure is still really low and I am now measuring 2 centimeters small. The nurse practitioner (who saw me because the doctor left for a C-Section) told me that because my belly isn't very big (compared to most) that she is almost positive my baby won't be more than 7 lbs. or so. Whoo hoo! I'll take it! I don't know if I have it in me to birth a baby as big as my hubby was...9 lb. 6 oz. 23" long! YIKES!

Baby boy has been stretching out a lot in my belly this week. His little bum will be sticking completely out on my left side and his foot will poke all the way out on my right side. I swear he is trying to make more room for himself now that it is getting cramped in there! He still gets the hiccups almost every day, but I love being able to feel him in there, gives me such peace of mind!

I have been having quite a few Braxton Hicks contractions this week and they are getting very uncomfortable, especially during work. It is harder than ever to sleep because it takes me so long to find a comfortable position to sleep in and as soon as I am comfortable my child decides it is time to bounce around on my bladder. (Can you tell I am ready to NOT be prego anymore?) I am still waiting for the day when I get my first stretch marks because it is more likely to happen than not, but as for now I am stretch mark free! Yay!

I have one more baby shower coming up at the end of June and I am so excited! After that I will go through and organize all of his outfits and get everything ready for his arrival. I don't quite have the diaper bag or my overnight bag packed, but we are getting there. Once I finish packing bags I think I'll become more anxious than ever!

35 Week Belly