Tired.

I wish there was a better word for it, I really do. Exhausted? That's an okay word, but I feel as if I have over used it here lately. But anyways, that's what I am!! Just this last week it has gotten pretty rough in the sleep department...who knew waking up 6 times a night to go to the bathroom would interrupt your REM cycle? Then on top of that, when I do get up and start walking around I have to hold underneath my stomach to help support the 6-7lb child that is being held up by what's left of my poor stomach muscles.
I'm not complaining, I would do it all over again in a HEARTBEAT, but it makes me feel better to write about it ; ) you know what I mean? The joys of pregnancy :), as my husband would say "this is what you signed up for!"- but of course he says this in the most supportive way!

Those contractions I wrote about a few weeks ago...I hardly have any of them anymore...I still get the braxton hicks, but nothing like I was getting back at 34 weeks. So does this mean he is there to stay? 3 weeks until my due date and it looks like he's just now getting nice and comfortable. Of course at this point I'm told I could go any day now...I'll get checked tomorrow and post an update on our status. I've got lots of goody baking to do tonight, so maybe being on my feet will do something besides make me miserable?
I'll post tomorrow!

36 week check = Nothing...

Yep, that's right, nothing. I got checked for the first time yesterday at my 36 week appointment and I have done nothing! Well, maybe a tiny tiny bit, but the little booger still has not dropped.
Dr. Maddox said this could change any day, so we are just waiting :) and since I haven't made any progress, there was no talk of an induction date.
I go back next Tuesday and she is going to do an ultrasound to see how big he is and she will check again. So that is one thing to look forward to, I will get to see him on ultrasound again!

I have 11 working days left at work, I went ahead and told them not to expect me back for the new year. Even if he's not here yet, I'm going to need some rest and time to get everything in order.
I have been exhausted lately, I wake up all hours of the night and just turning over in bed has been a chore to say the least. I'm out of vacation days and sick days for the year, and it is really taking a tole on me working 7 to 4 every SINGLE day. I am so ill when I get home (poor Chad), and then I have a to-do list that is a page long and I try to do some things every night on it, and cook supper, and keep the house in order and I just can't do it for much longer. Don't get me wrong, Chad has been a huge help, but I don't want him to have to do all of it, he works hard too and deserves a break when he gets home...so we have been doing most of the chores together.

Chad took the car seat to be installed by the fire department the other night, and I'm really glad we let them do it. When he came home he had lots of information and rules from the fireman that I had never heard of before. They even want me to bring Carter up there after he gets here so they can show me the proper way to strap him in...so, Thanks Trussville Fire Department!!
I have two more loads of laundry to wash for Carter, I finished washing the bottles and pacis last night, and now I just have to sterilize some of my breast pump accessories.
There are a few more things to do...but I can't remember all of them...oh yeah, we are meeting with the pediatrician today...I'm sure it will take just a few minutes, I only have a couple of questions, I'm not going to drill her...

35 Weeks

Contractions

Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving :)
We had a great one...just sad there is no left-overs at our house!
Now for the baby update...over the past week or so I have been having a lot of contractions. Most of them are the typical Braxton Hicks, but if I am up doing too much the Braxton Hicks come about every 4-6 minutes, and they are pretty strong. But they usually stop once I sit down for a little while.
I have actually had a handful of painful contractions too, they have been irregular, but still pretty painful. So painful they make me sick to my stomach! But those have been few and far between. We are keeping an eye on those when I have them, but so far I don't think they have been anything to freak out about since I am getting close.
Dr. Maddox said that she wasn't worried and that I was past the "danger zone" for him being born too early but to call her if I had more than 5 painful contractions in one hour.
I am also showing a few other signs that we are progressing, so that is exciting. I'll be 35 weeks on Tuesday, so I would just like to keep him in for a few more weeks!
So only a few more weeks until Carter will make his appearance, and we are so excited to meet him! I am dying to know what he looks like, especially since we didn't have the 4D done, we have no clue who he favors, and it is going to be such a surprise when we get the first glimpse of this little person growing inside of me. I am still going to say that he will look exactly like his Daddy...which would be awesome!
Please keep us in your prayers over the next few weeks for a healthy baby and delivery!!

My best attempt...

I have tried my best to get a video of Carter boy moving in my belly since about 22 weeks, but everytime I get out the camera, he becomes instantly camera shy. Seriously, he will be going absolutely insane in there, and it's like he knows when I push that play button, because he becomes perfectly still. He is probably going to be just like his daddy and hate the camera, but I intend to break him of that!

Here is a video of my best effort attempt to catch him on film...he starts moving as soon as I push on my belly...so see if you catch it.
If not, I'm sorry, I tried my best!!

He actually is the same way whenever I grab someone's hand and try to get them to feel him kick...as soon as their hand gets there, he freezes!! This drives Debbie (Chad's Mom) crazy because she hasn't felt him move yet, and I try to tell her not to feel bad and that hardly anyone has felt him move because he stops the instant someone tries to feel him!

So, if I ever get a decent video that detects the movement of my son, I will gladly post...but I only have 6 weeks left, so don't count on it ;)

**Another new post below...

Here are some more tummy pictures as promised...33 weeks...

33 Weeks...

That's right, 33 weeks! 7 weeks left...or maybe a little less?? We'll see! Maybe he will come December 31st and we will get that beautiful tax deduction come April ; )
Carter has more clothes then both Chad and I combined, so he should be well dressed a soon as he decides it's time for him to enter into the world. But, you know what I don't have enough of....DIAPERS and WIPES!! I have some, but not near enough...
I am trying to figure out how I am going to get all of my Christmas shopping and decorating done. Kerri and I went shopping with Mom on Sunday at the Gadsden mall, and I was waddling behind them for most of the trip and I was ready to sit down after about an hour of walking. Everything gets really tight and crampy when I'm up on my feet too long, I guess the weight of him makes my muscles ache. I am hoping to get all of my Christmas shopping done ASAP before I get too miserable. Chad and I are going to put the Christmas decorations up next Sunday after Thanksgiving. I wanted to put them up this Saturday, but Chad wanted to wait until after Thanksgiving, and I need his help so I guess I will have to wait. I thought about doing it myself but I don't want to risk falling getting boxes down out of the attic. I'm also wondering how it's going to go when it's time to take them down...that will be just days away from my due date, if I haven't already had him yet! It will all work out one way or another, I am trying not to think about the busy-ness of the season so I don't get too stressed out...yesterday I got really freaked out thinking about it!
I have noticed that my Braxton Hicks are coming more frequently and getting stronger. I am keeping an eye on them and making sure there is no pattern. My hands and feet have started to swell just a little bit, but not bad.
I have a few other belly pictures I need to put up, but they are at home on the computer, so I will post them later.