The final stretch

We are in the final stretch of pregnancy, and I'm definitely feeling it. At my OB appointment last week, she confirmed what my wonderful husband feels the need to tell me every day...I'm huge. Not just gaining a lot of weight (which, sadly, I am) but my uterus is measuring large. What does that mean? Well, it means that we get to have 1 more chance to get those cute ultrasound pictures and try to convince the little bugger to show us the goods. We have very few ultrasound pictures, and I think the best ones are actually from our 9 week ultrasound. What we're hoping not to see is too much amniotic fluid. I'm sure we're also looking for the baby to not be growing at a crazy rate. Ideally, we will go to the ultrasound and see that we have the right amount of amniotic fluid, Baby is measuring a great size (and it would be lovely to see some little boy parts), and positioned head down. We will see next Tuesday.

Meanwhile, I am 35 weeks and a couple days at this point. I keep getting the feeling that this baby wants out. I'm having some contractions which aren't nearly as fun as they sound. I've been avoiding walking long distances and spending a lot of time on the couch. I feel constantly tired. My belly feels much larger than it has with any of the other pregnancies and like it might burst at any point. I'm having problems finding a good position to sleep in. Last night, I would find a position that felt comfortable and then 2 minutes later I would feel like something was cutting off blood flow to somewhere so I'd have to move. The baby hates anything touching my belly, so I have taken to wearing mumus around the house (in reality, I'm wearing a long, flowy dress most of the time but it might as well be a mumu). I'm throwing up roughly half of what I eat and the only reason it's not more is that I just don't feel like eating much. I have fainted twice during this pregnancy and at least a few times a week it feels like I'm going to again. I can't bend over due to the aforementioned HUGE belly. I'm irritable, compounded by the fact that my mind is telling me to nest nest nest and my body is saying no no no.

So. Final stretch. I'm trying not to complain too much. I have had a fairly easy pregnancy. I've gained more weight than I'm personally comfortable with, but it's still within the guidelines. (alright, I'll 'fess up: 27 pounds) My blood pressure and blood sugar are fine. I've had some swelling the last few days, but it's been in the high 80's. Who wouldn't swell when they're walking around stores not drinking water? Here's a picture from today. All belly: