35 Weeks!

Today I am 35 weeks pregnant - 5 weeks to go!

Pregnancy highlights:

Size of Baby:  He is now over 18 inches long and tips the scale at 5 1/4 pounds about the size of a honeydew melon. And boy could I feel him today!

Total Weight Gain/Loss: I think I stayed the same the last 3 weeks. 

Baby's heartbeat at last visit: At my NST yesterday everything looked great. His heartbeat gets as high at 160 then drops and goes back up, just like he's exercising!

Maternity Clothes: Heck yes! And I've been wearing Tom's t-shirts while lounging around the house and they seem to be getting tighter.

Gender: Boy - Cooper Thomas Hillebrand (I love saying that name)

Movement: Yes, Yes, Yes, he's a squirmier. Today at work he was going crazy! It seems if I can sit back in my chair it's not as bad but if I'm up, kind of hunched over, he's kicking me. I don't think he likes when I sit like that, I'm probably squishing him and I think he's running out of room, it's hard to imagine what I'm going to be feeling the next 5 weeks but I have a feeling I'm going to start getting uncomfortable.

Sleep: Not too bad, as long as I can keep my mind from thinking of all the things that I need to do then I can sleep great, but I'm still up around the same time - midnight and 4am!

What I miss: Definitely being able to move, such as getting up off the chair or couch or even rolling out of bed. Putting my socks and shoes on without huffing and puffing would be wonderful.

Cravings: Sweets, such as ice cream and brownies and anything that I'm not suppose to have, as I'm watching the food channel right now and they just showed a banana split. Yummy! I did splurge on a mini butterfingers blizzard from DQ the other day. They kids asked since they were going and it was yummy.

Symptoms: Yes, definitely feeling those Braxton Hicks contractions, I'm just wondering what the real thing feels like. My feet are starting to swell but I try and keep them elevated at night while watching TV. My back is also starting to ache a little but nothing to serious, unless I overdo it like cleaning and scrubbing floors and all. I cleaned the laundry room this weekend, which needed it, but I wasn't too bad after that.

Best moment this week: Picking up our baby furniture! It seems like I've been searching for the perfect set for so long and now I finally have it, it's stuffed in our living room but we know soon it will have a place to call home. I have also started to get some baby gifts, my aunt and cousin, who can't attend my shower this weekend, each sent me a gift for the baby. My cousin, Sara, sent me some wash clothes and baby towels, and my Aunt Jannie sent me a picture frame that has Baby's First Year - a picture for birth, 3, 6 and 9 month and one for his first year plus a $40 gift card to Target. I can't believe my shower is in 3 days!