37 Weeks Ramblings

Today marks 37 weeks of pregnancy. Is it normal to feel like it is unreal that I only have 3 weeks until my due date and baby girl could make her appearance whenever she likes now. It is unreal to me. I can't quite wrap my mind around the fact that someday in the very near future Daniel will be driving me to the hospital for the main event, the birth of our baby, and then she will come home with us and our lives will change forever. This is pretty crazy stuff. I guess this post is dedicated to writing some of the random thoughts I have had this past week along with what is going on at this point of pregnancy.

-I really really miss bending over. You don't realize how much you bend over until every time you do it it hurts and squishes baby girl. Unloading the dishwasher, picking up things on the floor, putting on pants, reaching into the fridge. Sometimes when I drop something on the floor I just feel really sad. Then I have to mentally prepare for the pick up before I actually go through with the motion.

-It's been really hot in Pittsburgh and I don't really have any athletic or light shorts to wear anymore. I was telling Daniel about how I wished I had some shorts to lounge around in and he thought I was asking if I could wear his shorts. I am glad he misheard me because really it is the perfect solution. Daniel has so many shorts and now we can share.

-The doctor tells me baby girls head is low and stated that I must be living in the bathroom these days. It's true. This past week was my first experience where I got up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom and I wasn't sure if it was my first or second trip.

-Somedays I feel really great. Actually most of the time I feel fairly good. But there have been some tough moments where I am just feeling really awful. So if you talk to me during those times you might think I am having a horrible pregnancy, but I am probably just having a horrible moment. But lucky for me horrible moments pass pretty quickly.

-Like I said above I am starting to get a little overwhelmed about the reality of the situation-childbirth is coming soon. When I think about it too much I get a tad bit nervous. I was telling Daniel I had a moment this past week where I was thinking about it and almost started crying right there in the middle of the hall. He responded by saying "why because it is going to be really painful?" Umm thanks for the support. Haha.

-Baby girls wardrobe has increased tenfold this past week thanks to the baby shower and the gifts coming in from afar. Sometimes I just go into her room and look at all the pretty things and get really really excited about her arrival so that we can try some of the cute things on. She is one lucky bug to have so many people who love her and have great taste when it comes to clothes!