35 weeks and still kicking

As of yesterday I am now 35 weeks pregnant. I can't believe how time has flown by. It seems like I have been pregnant forever but at the same time it feels like just yesterday I got a positive pregnancy test. I thought I would write down how I am feeling.

1. My big belly - I feel HUGE! I look at pictures and feel even bigger. Picking things off the floor has never been harder. Some times if I drop something I just let it stay there. I know it seems really bad but it is just so hard to get things off the floor. Rolling over in bed now takes 3-4 semi-rolls to get on the other side. I feel like a rollie-pollie. The worst is when i sit down on a comfy couch that just engulfs you. I like sitting there until I have to get up. It then takes me 4 scoots to get to the end of the couch and be able to get out of the engulfing fluffiness around me. When I'm laying on the floor i have to get on all fours then get up. I just feel so big. I have also have had to find a creative way to pee in a cup(sorry TMI). I have to do it every time I go to the doctor. It has been hard since my belly is so big and doesn't move since it is hard. But don't worry I have been very creative and have been doing a good job at it. I get the urine sample one way or another.

2. Swollen fingers and feet - Lets just say I'm just glad my rings still fit. My fingers have gotten so pudgy. It looks like they belong on some one twice my size. My feet are little fat things too. I try to elevate them every day but no matter what I do they are always chubby. My shoes are getting uncomfortable. The best shoes I have found are flip flops. To bad it is getting cold out side. I'm not sure how much longer my feet will be able to fit in my shoes. Good thing I only have 5 weeks left.

3. Cravings - I really haven't had cravings through my pregnancy but this last week I have gotten a few. The latest one is for chocolate no bake cookies. I made them and ate 4!!! It was like a huge wave just hit me and said " you need chocolate no bake cookies NOW".

4. Insomnia - I am exhausted all day long yet I can't sleep at night. I have a hard time getting to sleep then wake up 3-4 times a night. Most the time I wake up because I have to pee. I go to the bathroom come back to bed then Jackson goes crazy. It is like he thinks it is play time or something. He moves, kicks and Summer salts for about 30 minutes. Keeping me up the whole time. I do love feeling him move though. It is the best feeling in the world... I will get in to that later.

5. Peeing all day and night - I spend allot of the time in the bathroom. Some times it feels as if I live in there. It doesn't help that Jackson likes his space. If my bladder gets into "his space" he will head butt it until I relieve my self. A few weeks ago my bladder was full and he headbutted it and made me pee my pants. Thank goodness I was home and able to change my self very quickly. I cant imagine the embarrassment of peeing my pants out in public. I would just tell everyone my water broke ha ha.

6. Jacksons movements,kicks, and hiccups - This is the best pregnancy related thing. It makes all the other symptoms worth being pregnant. I love feeling Jackson move. It is the best feeling in the world. Jackson is a very active boy. Some times he is active for hours at a time. The longest it has been is 3 hours. Of course it was on and off but every few minutes I would feel something. He is big enough now that my whole belly moves when he moves. I have tried to get it on tape for Phillip but Jackson stops moving once I turn the camera on. It is like he knows when to stop. Jackson Is always more active on the days I talk to Phillip. I always know the days I get to talk to him because of Jackson. It is like they are connected. I love that he has this connection with his father even though Phillip is so far away. If I wake up and Jackson is moving, kicking and squirming allot I know that I will get to talk to Phillip. He has always been right too. Jackson loves to kick me in the ribs. It hurts some times. He is going to have running legs just like his dad. Some days he gets his feet wedged up in my ribs. It hurts but at the same time I'm really glad he is moving.Jackson gets the hiccups almost every day. Some times they last 10 minutes some times they last 30. I feel so bad for him when he gets them. It makes my belly jump since he is so big. I love feeling them. It is Jacksons way of telling me he is healthy.


Well that is all I can think of for now. I know it will be worth it in the end when I get to hold my beautiful baby boy for the first time.

I love you, Jackson and can't wait for you to be here. I can't wait to meet you. I know your dad feels the same way. He loves you and misses feeling you move and being near you so very much! He is so excited to met you and being able to hold you. Just remember to come when he is here.