Third trimester fun...

So now that we are in the home stretch (three weeks and six days from today - YESSS!!!) things are getting a little harder. I honestly don't remember this in my last pregnancy. I DO remember being at work until the day Jack was born, feeling big but great, and super excited about everything coming. This time, I am still very excited about our upcoming arrival, but it feels physically a lot harder this time. I am not sure why this is. Maybe this pregnancy is harder? The baby is bigger? Chasing Jack around is draining me? I have no idea!

The Mayo Clinic lists about a million "discomforts" in the third trimester. I think the worst, if I had to rank them, have been the sciatic back pain (it comes and goes, but when it's here, its KILLER), the shortness of breath (seriously, sitting down and trying to have a conversation is now impossible), the sheer exhaustion (no matter how much "sleep" I get - meaning how many hours I actually lay in bed, because let's be honest, having to pee every hour does not equal good sleep), and the movement of this baby. She is sharp and pointy in ways that I don't remember from before. I have a permanent bruise under my right rib from her feet jabbing away every 10 seconds, and my entire belly shifts shape when she moves her head or torso.

Anyway, I can do anything for the short term, and I feel like right now is all about survival. Jack has gotten very good at entertaining himself (which will prove well when the baby comes!!) and he keeps asking if the baby is coming soon. It's very cute :) The countdown is on and if everything goes well, we have one week until Daddy comes home from China and nine days until Pop Pop and SuSu come!! Yay!!!

Here is the latest update... 35w, 4days...

As a side note, I downloaded this drawing app on the iPad (anything to keep little man occupied), and he loves it. Last night he told me that he wanted to draw his sippy cup full of orange juice. Look at this!! What a great job he did! 

The pink part is the spout, the blue line is the cup, and the orange is...well, the orange juice. :) (See subject on table above iPad.) How awesome is he?? :)